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many coastal places (Haifa, Caesarea, etc.) and from 

 Wadi Ilamam, Jericho and Beisan in the Jordan de- 

 pression; the species is absent from the hills. In the 

 spring- it is often abundant in long- grass in wet 

 places. 



The scries exhibits a great variety in Ih'^ color- 

 ation of specimens. Specimens collected at Jericho 

 in spring are' more or less green, while those from 

 the same locality but taken in autumn are brown; 

 whether this is a case seasonal dimorphism it is 

 difficult to decide, as the annual cycle of the species is 

 not known. As regards morphological characters, the 

 specimens agree well with the description and fi- 

 gures by Krauss (Verhandl. Naturwiss. Vereins Karls- 

 ruhe, XXI, 1909, pp. 4o-43). 



52. Duronielia laticornis (Krauss). 



Jerusalem, i:^. January. 



Described by Krauss also from Jerusalem. He 

 recorded also D. lucasi Bol. from Palestine, but none 

 of the specimens of Duronielia in the collection has 

 been found to correspond with that Algerian spe- 

 cies. 



53. Stauroderus savignyi (Krauss). 



1825. *** Savigny, Descr. de l'Egypte, pi .YI, fig. 9. 

 1890. Duronia Savignyi, Krauss, Verb. Zool. - hot. 



Ges., Wien, XL, p. aög. 

 191 1 Stauroderus syriacus, I. Bolivar, Bull. Soc. Amis 



Seien, Nat., Rouen, p. 3 (sep. reprint). 



