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Adesmia anlhracina, King, March and April. Also at Mar Saba. A. procera, 

 Mill., A. clathrata, Sol., June and Jul_y. This last-nuMitioned beetle, which has been 

 likened to a Brazil nut, is often met sauntering along the hot gullies that lie on 

 the east and south of Jerusalem, on the site of the Potter's Field, King's Garden, 

 and pool of Siloam, or in the dry chalky furrow of the Kedron. 



Tentyria Saiilcyi, Eeiche, March to July. Also at Jericho and Es-Salt. T. 

 laticullh, Kr., April. Noticed by the Rev. F. A. Walker at Jerusalem ; Dr. Festa 

 met with it at Jericho and Mar Sabo. T. coUatina, Reiche. 



Blaps indagator, Reiche, May and June. On June 16th I noticed newly 

 emerged individuals crawling under tlie monastery wall on the Hill of Evil Council. 

 B. gages, L. Kxamples sent me by Miss Fitzjohn. 



Fime/la bajula, Klug, May to June. Crawls about the old cisterns at Bethany ; 

 found by Dr. Festa at Es-Salt. 1'. derasa, Klug, May. Found likewise in Egypt. 

 P. aculeata, Klug, May. In the Jerusalem corn fields, and on the Jaffa sand hills. 



Ocnera philistina, Reiche, March. Found also by Dr. Festa at Jaffa. O. 

 kispida, Forskal. Noticed by the Rev. F. A. Walker ; Dr. Festa found it in Mar 

 Saba and Alexandria ; sometimes seen crushed on the roadway. 



Akis, sp. ?, June 23rd. A small species. 



Uendarits pauper, Muls., March. Noticed by Dr. Festa. D. crassiusciilus, 

 Muls., March. Found by Dr. Festa also at Es-Salt. 



Tenehrio obscurus, Fabr., June. In kitchens, as in Europe and probably 

 North America. 



Opatrum, sp. ?, June. A small species, vsry common on the sandy soil. 



Omophlus lepiuroide.1, Fabr., May. Extends to Europe. 



J/e/oe iuccius, Rossi, April. Extends over the south of Europe and Asia 

 Minor. 



Cantharis diniidiatipes, Reiche, March. Dr. Festa found it also at Dejrach 

 and in the Anti-Lebanon. 



Mylabris angulata, Klug. In a flowery furrow leading to the Kedi'on ; found 

 likewise at Alexandria and Tunis. 



Zonabris bimaculata, Klug, March. Also noticed by Dr. Festa at Jericho. 



Lydus pallidicollis, Gryll. On barley ears at harvest time in June, and on the 

 thistle heads in August. The elytra of this species vary in colour from brownish- 

 ochreous to black, with a brownish-yellow patch at the base. 



Halosimus syriacus, L., May and August. 



Nematognatha chrysomelina, Fab., July. 



RHYNCHOPHORA. 



Ciomi.s olens, Ch. I found the larva feeding on Moth-Mullein, Verbascum 

 tripolitanum, on the summit of the Frank Mountain at Bethlehem at the end of 

 July, and when seized it exuded a blood-red drop. In captivity it spun a pale 

 brown, oval case, with raised dots, from which the beetle emerged on August 11th 

 by pushing off the end ; it extends to Europe. 



Brachycerus plicatun, Gyll., March. Noticed by Dr. Festa. 



Hypera cypris, Capiom., March. Noticed by Dr. Festa. H. punctata, Fab., 

 July 20th. Noticed also by Dr. Festa at Beyrout ; it extends to England. 



