. 16 br. j. ent. nat. hist.,6: 1993 References Dixon, A. F. G. 1985. Aphidecology. Blackie, Glasgow and London. Docters van Leeuwen, W. M. [Revised by Wiebes-Rijks, A. A. & Houtman, G.] 1982. Gallenboek. Thieme & Cie, Zutphen. Godwin, H. 1943. Biological Flora. Rhamnaceae, Rhamnmcathartica L. and Frangulaalnus Miller. J. Ecol. 31: 66-92. Hodkinson, I. D.&White, 1. M. 1979. Homoptera, Psylloidea. Handbk/dent. Br. Insectsl(5\i): 1-98. White, I. M.&Hodkinson, I. D. 1982. Homoptera, Psylloidea(nymphalstages).HandbkIdem. Br. Insects 2(5b): 1-50. SHORT COMMUNICATION Anitysrubens(Hoffmann,J.J.) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae) new toGloucestershire, — and other deadwood beetles from Sherborne Park. Sherborne Park (SP 1715) was first visited by the National Trust's Biological Survey Team in 1985, prior to its acquisition, and when little deadwood was available for investigation. Despite this, a fewinteresting deadwood Coleopterawere found, includingAbraensgranulum Er. (Alexander, 1987)(still theonlyrecord forthecounty), and Thanasimusformicarius (L.). Since the Trust's acquisition, fallen trees and major limbs have largely been left insitu, andareturn visit bytheSurveyTeam on 24.viii.1992 foundamuch richer deadwood fauna than had been expected. One split fallen oak had exposed its well red-rotted heartwood and dead Anitys rubens were plentiful amongst the powdery rot. The red-rot was due to the fungus Laetiporus sulphureus (Bull, ex Fr.) which was extensively developed in the tree. Anityswas previously unknown in the county (Atty, 1983). Under bark on the same tree was a specimen of another rare deadwood beetle, Lyctusbrunneus(Steph.); interestingly, theonly wild record for the county, asAtty (1983)givesonlya40-year-old record from Gloucester, wherepresumablyit occurred as a timber pest. Other deadwood beetles found within the parkland on the same date included Sinodendron cylindricuin (L.), Ctesias serra (F.), Orchesia undulata Kraatz, Mycetophaguspiceus (F.), Eledona agricola (Herbst) and Prionychus ater (F.). Triplax russica (L.) had been found on the bracket fungus Inonotus hispidus (Bull, ex Fr.) growing on an old ash close by on 16.vii.l992. Theestateincludes another historicparkland. Lodge Park (SP1412), and thisalso holdsan interestingdeadwood fauna. The 1985 survey notedMycetophagusatotnarius (F.) and Anaglyptus mysticus (L.), while a visit in 1990 yielded Bitotna crenata (¥.), Pediacus dennestoides {¥.), Ctesias serra, Tetratonm fungorum F. and Thanasitnusformicarius Sherborne Park was apparently developed from an extensive area of pasture woodland in the late 16th century, while Lodge Park was enclosed in the early 17th century and incorporates part ofan ancient wood. Thusa long and unbroken history of old trees is clearly the case for both sites and ties in well with the unusually rich deadwood fauna.—Keith N. A. Alexander, National Trust, 33 Sheep Street, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 IQW. Referencizs Alexander, K. N. A. 1987. Abraeusgranulum Erichson (Col.: Histeridae) in Gloucestershire. Entomologist's Gaz. 38: 268. Atty, D. B. 1983. Coleoptera ofGloucestershire. Cheltenham, privately published.