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1965.1215. Marj : 383: Calabresi 1923; Zavat- 
tari 1929, 1930, 1934. 385: BMNH 1965.1214; 
MZUF 18017; MZUT R2226; Calabresi 1923; 
Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934, 1937. 388: NHMC 
80.3.70.395-396. 389: CUP R 039; MZUT 
R2212; Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 1930; 
Frynta et al. 2000. 400: CUP R 040; Frynta et 
al. 2000. 402: MZUF 761; MZUT R2217; Cal¬ 
abresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 403: 
NHMC 80.3.70.7-13, 80.3.101.2. 457ad: 
Schleich 1987. 457b: Schleich 1987. 457s: 
Schleich 1987. 457y: Schleich 1987. 457z: 
Schleich 1987. Jabal al Akhdar : 398: NHMC 
80.3.70.18; NHMC 80.3.101.1. 417: Zavattari 
1922, 1929, 1930, 1934; Calabresi 1923. 418: 
NHMC 80.3.70.3^1. 419: CUP R 044, 045; 
Restar 1981; Frynta et al. 2000. 423: FMNH 
214938; Resetar 1981. 430: BMNH 
1954.1.6.74; MZUT R2224; Calabresi 1923; 
Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 434: FMNH 214933-34, 214939^10; Resetar 1981. 438: NHMC 
80.3.70.5. 440: FMNH 214935; Resetar 1981. 443: FMNH 214937; Resetar 1981. 446: FMNH 
214936; Resetar 1981. 449: NHMC 80.3.70.20-22. 451: BMNH 1954.1.6.62-65. 452: Ghigi 1920; 
Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 457: KNP 1981/145-147, 157-167, 176, 178-183, 
185-191,193,197-199,201-203,206,217-222,229-231,234-235,238,243,254,256,274-275, 
287,294,296-297,302-303, 319,323, 326, 356,413,415,421^123,439^141,445^148,455,467, 
484^485, 487; ZSM 128/1983; Resetar 1981; Schleich 1987. 457ar: Schleich 1987. 457as: Schle¬ 
ich 1987. 457at: Schleich 1987. 457au: Schleich 1987. 457ax: Schleich 1987. 457az: Schleich 
1987. 457ba: Schleich 1987. 457bc: Schleich 1987. 457bf: Schleich 1987. 457bh: Schleich 1987. 
457bi: Schleich 1987. 457bj: Schleich 1987. 457bu: Schleich 1987. 457bw: Schleich 1987. 457bz: 
Schleich 1987. 457c: Schleich 1987. 457ce: Schleich 1987. 457cf: Schleich 1987. 457cj: Schleich 
1987. 457ck: Schleich 1987. 457cl: Schleich 1987. 457cq: Schleich 1987. 457cs: Schleich 1987. 
457cu: Schleich 1987. 457cv: Schleich 1987. 457i: Schleich 1987. 457m: Schleich 1987. 457n: 
Schleich 1987. 457o: Schleich 1987. Darnah : 459: BMNH 1954.1.6.69. 460: NHMC 80.3.70.16- 
17. 461: NHMC 80.3.70.14-15. 462: Zavattari 1929, 1930. 463: Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1930, 
1934. 464: MZUF 18015; Calabresi 1923. 465: Calabresi 1923; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 466: 
BMNH 1954.1.6.71; MZUF 18016; MZUT R2216, R2229; Werner 1909; Ghigi 1920; Calabresi 
1923; Zavattari 1929,1930,1934. 467: Zavattari 1929,1930. 475: SMNS 1023. Butnan : 504: Vin- 
ciguerra 1927; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 505: Vinciguerra 1927; Zavattari 1929, 1930, 1934. 
“Cyrenaica”: Colosi 1923. “Marmarica”: Zavattari 1937. 
Comments.— Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008) and Kyrazi et al. (2008) noted the morpho¬ 
logical similarities between O. occidentalis and O. elegans, and commented on their parapatry. 
Both species have been recorded from Libya, although we interpret all Ophisops records in the 
country as referable to the former species. Wemer (2016) regarded O. elegans as reaching its west¬ 
ern distributional limit in southern Israel, with a single record from adjacent Sinai (Baha El Din 
1992). Wemer (1909) considered Peters’ (1880, 1881) records of O. elegans from Bir Milhra to be 
referable to O. occidentalis. However, Wemer himself identified seven specimens from Damah as 
O. elegans. Schleich et al. (1996) reported O. elegans from Cyrenaica and O. occidentalis from 
Map 35. Distribution of Ophisops occidentalis in Libya. 
