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closely related to ^\ picfu?. known from E^ypt. It dif- 

 fers, however, from that species by the different 

 shape and position of the discoidal vein, Ijlnish winjrs 

 and bine hind tibiae. 



79. SphJngonotus rubescens (Walk). 



Jernsaicm, ,'m) \\n.\ Wadi Muallah, S.E. of Betîi- 

 lehem, r^/j Sej)t. 



89." Sphingonotus tricinctus angulatus, Uv. 



(Ent. ^[oii. M\\<i., 'M\\ ser., MIT, Tf)»». p. 8/i). 



Haifa, 25 June (type); Akka, 9-29 June; Am- 

 man, Tratisjordania, 3o Aug. 



This species is common at Akka on sandy 

 soil, within a few yards of the high-water mark, 

 among a very sparse vegetation of ycrba:Aciini, chi- 

 cory, thistles, Polygoniuu, Prosopj.s, etc. 



Described originally as an independent species, 

 but later on referred to Sph. tricinctus] Walk, from 

 Egypt as a subspecies (Ivarov, Bull. Min. Agric 

 Egypt, No. ''it, i9:>1). 



81. Sphingonotus cctofasciatus (Sei v.). 



Kscifa, E. of Bcersheba, 12 May; Wadi Kelt, April 

 and Ma\ ; k» miles !■]. IVom Jerusalem, 1000 ft.; 

 17 A])ril. 



Often abundant amonir the remains of the annual 



Egypt, No. il, 1921, where also figures of Ò'. vilreus and S, 

 piclus are given. 



