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March 23-24. Route: Haifa - Arava (Arabian Desert)
Mizpe Ramon - The Dead Sea (Qumran) - Palestinian Territories - Nagaraim (Jordan - 100m) – Haifa

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Arabian desert 23/03/2012

Arabian desert 23/03/2012

Nice report!
The Pentodon is blurred... possibly P. variolopunctatum deserti?

We spent the night on the shore of the Dead Sea (Ein Gedi). In this area lives Steraspis, but was not found.

Dead Sea Region 24.03.2012

Dead Sea. Qumran 03/24/2012. In the morning 2 hours spent at Qumran (in these mountains have been found scrolls of the Torah)

Good flowers for Anthaxia, Acmaeodera and Acmaeoderella!

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Maurizio Gigli
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In Mizpe Ramon I specially went to in the Nahal Nizzana for Anthaxia. Have not seen it. Probably too early to. In Mitzpe Ramon I specifically went to Nahal Nizzana for Anthaxia. Have not seen it. Perhaps it is too early.

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Palestinian Territories

To Naharaim (Jordan - 100m)

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Adesmia metallica. In all probability it is two species. At adesmii (photo 1) elytra with rows were white dots (after the death of all but disappeared) in Israel three metallics - brozal, laevior and syriaca.

Catch

This is Eulasia genei Truqui, 1848

Thanks Yuri! what a nice trips you make us do! ... and what a beautiful collection!!

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O voi ch'avete li 'ntelletti sani, mirate la dottrina che s'asconde sotto 'l velame de li versi strani
(InfeRRno - canto IX - vv. 61-63)