J18 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXIV. I'JIT. 



66. Coenonympha dorus austauti Oberth. 



Goenonympha dorus var. austauti Oberthur, Etud. d'Entom. lirr. vi. p. 59 (1881) (Xemours). 



Mr. Oberthiir remarks that the ?? are as dark and highly coloured as the 

 (J(J. I have some certainly which are like (Jo in coloration, but also I find 

 there are quite as many females as pale and with the buff quite as much ex- 

 tended over the wings as in C. fettigii holU. Jlr. Oberthiir also remarks that he 

 does not know of any other examples in collections than those of I\Ir. Austaut 

 from Nemours. This is not wonderful, for no one has since then collected in 

 the coastal districts of Western Oranais till I sent Victor Faroult there in 1914. 

 63 Zoudj-el-Beghal. E. Morocco, July 1914, Faroult. 

 37 Masser Mines, June 1914, Faroult. 



5 Nedroma, Oranai,'*, June 1914, Faroult. 



The Tring series numbers 105 examples. The British Museum possesses 

 2 specimens: 1 Nemours, June — July. Austant. and 1 labelled "Algeria" but 

 also Nemours, Austant ex Elwes coll. 



1 o at Tring is almost entirely pale buff on the upper surface. 



67. Coenonympha fettigii fettigii Oberth. 



Coenonympha fettigii Oberthur, Pet. Notn: Entom. vol. i. p. 412 (1874) (Oran). 



We never found this msect or its eastern subspecies, for it appears later in 

 the year than we ever stayed in Algeria. It appears, moreover, to be very rare, 

 as we have received only 5 of the western and 15 of the eastern form at Tring 

 between 1908 and 1916. 



1 Masser Mines, June 1914, Faroult. 



4 Les Pins, July — August 1915, Rotrou. 



The British Museum has 7 specimens : 4 Meade-Waldo ; 2 Morocco, Leech 

 coll. ; 1 Sebdou, 1880-1882, Dr. Codet ex Elwes coll. Miss Fountaine records 

 this form from Sebdou, June — July 1904. 



Jlr. Meade- Waldo in his article gives Imentalla, July 1901, and says that was 

 the only place he saw it at. One of the Les Pins specuuens is a curious aberra- 

 tion : the fulvous colour is replaced by dull deep rufous above; below, on the 

 hindwings all markings have disappeared except the submarginal metallic line, 

 and the colour is uniform olive «ood grey ; I propose to call this ab. infra- 

 simplex ab. nov. 



All my 5 examples are ??. 



67a. Coenonympha fettigii holli Oberth. 



■Coenonympha fettigii var. holli Oberthur, Etud. Entom. Comp. Fase. IV>. p. 42. pi. xlvii. ff. 396, 397 

 (1910) (Blida les Glacieres). 



I have nothing new concerning this insect ; but I should like to say that 

 I know of no previous record of this insect from the neighbouriiood of Alger ; all 

 hitherto recorded have been from Blida les Glacieres. 



6 Environs d'Alger, 1908, Captain Holl and Dr. Nissen. 



9 Blida les Glacieres, July — August 1912, Captain Holl and Dr. Nissen. 



