228 NOVITAIES ZOOLOUICAE XXII. 1915. 



LEPIDOPTERA OF THE M'ZAB COUNTRY, SOUTH ALGERIA, 

 COLLECTED BY DR. ERNST HARTERT AND CARL 

 HILGERT IN 1914.* 



By lord ROTHSCHILD, F.R.S., Pii.D. 



RHOPALOCEllA 

 FAFILIONIDAE 



Fapilioninae 



L Papilio machaoii saharae Oberth. 



Paptlio marhaon var. naharae Oberthiir, Etud. d'Enton. iv. p. 68. sub. No. 192 (1879) (Laghouat). 



1 ?, Chied N^a, April 16-3U (1914) ; 2 c?cj, 1 ?, Ghiirdaia, Blay 1-3 (I'JU). 



Fierinae 



2. Teracolus daira nouua (Luc.) 



Anlhocltaris nuumt Lucas, E.ijjl(.ir. Scieid. d'Alijerie, Zrnil. iii. p. 'AM. No. 14. t. 1. f. 2 (1819) 

 (Algeria). 



17 (?(?, 4 ? ?, Ghardaia, May 1-3 (11114). 



3. Pieris daplidice albidice Uberlli. 



Pierh dajilidice var. albidice Oberthur, Kind. d'Enluiu. vi. p. 47 (1881) (.\lgeria). 



2 6S, Ghardaia, May 1-3 (1914). 



N7MFHALINAE 



4. Pyrameis cardui cardui (Liun.) 



Papilio cardui Linnaeus, Fauna Succica, p. 276. No. 1054 (1761) (Sweden). 



This species was as usual very abnudant, but the bulk of the specimens were 

 small. 



2 6 6, Oued Nca, April 1(5-30 (1914), 



6. Melitaea didyma harterti Kothsch. 



Meliiaea didyma harlrrti Rothschild, A^uv. Zuid. x.x. p. 115. No. 13 (1913) (EI Hadadra). 



4 Jc?, 1 ?, Ghardaia, May 1-3 (1914). 



LTCAENTIDAE 



6. Tarucus theophrastus theophrastus (Fabr.) 



Hesperin Ihenphrastus Fabricius, Entom. S;/iilem. iii. p. 281. No. 82 (17',13) (Morocco). 

 13 c?J, S ? ?, Ghardaia, May 1-3 (1914). 



* For particulars of localities see antea, pp. (!1— J. 



