I am grateful to Andrew Duff who has supplied me with a copy of the following note written by Mr Frewin: 'Born 1902 Scotland. 1916 met my mother's cousin J.H.Keys a well known Devonshire Coleopterist. He fired me with enthusiasm and gave me 50 duplicates to start me off. Lived Edinburgh 1907 - 1934, Inverness 1934 - 1962 where I collected in various terrains in Nairn, Elgin, Inverness, Aberdeen, Ross and Cromarty. Met Prof Balfour Browne and D.H.Kevan both of whom gave me much help in naming my specimens. Retired 1962 to Talworth, Chard and moved into Chard 1988. Collected in Somerset and Dorset mostly. Had to give up in 1983 owing to arthritis'. Frewin published three notes in the EMM., ‘Octhebius lenensis Popp. in E. Ross and E. Inverness’ (89, 1953, p.32); ‘Otiorrhynchus porcatus Hbst in Inverness’ (92, 1956, p.146) and ‘Stenus simillimus Berwick in Dorset’ [second British record] (104, 1968, p.134). (MD 12/02)
Dates
b. 1902