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2. Blatta Orientalis (L.). 



Jornsalein, 19 June, :>o Nov. 



3.' Periplaneta furcata, Kaiiiy. 



(kiaslal Zone, ^/i .lune; Kakun, Tiil Knrcm, i5 

 June. 



"Althouf^h sliorl diafr'iosis by Karny {loos uol 

 alloAv to recofriiize this species ^\ilh absolute cer- 

 tainty, I am practically sure that tlie specimens co^ 

 Icclcd by A. Buxton bclongr to it. The following nolc^ 

 may be added to the diagnosis : Size rather small for 

 the genus; shape somewhat slender; general colour 

 dark brown, shining; anterior field of wings brown- 

 ish; styli long and almost pointed at the apex. Geni- 

 talia very similar to those of Blatta orientalis from 

 which they* differ in a few details only. Length >£ 

 body 19.") mm.; elytra 19 mm." (L. Chopard). 



4. Poiyphaga aegyptiaca (L.). 



Haifa, I Aug.; Jerusalem 16 July, if) Sept.; Nahr 

 cs Zerka, 3i May. 



5. Poiyphaga syriaca, Sauss. {=conspersa. Br. W.). 



Jerusalem, 26 Apr.; Jericho, 24 March; Caesarea, 

 22 March; Amman, Transjordania, 2äoo ft., 3o July 

 and 20 Sept.; Kankab al Haw a 8 Apr.; Wadi Kelt, 

 16 May. 



"The male specimens agree perfectly Avell with 

 Sanssure's description of syriaca as w'ell as with that 

 of Bnimer's conspersa, and with the figure 11 of 



