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is Dcniais chrysippus. This was fairly plentiful amongst the 

 sand-hills at the mouth of the river Kishon, near Haifa, in 

 September and October. I do not remember having seen it 

 elsewhere, but it is no doubt present in similar localities along 

 the coast. 



Pyrameis cardui is of course universally common. On 

 January 6th I found some larvae about to pupate in nettle leaves 

 spun together, at Beisan (Beth Shan). These pupated four days 

 later, and the perfect insects emerged on February 26th and 28th. 



Of the genus Pieris I have only, so far, taken P. rapce and 

 P. brassiccB, both fairly commonly; also Gonepteryx cleopatra and 

 a beautiful Thais, cerysii deyrollei, Obthr. {tricaudata). 



The last named was first seen on the hills south of Hebron 

 on March 25th at about 2300 ft. Subsequently a few were 

 caught on the hills which stand round about Jerusalem (2500 ft.) 

 and at Solomon's Pools, south of Bethlehem. 



In the neighbourhood of Jericho, at about 1000 ft. below sea- 

 level, Euchloe charlonia, gen. vern., levaillantii, Pioths, E. ausonia 

 egyptiaca, Verity, and E. heleniia glance were taken during the 

 first week in April, together with a few worn specimens of 

 CJirysophanus phlceas. 



The more recent material has not yet been worked out, and 

 will be dealt with in a subsequent article. 



Heterocera. 



At the beginning of this year I made a small moth-trap, 

 but, owing chiefly to a rather enclosed situation, it has not been 

 very successful. 



In January a short series of Dasycorsa {Dasycephala, Stgr.) 

 r.xodesta, Stgr., were captured. These show a fair amount of 

 variation, from an almost .unicolourous light chestnut brown 

 to a much darker shade, the deeper coloured specimens having 

 specklings of very dark scales. Haifa, January 10th to 25th ; 

 Nazareth, February 20th ; and El Afule, January 21st. 



Seven specimens of another of the Geometridse, Zamacra 

 Jiahellaria, Heeger, came to light at Haifa between the 11th and 

 29th January. This moth has a very curious resting attitude ; 

 all the wings, which are rather narrow and pointed, fold longi- 

 tudinally, closing like a fan. The hind wings lie along the 

 abdomen, and the fore wings stand upwards, diverging from one 

 another. The general coloration is grey, and the appearance 

 suggests a piece of split bark. 



One specimen of the very delicate buff and yellow Thorn 

 moth Eumera regina, Stgr., was taken at light at Haifa on 

 November 19th. 



Other species caught at Haifa in that month were : Cidaria 

 alfacariata, Eamb. {= ihcricata, Stgr.)?; Gymnoscelis pumilata^ 

 Hb.; Eupithecia ccntaureata, ^chifi. {= oblongata, Thnb.) ; Cidaria 



