NovttaTes Zoolooicae XXIV. 1917. 331 



3 Souk Ahras, April 1914, W. R. and K. J. 



6 Ain Draham, August — September 1912, Faroult. 

 1 larva, Marcouna, Faroult. 



1 larva, Ghardaia, W. R. and E. H. 



1 larva, Ain Sefra, W. R. and E. H. 



2 larvae, Hammam R'ibra, Faroult. 



Several young larvae north of Ain Guettera, March 1912, E. H. and C. H. 



The British Museum has 1 specimen : Biskra, Rev. A. E. Eaton (bred from 

 a larva feeding on Asphodelus pendulitms ; emerged June 1897). 



13. Hippotion celerio (Linn.). 



Sphinx celerio Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. edit. x. p. 491. No. 10 (1758) (Europe). 



We only met with this species once in Algeria, when Hilgert caught a rather 

 poor specimen at the honeysuckle hedge in Hammam R'ihra. 



8 Sidi-bel- Abbes, August — September 1916, Rotrou. 

 5 Mazagan, Morocco, April 1901, W. Riggenbach. 

 1 Rabat, A. Thery, 1914. 

 20 Batna, April— May 1909-1914, A. Nelva. 

 1 Hammam R'ihra, May 1913, W. R. and E. H. 



3 Environs d'Alger, September 1906, Dr. Nissen. 



1 Blida (ex larva October 1916, emerged January 1917), Faroult. 



The British Museum has no Mauretanian examples. The Tring Museum 

 has 39 Mauretanian specimens. 



14. Pergesa porcellus colossus (Bang-Haas). 



Metoapilue porcellus var. colossus Bang-Haaa, Iris, vol. xix. p. 129 (1906) (Teniet-el-Haad). 



This insect appears to be rare in Mauretania. We met with it only once 

 at BUda les Glacieres, when a fairly good S came to Ught. 



1 Blida les Glacieres, June 1908, W. R. and K, J. 

 1 Djebel Zaccar above Miliana, June 1916, Faroult. 



1 Batna, 1908, Master-Saddler Taillefer (poor specimen). 



15. Macroglossum stellatarum (Linn.). 



Sphinx stellatarum Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. edit. x. p. 493. No. 26 (1758). 



Although it is widespread and common in all parts of Mauretania, our series 

 at Tring is poor in number as well as in condition, totalling only 34 examples. 



7 Mazagan, Morocco, April 1900-1902, W. Riggenbach. 



2 Rabat, 1914, A. Thery. 



2 Ain Sefra, May 1913, W. R. and E. H. 

 1 Saida, May 1913, W. R. and E. H. 



1 Oran, April 1913, W. R. and E. H. 



4 Environs d'Alger, May — June 1905-1908, W. R., E. H., and Dr. Nissen. 



3 Blida les Glacieres. W. R. and K. J., 1908. 



7 Hammam R'ihra, April— August 1908-1916, W. R., E. H., K. J., and 

 Faroult. 



