taken in Jaffa, Jerusalem and Jerielio. 467 



Spinolia dournovi, Rad. Bethany, 9, iv, '99 ; Jericho, 10, 

 iv, '99. 

 „ herod,iana, n. sp. Jericho, 27, iii, '09. Five $$ 

 about burrows of Odi/nerns (IToplopus) 

 variegatus, F., near the stream coming 

 from "Elisha's fountain." 



This is evidently a true Spinolia, though its neuration is 

 abnormal in that Genus, the radial cell not being more 

 " open " at the apex than in several species of Chrysis. 



Spinolia herodiana, n. sp. $. 



Statura formaque S. dournovi, Rad., sed tota (supra subterque !) 

 cupreo-fulgens, nonnusquam (praecipue in thorace postice) sub 

 quadam incidentia lucis viridi sufFusa (nusquam autem caeruleo) ; 

 capite (facie pure viridi excepta), pleuris, sternis, tegulis, antennarum 

 pedumque basibus concoloribus, tarsis tibiisque flavescentibus ; 



Clypei nitidissimi margine apicali (ut in Sp. rugosa, Buyss.) 

 evidenter exciso ; abdominis apice fere siniplici, baud spinuloso, 

 lateribus vix angulatis, item serie ante-apicali fossularum fere nulla ; 

 abdominis dorso in medio longitudinaliter carinato, et colore ibidem 

 plus minusve obfuscato (violaceo vel plumbeo) ; 



DifFert ab omnibus Spinoliis hactenus descriptis nervo radiali alae 

 anticae baud post inflexionem suam fere statim terminate sed 

 continuato ita ut ad marginem alae multo propius accedat ! 



Long. Corp. 7-8 mm. 



EuCHROEUS doursi, Grib. Jericho, iv, '99 ; 6, iv^ '09. 



Chrysis rehecca, n. sp. Ain Dilb, 18, iv, '09. 



This insect superficially resembles C. cyanea, but belongs 

 to another of Dahlbom's "Phalanxes," the apex of the 

 abdomen being simple or very slightly emarginate in 

 the centre (not at all tridentate). It differs in other 

 points of structure, and especially in the " genae," which 

 are much shorter and not convergent. 



Chrysis rebecca, n. sp. $. 



Parva (long. corp. 6 mm.), viridis, hie illic aureo-micans, anten- 

 narum pedumque basibus concoloribus, tarsis nigris ; dorsi areis 

 nonnullis plus minusve caerulescentibus ; 



Genis mediocribus, longitudine articuli antennarum 4" ; articulo 

 hoc 5*° que simul sumptis articulo 3"° nonnibilo longioribus ; cavitate 



