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four times its own length, resulting in enormous distension^ 

 The soft integument between each segment was tightly stretched, 

 and for two days the larva remained in a comatose condition, 

 lying helplessly on its side, and refusing to be tempted by 

 any fresh victims. I found that the larvaB would never touch 

 millepedes {Jidus), which were found plentifully under stones, 

 in similar situations to those from which the larvae were taken. 

 One of the larvae pupated on March 10th, and the adult emerged 

 at the end of April. Many of the mature insects were found 

 on Mount Carmel, during the wet season, at 300 ft. and above, 

 and specimens were also found at Nazareth up to 2000 ft. It 

 is probably widely distributed over the central mountain chain. 



Colathus fuscipes, Goeze, and two other species of the genus, 

 at present unnamed, were also found on Mount Carmel, and 

 on the hills at Nazareth, in November, December and January. 

 Quickness of the hand and eye are required to capture these, 

 as they immediately run for safety down the nearest crevice on 

 the stone being turned. 



Other captures belonging to the Carabidae include unnamed 

 species of Brosais, Pristonychus and Cymindis, all from 

 Mount Carmel, in November and December ; and Stenolophiis T 

 vaporariorum, F.. at the end of September on Mount Carmel. 



Eepresentatives of the Tenebrionidae were jjlentiful, notably 

 Dendarus impressus, Eeiche, of which scores could be collected 

 in a few minutes. Mount Carmel during the wet season : 

 Dailognatha crenata, Eeiche, from the same locality, and 

 another unnamed species of the genus, Haifa, 1 : vii : '19. 

 Tentyria laticollis, Krtz., Haifa, on sandy soil, at sea-level, 

 29 : xi : '19. Adesmia ulcerosa, King., Haifa, 25 : xi : '19. 

 Pimelia mittrei, Sol., and P. nazarena. Mill., under stones 

 amongst palm trees, sandy soil, Haifa, 29 : xi : '19. Tentyria 

 heradeana, Eeiche, Haifa, 1 : viii. : '19, and Mount Carmel, 

 November. Gonocephalem rusticimi, Oliv., Haifa, November. 

 Opatrum libani, Baudi, and Opatroides longidus, Eeiche, Mount 

 Carmel, November and December. 0. jnmctidatiis, BrulL, Haifa, 

 29 : xi : '19. Cossyphus rugondus, Peyron, Haifa, along the 

 Nazareth road, under rocks, 29 : xi : '19. Scaurmt puncticollis, 

 Sol., Ludd, 25 : X : '19. Amnodeis giganteus, Eeiche. The 

 remains of one of these were found under a stone in the 

 Anti-Lebanon mountains, between Damascus and Baalbek, in 

 September, 1919. 



Of the Tiger beetles, Cincindella lumdata, F., was common 

 on muddy banks at the mouth of the Kishon river, near Haifa, 

 in July, 1919, and of the water-beetles, Cyhister lateralimarginalis, 

 deG., was taken from pools at Athlit, near the coast, 2 : vii : '19. 



The weevil Hypera variabUis, F., a pest of clover and lucerne, 

 was found at Haifa, 29 : vi : '19. 



The lady-birds, so far, are represented by Chilocoriis hipustu- 



