Journal Europäischer Orchideen 45 (1): 2013. 105 J. Eur. Orch. 45 (1): 105 – 120. 2013. Stephen Mifsud and Leslie Lewis Recent Observations on the Ophrys of Malta and Gozo: Addendum Keywords Orchidaceae, Ophrys africana, Ophrys caesiella, Ophrys gazella, Ophrys hospitalis, Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis, Ophrys lutea var. subfusca, Ophrys subfusca; legal protection of wild orchids; Malta, Gozo. Summary Mifsud, S. & L. Lewis (2013): Recent Observations on the Ophrys of Malta and Gozo: Addendum.- J. Eur. Orch. 45 (1): 105-120. As previously reported by the present authors (MIFSUD & LEWIS 2011), field studies at various locations on Malta indicate that Ophrys caesiella and O. gazella, and O. africana are the same species. The name O. caesiella is now chosen for this combined species. LOWE (2011) similarly concluded that O. caesiella, O. gazella and O. africana were synonyms but also further concluded that O. subfusca (Rchb. f.) Hausskn. is an earlier synonym for these taxa. However, in the opinion of the present authors, the assumptions on which Lowe’s further conclusion is based cannot be validated and (if legitimate) O. subfusca should therefore continue to be considered a member of the O. lutea complex. New sites for O. caesiella on Malta and Gozo are also reported. DELFORGE (2012) concluded that the early-flowering form of O. iricolor s.l. on Malta was morphologically different from O. mesaritica on Crete and described it as the new species O. hospitalis. This species is now reclassified as a subspecies of O. iricolor under the new combination Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis. Reference is also made to the legal protection of wild orchids on Malta.