Aquatic and semi-aquatic Rhynchota from the Lake 
of Tiberias and its immediate vicinity. 
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By Dr. G. Horvata. 
(Communicated by Dr. N. ANNANDALE.) 
(With 2 figures.) 
genus Gerris—79 specimens of aquatic and semi-aquatic Rhyn- 
chota. These represent 21 species, three of which are new 
to science, viz. Ochterus strigicollis, Micronecta annandalet and 
perparva. | 
This small collection shows, in general. the clraracters of 
the South- European fauna, but it bears in some respects those 
Rhagovelia nigrians Burm., a widespread species in the E 
pian and Oriental regions, is confined in the Palaearctic © 
to Syria and Egypt. Ranatra vicina Sign. described originally 
from Egypt and recorded since from South Persia and the 
Western parts of the Ethiopian region 
hitherto not known from Syria. 
Semi-aquatic species. 
1. Hebrus pusillus Fall.—Edge of the Lake of Tiberias, 
under stones, 2 ¢ ¢,1 2; Wad-es-Semakh, 2 2 °- ; 
__ 2: Mesovelia vittigera Horv.—Plain of Gennesaret, | ? ; 
Tiberias, 1¢. Both specimens apterous. ee 
. Dipsocoris alienus H. Sch.—Edge of the Lake of Tiberias, 
under stones, | 3. 
ro 4. Hydrometra stagnorum L.—Wad-es-Semakh, |! apter- 
us 9. 
Gerr g 
: __Plain of Gennesaret, 29 ,; 
erris paludum Fabr. — - pees. bee 
nymphs, Wad-es-Semakh, 1 3, 2 
See ee 
types of these species will be preserved in the Indian Museum. 
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