General Practioner who lived for many years in Cornwall after his marriage. Collected extensively in the County, his collection and the ledger containing all the information about it, passing to Truro museum after his death. In 1936 he added Trogophloeus (Carpelimus) despectus Baudi to the British list (Ent.mon.Mag., 72, 1936, 78-9) but subsequently deleted the record because the specimen was lost and he felt unsure of the identification, (ibid., 107, 1971, p.33). He added several species to the Cornish list (ibid., 101, 1965,15; 110, 1974, 252; and 111, 1975, 22). Bannister also interested himself in Hemiptera, and was a member of the AES. (Information from Mrs Mildred Bannister, his widow). (MD 9/01)
Dates
d. 1979