an 
68 Rey. F. D. Morice on 
them occasionally; but I have not succeeded in getting 
much light on the subject from any published material to 
which I have access at present. 
AMMOPLANUS PERRISH, Gir. 
1.9. Alger, 15. iv, 98) FF. D. M. 
Taken flying about a wayside bank on the steep direct 
ascent to Bouzarea. Though I frequently revisited the 
spot no other specimen occurred. 
STIGMUS SOLSKYI, Morawitz 
19. Azazga. Roadside bank going towards the French 
cemetery between 9 and 10 a.m., 7. 1x, 93. A. E. E. 
DIODONTUS FRIESEI, Kohl 
Specimens, all of which appear to me to belong to thiS 
species, were taken by Mr. Eaton or myself in one locality 
or another, in every month of the year except January, 
February, and October! Generally they occurred burrow- 
ing in sand or roadside banks; but Mr. Eaton records 
several on plants and flowering trees, viz. at Constantine 
on Ecballium elaterium; at Biskra visiting Huphorbia 
Guyoniana, Suacda verniculata, Tamarix (near the 
Barrage), and “a tree with blue flowers” in the Jardin by 
Fort St. Germain. (Since they prey on Aphids, it would 
not necessarily follow from their occurrence on a particular 
plant that they were attracted by its flowers.) 
6 2 g. Alger and neighbourhood, 4. and 6. iv, 93. A. E. E. 
1 gf and 4 29. Alger and neighbourhood, 18. i—10. 
iv, 98. ¥. DM; ; 
11 $2 and 1 9. Biskra and neighbourhood inv, 93, i, 
94, ili, 95, and iv, 97. A.E. E. 
1 Zand 2 29. Bone, 28. xi, 98, 10. viii and 25. vii, 97. 
A. E. E. 
1 9. Constantine, 30. ix, 98. A. E. E. 
1 2) Ponis, 21; xi) 938.. yA- Bao, 
22 9. Philippeville, 20. and 21. vi, 98. F. D. M. 
DIoDoNTUS PUNICUS (Gribodo), André (?) 
The specimens have the characters ascribed to his 
species by Gribodo, and two ? 2 quite agreeing with them 
stand in Coll. Saunders as punicus received from Stau- 
dinger. Gribodo, however, speaks only of the g as having 
