. Bulletin of entomological research. Entomology. CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF TABANIDAE OF PALESTINE. 279 nr. Tel el Fara, , biting author ; 1$, Wadi Ghuzze, nr. El Shellal, 1917; 12, Wadi Ghuzze, nr. Tel el Fara, , biting author's arm; l<$, Wadi Sukkereir, 10 miles S. of Jaffa, , <$<$ alone seen; 1$, Jericho Plain, nr. Kasr el Hajlah, ; 1 2, Latron, , biting author's hand ; 1 9, left bank of R. Auja, nr. Sheikh Muannis, 5 miles N. of Jaffa, , biting author's arm; 1 $, Wadi Ishkar, R. Auja, nr. Ferekkiyeh,
. Bulletin of entomological research. Entomology. CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE OF TABANIDAE OF PALESTINE. 279 nr. Tel el Fara, , biting author ; 1$, Wadi Ghuzze, nr. El Shellal, 1917; 12, Wadi Ghuzze, nr. Tel el Fara, , biting author's arm; l<$, Wadi Sukkereir, 10 miles S. of Jaffa, , <$<$ alone seen; 1$, Jericho Plain, nr. Kasr el Hajlah, ; 1 2, Latron, , biting author's hand ; 1 9, left bank of R. Auja, nr. Sheikh Muannis, 5 miles N. of Jaffa, , biting author's arm; 1 $, Wadi Ishkar, R. Auja, nr. Ferekkiyeh, ; 15, Wadi Barideh, nr. Sarona, , biting author's hand; 1 ?, same locality, , biting author's arm; 2J? (one biting author's arm), marshes bordering R. Kishon, nr. Haifa, 1918. In addition to the foregoing, the Museum already possesses a 5 of this species from the '' papyrus marsh above Baheiret el Huleh (Waters of Merom), Upper Jordan Valley, " (the late Dr. J. Cropper), with the collector's field-note " only amongst ; In Chrysops punctifera the sexual colour-dimorphism, which is so striking a feature in the case of the majority of the palaearctic representatives of its genus, is especially pronounced, and at first sight it is difficult to believe that the predominantly ochreous or olive-ochreous* female, with its brown-banded wings, can possibly be conspecific with the mainly black and largely black-winged male. This exceedingly aggressive and bloodthirsty fly would appear to be generally distributed throughout the entire country, and to occur wherever the necessary conditions for breeding exist. In July 1917, females were seen busily ovipositing. Fig. 1. Head of Chrysops 'punctifera, Lw., *$, in profile, showing eye-markings. X about 14. in the Wadi Ghuzze. The elongate eggs, which are white when newly laid and subsequently become opalescent brownish, are deposited in countless myriads, closely packed in sheets, on
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