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have been mislaid. There is no record of it as a pest 

 in Palestine, and, accidentally of course, ours is the 

 first definite record of the occurence of the species 

 there. 



23. Medecticus assimilis (Ficb.). 



Wadi Kelt, 2i May. 



The original type by Fieber (from Syria), now 

 in Vienna Museum (*) has been compared with the 

 Palestine specimens and no difference found. 



24.* Medecticus goliath Uv. 



(Ent. Mon. Mag., 3rd ver., IIX, 19^3, p. 33). 



riideh, 24 May (type); Coastal zone, June; Na- 

 zareth, '.io. May (larva); Nahr es Zerka, 3i May. 



Only females are at present known. In habits this 

 species appears to resemble D. albifrons, living among 

 thistles, Ononis and other vegetation and being pos- 

 sessed of immense power of leaping. 



25. Pholidoptera punctifrons (Burm.). 



Nazareth, 22 May. 



26. Metrioptera aibopunctata (Goezo). 



{M. fjrisca F.) 



Kseü'e, E. of Beersheba, 12 May; Nazareth, 3o 

 June; Haifa, 2;") May; Akka, 20 June; Wadi Kelt, 



<*) I wish to thank my friend Professor R. Ebner and 

 tiie authorities of the Vienna Museum for the loan uf that 

 valuable type. — B. U. 



