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hrown. Forewing sandy fimiamon washod wifh pale sooty brown ; antemedian 



line luncli less zigzag than in hcnhi'i ; the line wiiich is jiostmedian in henltei is here 

 median, and is a convex line not waved and zigzag, the ante-terminal hand is evenly 

 waved and transverse, not sharply angled and ol)lii[ue, the terminal row of spots is 

 larger, and their connecting haif-moon-shaped lines are more or less obsolete. 

 Length of forewing : is mm. 



70. Anumeta major sp. nov. 



1 ?, north of El-Golea. 



?. This is the largest Palaearctic species. Aijennae dark brown; head and 

 thora.x chestnut wood-brown thinly powdered with black scales ; abdomen greyish 



testaceons baft'. Forewing deep chocolate wood-brown variegated witli rough 



grey iiairy scales ; two dark ill-defined patches near centre nf costal area, and a 

 similar dark band from base below median vein curving upwards along apex of cell 

 and joining the outer costal j)atch, ante-terminal line oblii|ue zigzag brownish-white, 



a large black apical sjjot, terminal row of spots without wliite dots. Hindwing 



pale greyish wood-brown, abdominal margin and a large patch tcrraen white, the 

 latter with large black eye-spot, an ill-defined buftish median broad band. 



Length of forewing : 2o mm. 



iS'i. Anumeta cestis (Men.). 



1 ?, half-way between Tonggourt and Ouargla ; , cJ cJ, ^i ? ? , Arefidji, north 

 ofOnargla; 1 ?, Hassi el-Hadjar, south-west of Ouargla; :J (?J, 1 ?, half-way 

 between Ouargla and El-CJoJea; 3 ? ? north of El-Golea. 



This is a very variable species, ranging on forcwings from grey-brown lioavily 

 marked to uniform deep chocolate without markings. We took this in large 

 numbers in 190'.) between Tonggourt and El-Oued. 



SI. Anumeta hilgerti (liothscb.). 



1 ? , half-way between Uuargla and Tonggourt ; 1 ? , Arefidji, north of 

 Ouargla; 1 ?, llassi el-IIadjar, south-west of Ouargla; 1 ?, half-way between 

 Ouargla and El-Golea; 'i> ii, north of El-Golea; 1 ¥,. south of El-Golea; 1 <?, 

 3 ¥ ? , Oned Abiod, north of Li-Salah. 



This varies also very considerably in the colour and marking of tlie forewing. 

 At lirst sight it might be confused with Aiutmeta cestina Stand., but tlie bands ou 

 the forewings are differently placed ; it may be an Imitator. 



S2. Cerocala scapulosa algiriae Oberth. 



2 Si, Bordj Chegga; 1 i, N.;a-ben-Uzig ; 'i S S , 7 ? ?, half-way between 

 Tonggourt and Ouargla; JtJ, 4 ? ¥, Arefidji, North of Ouargla ; 4 icJ", ? ?, 

 Hassi el-Hadjar, sonth-west of Ouargla ; 11 Sd, 8 ? ?, half-way between Ouargla 

 and El-Golea; 4 (JtJ, 11 ? ?, north of El-Golea ; 1 ?, south of El-Golea. 



This is a most variable insect in pattern, colour, and size. 



We found it first at Biskra in 1909, and then took a few all along our route to 

 El-Oued, but did not come across it in ipiautity till we got to Giiardaia in 1911. 

 1 have received it also from various places from Victor Farunlt. 



