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valleys the larvae were at least half -fed up at the same time : they are 

 polyphagous and easily reared ; the perfect insect begins to appear 

 towards the end of October. 



Endagria Ulula, ah. algeriensis, one specimen taken at Guelma 

 in June. 



Orgyia trigotephraSj B., rare at Guelma in June : the specimens 

 taken are of this species, and not anceps, Obr., as is evidenced b}" the 

 darker colour, and the smaller crescent-shaped white mark at the 

 interior angle of the fore-wings. 



Garadrina, v. sehdonensis, Guelma, June. 



Cleophana IcBtica, Rambr., Lambessa, April, rare. 



JPlusia ni, Hb., Guelma, June, rare. 



Thalpochares ostrina, Hb., Guelma, May ; v. cestivalis, Gn., 

 Guelma, June ; v. carthami, U.S., Guelma, July ; v. Numida, Lucas, 

 Guelma, July, rare. 



Metoponia vespertalis, Hb., Guelma, June, rare. 



Metoptria monogramma, Hb., Guelma and Souk Harras, June, 

 not rare. 



ZetJies insularis, Ramb., Guelma, June : this, I believe, has not 

 been taken in Algeria before. 



Pseudoteopna coronillaria, Hb., Guelma, June, rare. 



Acidalia vittaria, Hb., Guelma, June ; numidaria, Lucas, Guelma, 

 May ; litigiosaria, Bdv., Guelma, June, rare ; manicaria, H.-S. : this 

 is, I believe, also new to Algeria, it was taken at Guelma in June. 



Acidalia inesata, Mill. : this species, of which one specimen was 

 taken at Guelma in June, is, I believe, new to Algeria ; carnearia, Mn., 

 Guelma, June, not uncommon, new to Algeria; incarnaria, H.-S., 

 Guelma, June ; ostrinaria, Hb., Guelma, June ; elongaria, Eambr., 

 Guelma, June. 



Zonosoina pupillaria, v. hadiaria, Guelma, June. 



Pellonia sicanaria, L., Guelma, June. 



JPacJiycnemia hippo cast anaria, Hb., Guelma, June. 

 Gnophos mucidaria, Hb., one specimen occurred at Lambessa in 

 March, it is, I believe, new to Algeria ; asperaria, v. pityata, Eambr., 

 Guelma, June. 



JFidonia fasciolaria, Hufn., Lambessa, March, Guelma, June. 



Athroolopha chrysitaria, H., Lambessa, April : I have one speci- 

 men of the pale variety, figured by Lucas, and another, which must 

 be a link very near to the var. Jcabylaria, Oberthiir. 



Eurranthis plumistraria, YilL, common at Lambessa in April ; 

 some pretty orange-striped varieties were also not rare. 



Malta vincularia, Hb., Guelma, June, rare ; semicanaria, Frr., 

 Guelma, June. 



