MUNARI, TETHINA FROM THE SAHARA AND INLAND BIOTOPES 5 

Fig.2. Eremic biotopes of Egypt. - 1. El Fayoum Oasis. 2. Bahariy-Bawiti Oasis. 3. Road 
“Bahariya > Farafra” near Ain Khoman Oasis. 4. Dakhlah Oasis. 
Discussion 
The Algerian sites in which the above specimens were found constitute the second 
and third records, respectively, of this rare species since its description. This new ta- 
xon was described on specimens from a saltmarsh at Sidi Bou Ali (near Sousse or Su- 
sah), a Tunisian locality near the Mediterranean coast. The present records reveal the 
occurrence of this interesting species also from eremic biotopes of Algeria, far from 
the maritime environment. 
Tethina cf. grisea (Fallen, 1823) 
Material examined [MCNV] 
Algeria: Sahara Algerino [Algerian Sahara], Biskra 15 km S [over 210km inland], source 
eau [spring], 22.11.1980, A.G.S., 1°. 
Distribution (of Tethina grisea) 
Palaearctic: Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Denmark, 
England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece (Crete), Israel, Italy, Malta, Nether- 
lands, Norway, Spain (including Balearic Islands), Sweden, Tunisia, Turkey, Turk- 
menistan, Ukraine. 
