98 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXIV. 1917. 



37. Melitaea desiontainii desJontainii (Godart). 



Argynnis desfontainii Godart, Enctjd. Method. Hist. Nat. Entoni. vol. ix. p. 278. No. 46 (1819) 

 (Barbarie). 



This insect I do not possess, there being in the Tring Museum only a series 

 of desfontainii boetica taken by Dr. Jordan in Portugal. In the British Museum 

 are 3 specimens: 1 Sebdou, 1880-1882, Dr. Codet ex Elwes coll.; 2 Algeria, 

 Crowley bequest. I have 3 labelled desfontainii from my brother's former 

 collection, but I do not know what they are as they are without locality, and 

 instead of being redder than boetica are much duller. 



38. Melitaea cinxia (Linn.). 



Papilio cinxia Linnaeus, Si/st. Nat. vol. i. p. 480. No. 137 (1758) (Sweden). 



We never came across this insect, and I know of no other Mauretanian 

 specimens except the two taken by Harold Powell. 



39. Melitaea dejone nitida Oberth. 



Melitaea dejone forma nitida Oberthiir, Etud. Lepid. Comp. Fasc. III. p. 254 (1909) (Tlemcen, 

 Sebdou). 



Of this in.sect I have no specimens and there are none in the British Museum. 

 When we were at Tlemcen we visited the Waterfall more than once, but being 

 the month of April we were too early for dejone nitida. 



40. Melitaea aetherie algirica Riihl. 



Mditaea aetherie var. algirica Riihl, Pataearkt. Grossschm. p. 389 (1892-1895) (Algeria). 



We have taken this species in various places and have a fairly large series 

 at Tring, but the ? form which is all rufous like the ^ is much rarer than the 

 parti-coloured ?. The Tring series consists of 157 specimers, 

 10 Masser Mines, May — June 1914, Faroidt. 



1 Saida, May 1913, \v. R. and E. H. 



2 Tifrit, May 1913, W. R. and E. H. 



14 Hammam R'ihra, Maj — August 1913-1916, W, R. and E. H. and 

 Faroult. 



1 Berrouaghia, April 1914, Faroult. 

 73 Khenchela, May— June 1911-1912, W. R. and K. J. and Faroult. 

 55 Batna, Nelva. 

 1 Ain Taya, May 1914, W. R. and E. H. 



The British Museum has 7 specimens of this insect : 2 Lambessa, April- 

 May 1882, H. J. Elwes ; 4 Lambessa, June 1885, L. Bleuse ex Elwes coll. ; 

 1 Algeria, Crowley bequest. Miss Fountaine records it from Teniet-el-Haad, May 

 —June 1904. 



41. Melitaea phoebe punica Oberth. 



Melitaea phoebe var. punica Oberthiir, Etud. Entom. Fasc, I. p. 25. pi. 1. f. 3 (1876) (Lambfeze). 



I do not consider we are justified in considering this Algerian insect as 

 anything more than a very well marked race of phoebe, unless the study of the 



