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aiid almost, joining it together with the meiHan bands. The bhick marks on crista 

 are larger and wider apart. 



Length of (brewing : ft'5 mm. 



f)0. Tephroclystia arenicola sp. nov. 



2 ? 9 , half-way between Onargla and El-Golea ; 1 tj, 1 ? , Sonth Oned Mya. 



J'?. Differs from tendhitu by its sandy buff ground colour, in the parallel 

 transverse lines on both wings being straighter, but much more crenulated, and tlie 

 distinct dark stigma in lioth wings. 



Length of forewing: $ 8-5 mm., ? 8—10 mm. 



ion. Ptychopoda sordida sp. nov. 



2 ? 9, El-Golca ; 1 i, Oned Nca. 



S ? . Pale yellowish wood-grey, densely powdered with dark brown scales. On 

 the forewings there are five indistinct transverse bands produced by the closer 

 accumulation of the dark scales ; a distinct stigma and three very indistinct bands 

 on hindwing. 



Length of forewing : $ 0-5 mm., ? 8 mm. 



BOABMIINAE. 



Ml. Phaselia deliciosaria Led. 

 1 S.OnedNca. 



The sjiecies was described from Asia Minor, and Dr. Chapman took one specimen 

 in Spain. This is tlie first record for North Africa. 



ABCTIANAE. 



111-'. Utetheisa pulchella (Linn.). 



1 ?, El-Meksii, south of El-(iolca : ;5 ? ?, ;^ ? ?. El-Hadadra, El-G(dea to 

 Ghardai'a ; 1 c?, 1 ? , Oued Abiod, south of GhardaVa ; 1 ? , Ghardaia ; 1 c?, Biskra. 



The ? from Oued Abiod has the black spots strongly reduced and red marks 

 more or less run together, besides being of extra large size, giving it a very striking 

 a]i|)earance. This form of variation seems frequent in Algeria, as I have taken 

 similar ones near Alger and at El-Kautara. The species is common all over 

 Algeria. 



FSYCHIDAE. 



in:!. Amicta murina mauretanica subsp. nov. 



Living larvae in numbers, sands of El-Arich, between Ghardaia and Toiiggourt. 



Unfortunately Dr. Hartert, to keep the food fresher, placed these larvae in a 

 close-fitting tin bo.\, and did not opi^i it for some days, with the result that all 

 jierished from mildew. 



Wo found these larvae at Biskra and elsewhere every year, but failed to 

 rear them. 



i. Dift'ers from all the other forms of murina in the almost opaque winga, which 

 together with antennae, head and body, were uniform mouse-grey. Type, Bon- 

 •Saadu, emerged September 10, I'Jl;^, Victor Faroult. 



