Gazelle : The Palestinian Biological Bulletin (ISSN 0178 – 6288) . Number 91, July 2009, pp. 1-31.

16 The most distinctive endemic invertebrate is the Ayalon Cave blind scorpion Akrav israchanani known only from Ayalon Cave and the sole member of the family Akravidae. Endemic insects include the Naqab jewel beetle Xantheremia freidbergi, the northern Palestine longhorned beetle Agapanthia orbachi, the Israeli leaf beetle Gonioctena israelita, and the Palestinian grasshopper Sphingonotus angulatus. Other endemic invertebrates include the Ayalon Cave blind prawn Typhlocaris ayyaloni, the Palestinian jumping spider Salticus amitaii, the Israeli scorpion Birulatus israelensis, the Jerusalem or Judean Hills centipede Cryptops pori, and the Jaffa marine amphipod (Ampelisca jaffaensis Bellan-Santini & Kaim-Malka, 1977) from Jaffa, Palestine (Khalaf-von Jaffa, July 2005). The Palestinian grasshopper Sphingonotus angulatus. http://albums.timg.co.il/userFolders/9/113868/11386820069720339.jpg Aila's Coral Reef: The coral reef of Aila (Eilat) is regarded as a national treasure, and its corals, sponges and shellfish have been protected since 1956. The reef ecosystem is one of the most diverse in the world: 1,270 different species of fish, belonging to 157 families, make their home there, along with hundreds of species of coral and 1,120 species of mollusk. The Gazelle – Number 91 – July 2009

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