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54. Laphigma exigua junceti (Zell.). 



1 ?, halfway between Ouargla and El-Golea; 1 <?, north of El-Golea, 7 tJcJ, 

 10 ? ?', Sonth Oued Mya; 1 ?, nortli of Ain Gnettara ; :i ? ? , AVn Oufttara : 

 1 ¥,Igosten, Tidikelt; 1 ci, 1 ? , In-«alah, Tidikelt. 



This is an cmirnionsly widespread species, reaching from Enmpe to Hawaii 

 and New South AVales. Laphigma f.rigua cxigua Hiibn. occnrs in Europe with the 

 exception of the Iberian peninsula, and probably Italy and Sicily ; L. cxigua 

 juHceti occurs in the Iberian Peninsula, Manretania, and probably Italy and Sicily ; 

 /.. cxigiin venom V>n[\. occurs in the Hawaiian Islands, and /-. cxigua raradrinoiilcx 

 Wallc. occurs all over Africa south of the Sahara; the specimens from New South 

 Wales are larger, greyer, and very strongly marked ; I name this race L. cxigua 

 promi liens subsp. nov. Other local races will no doubt be easily separable if large 

 series from each locality are compared. 



of). Rabinopteryx subtilis (Mab.). 



1 ?, Bordj Saada; 'A S i , 8 ? ¥, Hordj t!hegga; 1 ?, halfway between Toag- 

 gonrt and Onargla. 



1 have taken this at I'.iskra in 1UI)8, Uto'i, and lilll, and also on the way to 

 Touggnnrt in lOo'.l. 



;■>'>. Athetis flava (Hicitli.;. 



1 c?, ??, Smith Oned Mya; 3??, nortli of Aiu Guettura; 1 ?, Ain 

 (iiiettara. 



This is a widcsincad desert species. I first saw it among Jose. Steinbach'.") 

 I'Hptures in Biskra in I'.Mis. I took a few in IDoii at and near Hiskra, and we got 

 it at Ghardaia in 11)11. Victor Faroult has sent many from Hon Saada and El- 

 Kantara. This year Ur. Jordan and 1 took a nnmtier at Gnelt-es-Stel. 



57. Athetis oberthuri sji. nov. 



1 (J, 3 ? ?, Sonth Oned Mya. 



Allied \,o j/ava Oberth., but much sniallrr, with shorter rounder wings and [iiire 

 white hindwings. 



S. Dill'urs from J/nca in having a row of black spots along costa, two Mack 

 spots on median fold, and a more strongly markcil reniform stigma, a row of 



terminal black dots. Iliiiilwings seiuiliyiiliiie piiri' wliiti' with rosy fringe, not 



grey as in //ava. 



Length of forcwing : olicrihmi \'\ nun. ; flura 19 mm. 



5>. Athetis clavipalpis (Scop.). 



1 (?, South Oned Mya. 

 A very widespread sjiccies. 



EBASTRIAITAE. 



o9. Eublemma mozabitica Rothseh. 



1 ?, halfway between Onargla and El-Golea; 1 ?, South Cued Mya. 



1 described this s|iecies from three ? ?, collected by Dr. Hartert and myself 



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