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fi)iiii(i in the same nest ; they are very aetive, and readily escape ; I first found the 

 insect on the waste kind spoken of above. Catops coracinus, Kelln., near Bebek, 

 one example under a stone. Si/p/m orientalis, Brulle, oneor two found on the finer 

 days crawling about on the hills. Lithophihi.i ronnatus, Panz., abundant under 

 stones on all the hills. Atomaria ruftcornis, Marsh., and A. rubricollis, Bris., 

 sparingly, under stones. Ephistemun fflobulu.t. Payk., common. M elanophthalma 

 fulnipes, Com., occasionally. Meligethen suhrugo>iiin, Gyll., one or two floating in a 

 ditch in the valley. Curimus inslgm'i-, Steff., under stones near cultivated ground 

 on tlie hills. IViurictus ffrandico/lix, G-erm., not uncommon. ITister 4-maculatiis, 

 L., in the valley under stones ; H. \2-fitriatus, Schr., generally distributed. Tri- 

 ballus minimus, Rossi, not common. ^isj/phus Schtefferi, L., not uncommon. 

 Onlhophagus Amyntas, Oliv., occasionally. Aphodius prodromus, Brahm, A. pit- 

 bescens, Sturm, and A. tristis, Panz., in their usual habitat ; A. puhesoens, Sturm, 

 also common, flying towards evening. Drasteriu.i bimacidatas, Rossi, common. 

 Agriote.1 spufator, L., and A. UneaUta, L., several examples of both in the Kiathani 

 valley. Telepliorus pulicarius, F., two fi-om the valley. Ifaplocneiiiux, ?, n. sp., 

 one example, crawling on a tree trnnk in tlie last mentioned locality. Brnchus 

 {Ptitivs) brttniieufi, Duft., in a house in the town. Eutaphrus, n. sp., under a stone 

 near Bebek. Gnathoxia Carceli, Sol., not uncommon and generally distributed. 

 Stenosis orientalis, Brulle, fairly geneial ; it is quite common round the old walls 

 of Stamboul on the other side of the Golden Horn. Dendarus eribratus, Waltl, 

 near the old Jewish Cemetei-y of Enmeli Ilissar. Fedinus meridianus, Muls., 

 in the valley. Opatrum lihanii, Baudi, near cultivated fields. Nalasssu plehejus, 

 Kiist., common on tree trunks. Otiorrhynchus crispus, Boh., one example. Meira, 

 n. sp., many specimens from the ])iece of waste ground next Said Effendi's house, 

 to which it appears to be restricted ; I have not found it in any other part of 

 Turkey. Mylacus indutus, Kiesw., same locality. SItones hispiduliis, F., and S. 

 Hneatus, L., common. Echinociiemus pugnax, Faust, Acalles denticol/in, Germ., 

 both from the little copse near Bebek. JTylesinus vestitus, Rey, on an oak tree. 

 Dorcadion ferrtiginlpen. Men., not uncommon on the hills ; D. '7-Uneatum, Waltl, 

 much less common. Neodorcadlon laqueatum, Waltl, rare. Chrysomela vernalis, 

 V. o^/owo' «rt,Weise ?, common ; C. chalcites. Germ., one specimen. Oaleruca tana- 

 ceti, L., and G. rufa, Germ., sparingly. Ochrosis centralis, \\\., Psylliodes picina. 

 Marsh , Ilaltica tamaricis, Schr., HernKEophaga ruJicoUis, All., Phyllotrela varii- 

 pennis, Boield., P. atra, F., P. FoudrasI, Bris., P. covrugata, Reiche, P. procera, 

 Redtb., Aphthona pygmcea, Kutsch., Longitar.sus parvulus, Payk., L. luridus, v. 

 cognatus, Weise, and L. melanocephalus, Deg., would all doubtless have also oc- 

 curred later in the year. Amongst the Coccinellidm the only species met with were 

 Exochomus 4-pnstulatus, v. biiunulatti.t, Weise, Rhizobius litura, F., Scymnus higut- 

 tatus, Muls., and S. frontalis, v. 4-pustulatns, Herbst. 



In conclusion I must tender my best thanks to Mons. A. Fauvel 

 for the determination of many of the StaphyHnidcB, and to Herr E. 

 Reitter for his assistance with the other groups. 

 Aden : November 21th, 1902. 



* Sub genus Mackwrites. 



t Appears to be a near neighbour of T. Dorotheanus, Rttr., from Dalmatia and Montenegro. 



