360 Bulletin 
de la Société Royale Ëntomoïogique à'Egypte 
of March, 192/1 I observed a female of this species 
enter my tent in the Wadi Um Elek; it approached 
the canvas roof and while still flying bent its abdo¬ 
men underneath and felt about on the canvas as if 
searching for a suitable ovipositing place. It is dif¬ 
ficult to imagine what part of its natural environment 
this canvas roof would suggest to it, unless this in¬ 
sect lays its eggs on the sloping underface of the white 
o\ erhanging limestone cliffs which are common in the 
district and where I have frequently observed the fly 
resting. The fly was caught in a small pill box and 
tlie canvas examined but no eggs could be found ; 
however the following morning a large number of 
white opaque eggs had been laid in the box and the 
fly was dead. The figure given below shows a draw¬ 
ing of the egg made at tlie time but unfortunately the 
actual specimens have been lost so that no detailed 
description can be given. 
Th is new species has been named after my friend 
Monsieur Joseph Jullien who has assisted me on many 
occasions in my entomological expeditions. 
