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large numbers from Victor Faroult from Boii-.Saala, Tilrhempt, Oolomb-Bechar, 

 and elsewhere in Algeria. 



This species is also varial)le in colour, ranging from [lure creamy sanJ-coloui' 

 to wood-brown, with or without black markings. 



7'-'. Cortyta fasciolata (Warr.). 



1 ?, Houth Oned Mya; 1 ?, Ain Gncttara. 



This sjiecies was described from a series collected by my brother in Egypt. 

 It is quite distinct from Corti/(a dispar Piingl, which has the ante- and postmedian 

 bauds much wider apart. 



73. Pericyma rosacea Rebel. 



1 S, South Oued Mya. 



The only other record of this species is the original description. The type 

 came from Socotra. This is another example of the enormous range of the purely 

 desert species. Its nearest ally is P. profestu Christ, from Transcaucasia, which 

 however differs in its mouse-grey colour and less scalloped hindwings ; P. profestu 

 sacra Stand., from Palestine, approaches it most in having more strongly marked 

 transverse bands. 



74. Plusia ni deserticola Oberth. 

 1 S , El-Golea. 



AVe have taken this insect at Biskra, and I have received it from Victor 

 Faroult from several localities. We liavc taken it sparingly also at other places. 



7.5. Grammodes stolida (F.). 



1 S, Gliardaia ; 2 c? <?, 2 ? ? , Uued Nca. 



Tiiis is not at all abundant in Algeria — in fact, much less so than its near 

 ally hoisdeffrci Oberth., which, however, curious to say, I have never taken or 

 received. We took two or three on the way to El-Uued in 11)09, and I have one 

 or two from Bou-Saada from Victor Faroult. 



7fi. Grammodes algira (Linn.). 

 1 cJ, Biskra. 



This is a widespread insect. I have only seen it singly in Algeria. It was, 

 however, in fair numbers at Luclion in the Pyrenees in iyu.5, though very hard 

 to catch. 



77. Anumeta henkei (Stdgr,). 



'~ ii, north of El-Golea; 1 ?, south of El-Golua ; 1 c?, 1 ?, Saadana, south 

 of Ghardaia. 



Another widespread desert insect described from south-east llnssia and 

 Transcaspia. 



'y. Anumeta sabulosa sp. nov. 



1 (?, .South Oned Mya. 



.\llied closely U) heiiki'i Stdgr. but at once distinguishable by its sandy brown 

 fortiwings and the much straighter and differently placed postmedian and sub- 

 termiual bands. Head and thorax sandy cinnamon ; abdomen pale sandy greyish 



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