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books and journals. Buxton has written a lot on Palestine, Deserts and
their relationship to faunas, etc. Returned to schooner at 10 P.M.
Tuesday, May 27, 1924.
Finished letters to Dr. Ball, etc. Ashore at 8 A.M. Called in at Survey
Office to show them U.S. Hyd. Off. Maps of Upolu and Savaii, which they had not
previously seen. Up to Apia Hospital for dressing and treatment on legs. Called
in at office of Agricultural Department and was entertained and shown collections
by Mr. L. Lewis; Mr. Richie being out.
Found the following identified insect species in cabinets:-
Odynerus bizonalis Bois.
Evania impressa Sdolott.
Taniseus [?] samoansis Kohl. (Ichneumonid).
Pison perplexum Sn.
Lithargus albofasciatum Sichel.
Rhynchuim rufipes F.
Polyzosteria nitida Brum. (Black wingless roach).
Periplaneta americana (common large brown roach).
Levuana iridesens (coconut moth in Fiji - not in Samoa).
Stenodontes insularis (very large, brown, longicorn).
Graeffea cocophage ' (small phasmid).
Palistes hebraeus (the Vispid).
Monohammus fusciata Montr. Argutus Pasc. (Det. K.M. Heller)
Cresium moculatiolle Blamb.
Oxycetonia verricolor Fab.
Adoretus vestitus Boh.
Priochirus fremiocllei Li Grith. (the elongate, black, shortwinged beetle).
Acicnemis foveicallis M.| (small gray weevil)
Xylothrips religiosus Bsd. (Boustrichid)