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ALGEEIA 
One of the most obvious insects was the small Chafer, Tropinota 
hirtella, Linn., of which numbers were flying about, or settled on, 
flowers, especially favouring those of Fedia decipiens, Pomel. They 
greatly resembled bees on the wing. There was also a fair number 
of Wasps and Bees. Among the former Polistes gallicus was promi¬ 
nent. I here took two males of Podalirius dispar, also four males of 
a species of Eucera to which Mr. Saunders failed to assign a name. 
The vast genus Andrena was represented by nigroaenea, and two 
unnamed males, while Apis mellifica put in an appearance as usual. 
There was in addition an unnamed Sawfly, while Diptera were 
represented by Bombylius boghariensis and Melanostoma (?) mellinum, 
Linn. 
Bougie we thought the prettiest place that we visited in Algeria; 
the view over the blue waters of the bay towards the snow-clad 
peaks of Kabylia reminded us of a Swiss or Italian lake. Unfortun¬ 
ately we were able to stop but one night. A short walk the next 
morning gave the impression that the entomological attractions of 
Bougie might prove equal to its artistic merits. The following were 
met with: Lycaena icarus , Rott., a male; Ganoris brassicae; Synchloe 
daplidice, Linn., one; Euchloe belemia , one; and E. belia, Linn. 
(eupheno, Linn.), four males. Naturally I was much excited on 
taking such a pretty butterfly as belia for the first time; it was 
evidently just emerging and promised to be abundant. 
The Bee Anthidium siculum, Spin., had a strangely red look upon 
the wing; with it were Podalirius dispar , a male; Osmia coerulescens, 
Latr., a female; and Odynerus (Ancestrocerus ) parietum, Linn.; while 
Tropinota hirtella was again successful in passing itself off as a Bee. 
I also took Bombylius variabilis, and the Grasshopper Thelpomena 
algeriana , Lucas. 
Hammam R’ihra, or Righa , 1 1850 ft. above sea-level. 
March 20th—31st, 1905. 
Going by rail from Alger I took during a short stoppage at 
Blidah a male of Psithyrus fulvitarsis and a Nomada near to furva, 
Panz., also, on flowers of Reseda, the Chafer Tropinota hirtella. At 
Bou Medfa station (800 ft.), whence I walked to the hotel, I took 
several Aculeates— Eucera nigrilabris, Per., with pollinia on its head, 
Polistes gallicus, and Apis mellifica, as well as the Fly Bombylius 
1 The apparent discrepancy is due to the Arabic letter “ Ghain,” which is usually 
transliterated “ Gh,” but sometimes “Kh”; it is a guttural consonant somewhat 
like the Northumbrian “ R,” or the French “ R-grassayA” 
