NOVITATES ZOOLOQICAE XXII. 1913. 233 



40. Tarache biskrensis (Oberth.) 



Acrmtia biskrensis Oberthiir, Bull. Soc. Entom. France, 1887, p. 58 (Biskra). 



This species is almost as variable in the amonnt of white on wings and body as 

 T. lucida (Hnf'n.). 



1 (?, 3 ? ?, El Alia, between Tonggourt and Gnerrara, April 12 ; 2 c?cJ, 6 ? ?, 

 Hassi Sidi Mahmnd, between El Arich and the Oned Nfa, Ajiril 14 ; 2 cJc?, 12 ? ?, 

 Oned N?a, April 16-30 (1914). 



41. Tarache lucida (Hnfn.) 



Noctua lucida Hufnagel, Berlin. Mag. iii. p. 302 (1776) (Berlin). 



2 cJc?, Oned Nca, April 10-30 (1914). 



Catocalinae 

 42. Anydrophila sabourodi (Lnc.) 



Palpangtila sabourodi Lucas, Bull. Soc. Enloin. France, 1907, p. 180 (Zarcine, Tunisia). 



These two specimens are the first to be recorded from Algeria, and, together 

 with the type and a c? from Aseksen, north of the Hoggar Mountains, collected by 

 Herr Cieyr von Schweppenburg (also in the Tring Museum) are the only specimens 

 recorded of this species. 



2SS, Oued Nga, April 16-30 (1914). 



43. Cerocala algiriae Oberth. 



Cerocala scapulosa var. alcjiriae Oberthiir, Etiid. d'Entnm. i. p. 55. pi. iv. f. 7 (187(5) (Bou 

 Saada). 



Both the late Mr. W. Warren and Sir George Hampson have retained scapulosa, 

 insana, and sana as three distinct species, while in the Staudinger-Rebel Catalogue 

 they are treated as three forms of one species. Dr. Jordan has examined the 

 Algerian forms for me and found that insana Herr.-Sch., and sana Stand, are 

 certainly distinct species both from scapulnsa and each other — diftering in their 

 antennae and genitalia as well as in marking. Now both Warren and Hampson 

 have identified algiriae Oberth. with insana Herr.-Sch. I, however, have not adopted 

 this view because (1) the pattern of the forewing is different and the hindwing is 

 much whiter, and (2) the locality Cape of Good Hope must bo taken into account. 

 Althongh there is, as Hampson says, every probability that this locality is erroneous, 

 yet at the same time we must remember that few if any Lej)idoptera came from 

 Algeria in Herrich-Schiifier's time. I therefore prefer to call this form algiriae 

 Oberth. and put insana Herr.-Sch. under it with a ?. 



1 ? , Hassi Sidi Mahmud, between El Arich and the Oned N^a, April 14 ; 'Z i 6 , 

 Oued N^a, April 16-30 (1914). 



44. Cerocala sana Stand. 



Cerocala scapulosa var. sa.na Staudinger, Cat. Lepid. Palacarkt. Faun. p. 241. No. 2o04<j (1001) 

 (Syria). 



1 ? , El Alia, between Tonggourt and Gnerrara, April 12; 1 S, El Arich, E. of 

 Gnerrara, ApriJ 13; 2 c? cT, 2 ? ? , Oued Nr^a, April 16-30 (1914). 



