78 [April, 



Klug),an Oniticellus, a peculiar little Atheta (A.pellucida, Fauv.), &c, 

 were taken, the great Scarabsei, too, being much in evidence every- 

 where. From the succulent plants a fine Barid (Lissotarsus bedeli, 

 Fairm.), a minute compressed pallid Cassida, a very small Lixns, and 

 various other forms were beaten, and beneath such plants a large white 

 Cleonus often occurred. From the flowers and herbage generally were 

 swept Himatismus perrandierei, Mars., a handsome Baris (corythia, 

 Desbr.), Probosca viridana, Schmidt, various peculiar pallid Mylabrids, 

 Scymnus arcuatus, Rossi, and many others. The beautifully green, 

 well- watered oases themselves, where many fruit trees and vegetables 

 are cultivated beneath the date palms, were unproductive, though 

 Pheropsophus africanus abounded near the irrigation channels, and a 

 Formicomus and other Anthicids, Typhasa, and the like could be swept 

 up. Along the whole length of the 16 mile track between Tozeur and 

 Nefta, the fine black and white Anthias were constantly in sight, but 

 difficult to secure, as they run with extraordinary rapidity between the 

 stones or from one spiny plant to another. On this ground, too, 

 Grapliipterus were numerous, as well as various Adesmia, Pimelia, a 

 pruinose flattened Zophosis, an occasional Piestognathus asperipennis, 

 Fairm., and others. In one sandy spot near Tozeur a remarkable 

 fragile Capsid (allied to Pilophorus, but not yet identified) occurred in 

 some numbers about ant's nests. A fine Melyris, with red head and 

 thorax, was twice found by my friend Steck on an Arab's burnous 

 — once in the oasis and once in the train! — and these were the only 

 specimens met with. An excursion on horseback out on to the great 

 treacherous Chott, to places where the Arabs were washing out salt in 

 large quantities, to see if there were any peculiar Orthoptera, &c, there' 

 resulted in failure, as did a trip to the oasis one night with an acety- 

 lene lamp. 



El Djem. — The few hours spent here produced nothing better 

 than the usual species of Pimelia, Mylabris, &c. 



The very incomplete list of Coleoptera, &c, given above will afford 

 a general idea of what is to be met with in the districts visited, and 

 perhaps induce other entomologists to investigate the country. The 

 railway now open to the south makes travelling easy, and at each of 

 our stopping places there was a passable hotel, thanks to French 

 enterprise. 



Horsell, Woking. 



February, 1914. 



