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Abyssinian, and its occurrence here points to the Ethiopian element in 

 the hfe of the Ghdr, as instanced in Teracolus amongst butterflies, and 

 perhaps Cyrtacanthacris amongst locusts. 



TENEBRIONID^. 



Adesmia carinata, Sol. Sinai. Known from Persia. Not in 

 Walker's or Crotch's Sinai list. 



Adesmia lacunosa, Klug. Jebel Watiyeh. Known from Cairo, and 

 other parts of Sinai. Named by Mr. Waterhouse. 



Adesmia tenebrosa, Sol. With the last. There are about ten species 

 of this genus found in Sinai. Named by Mr. Waterhouse. The present 

 species is not in Walker's or Crotch's list. It is found in Persia. 



Acis elevata, Sol. 'Ay(in Mtisa. Found in Egypt. Named by Mr. 

 Waterhouse. 



Prionotheca coronata, Oliv. Widy Ghurundel (' Elim '). Named by 

 Mr. Waterhouse. Found as far south as Nubia in lat. 15°. 



Ocnera hispida, Fask. Widy el 'Ain. Found also in Egypt. Named 

 by Mr. Waterhouse. 



Mesotena punctipennis, Sol. Sinai. Not in Walker or Crotch. 

 Known from Egypt and Algeria. An allied species, M, oblonga, is 

 recorded by Crotch from Sinai. 



Scleron orientate. Fab. Widy el 'Ain. Not in Walker or Crotch. 

 It is known from Egypt, Syria, and India. 



Himatismus villosus, Haag. Sinai. Known from Egypt. Not in 

 Walker's or Crotch's Sinai list of beetles. 



COCCINELLID.^. 



Epilachna chrysomelina, Fab. Wady Ghurundel, Edom, and Ghor 

 es Safieh. Known from Europe, Arabia, Persia, West and South 

 Africa. 



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