NOVITATES ZOOI.OGICAE XXIV. 1917. 371 



1 (J Algeria ? ! 

 46 SS, 17 ?? Environs d'Alger, May — October 1908, W. E., K. J., and Dr. 

 Nissen (1 Faroult, no date). 



1 <J, 1 ? Guelt-es-Stel, September 1912, Faroult. 



2 larvae and 7 cocoons, W. R. and K. J. and Faroult. 



The British Museum has 1 North Africa, Sand coll. ex Leech coll. 



104. Taragama repanda tenebrosa subsp. nov. 



<J. Differs from cJ of repanda repanda in being larger and much darker, 

 almost black. 



Habitat. Tangier (type coll. by Meade-Waldo, British Museum). 



Mr. Meade-Waldo records this insect from Tangier, Rabat, and Tetuan. 

 There are 3 in the British Museum : 2 Meade- Waldo and 1 Colonel Irby, all 

 Tangier. 



LEMONIIDAE. 



105. Lemonia vallantini (Oberth.). 



Bombyx vallantini Oberthiir, Etucl. Enlom. livr. xii. \<. 28. pi. vi. f. 33 (1890) (B6ne). 



We found the larva of tliis fine species at Hammam R'ihra. Total at Tring, 

 53. 



1 <J Bone, November 1891, Dr. Vallantin ex Grum-Grshimailo coll. 



1 (J Djebel Djelland, Tunisia, Staudinger. 



2 <J<J, 2 ?9 Batna, Nelva coll. 



44 (J (J, 2?? Environs d'Alger, November — December 1907-1912, Dr. Nissen, 

 Captain Holl, and Faroult. 



1 (J BUda les Glacieres, November 1915, Faroult. 



5 larvae, Hammam R'ihra, W. R., E. H., and Faroult. 



106. Lemouia philopalus (Donzel). 



Bombyx philopalus Donzel, Ann. Soc. Entom. France, vol. xi. p. 198. t. 8. f. 2 (1842) (?). 



We found the larva of this insect at Guelt-es-Stel, April 1912. Tring series 

 comprises 101. 



1 cJ Mauretania, Grum-Grshimailo coll. 

 1 (J Foum Tatahouine, S. Tunisia, Staudinger. 

 88 ^S, 10 ?? Guelt-es-Stel, November— December 1912-1913, Faroult. 



1 S Lalla Marnia, November 1914, Faroult. 



2 larvae, Guelt-es-Stel, W. R. and K. J. 

 1 larva, Lalla Marnia, Faroult. 



SATURNIDAE. 



[Mauretanian Saturnia forms. S. atlantica Lucas was figured and de- 

 scribed Explor. Scient. Alger, vol. iii. p. 379. t. 3. f. 4 (1848) ; numida Aust., 

 Naturalist, 1883, p. 359, and maroccana Aust., Naturalist, 1894, p. 56. In 

 addition to these pavonia-major Linn, occurs in West Algeria and Morocco. 



