312 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXI. 1914. 



39. Adopaea lineola (Ochs.). 



Papilio lincula Ochsenheimer. Schniett. Eur. vol. i. par. 2. p. 230 (1808) (ex Scriba Journal). 



Is not SO common as A. hamza. Faroult sent specimens from May and June 

 1913. 



40. Adopaea hamza (Oberth.). 



Ilesjieria haix^a Oberthiir, Eliid. Ent. i.p. 28. pi. iii. fif. 2. a, b, c (1876) (Oran). 



This species is more abundant than the preceding. Faroult sent a good 

 series from May, and two specimens from June 1913. 



One c? has the wings above much suffused witli black, and the uervures very 

 conspicuous. 



HETEROCERA. 



I must here explain that the Heterocera are arranged more or less on the lines 

 of the Standinger-Rebel Catalogue, but each separate family is arranged after 

 more modern authors' classiiications, so that my readers must forgive me if the 

 order in some instances should appear strange. 



SFHIITGIDAE. 



Choerocampinae. 

 41. Celerio euphorbias mauretanica (Stdgr.). 



Deilephila mauretanica Staudinger, Cat. Lep. Palaearct. edit. ii. p. 36 (1871) (Mauretania). 



One bad specimen was taken in June 1913 by Victor Faroult ; and he sent in 

 some 26 bred specimens in more or less bad condition owing to defective packing. 



42. Celerio lineata livornica (Esp.). 



Sphinx liiwrnica Esper, ScJimitt, ii. p. 196 (177'J) (Europe). 



Not rare in Guelt-es-Stel. We took 8d"<?and 8 ?? in April 1012, and 

 Faroult sent in 2, one dated May 25 and the other August 7, 1913; both ? ?. 

 The August specimen is rather remarkable, for the obliipie median baud ou the fore- 

 wings is twice as wide as usual and pale huffish white, and from it at veins 2 and 4 

 there run into the cell two Large wedge-shaped blotches of the same colour. In 

 Algeria the larva of this species differs much from the form found on the northern 

 coasts of tlie Mediterranean. 



The Mediterranean form is dark olive-brown reticulated with yellow spots, 

 which are very dense on all parts above the spiracular line aud very sparse 

 and small below it ; head and first segment above bhick, a broad dorsal baud 

 velvety black, on each segment anteriorly on each side of the dorsal baud and 

 joined to it is a square black velvety patch with a dull blue central spot, a large 

 black and dull blue patch on last segment on which stands the horn, two lateral 

 yellow bauds, the lower one passing through the spiracles, which are deep pink. 



The larva of the Algerian form has the body above the liue of s])iracles brownish 

 green closely reticulated with pale yellow spots, while below it is pale dirty but!'; 

 head deep rose or black, first segment anteriorly pale buff, posteriorly deep rose 

 or black, dorsal band deep rose or buffy yellow ; on each side of the dorsal baud on 



