“Captain Buchanan obtained skins of 168 species. In a country which, to a great extent, is desert and therefore poor in animal life, and considering that he also collected as many Lepidoptera and mammalia as possible, this is a very fine collection.”
NEW SPECIES AND SUBSPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS
Described by Lord Rothschild, F.R.S., Ph.D. (The complete collection is fully described by Lord Rothschild in Novitates Zoologicæ.)
| BUTTERFLIES | |
| Locality taken | |
| Teracolus amelia f. arid. insignis f. nov. | Kano. |
| Teracolus celimene angusi subsp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Teracolus liagore f. pluv. liagoroides f. nov. | Aïr. |
| Eroniabugueti buchanani subsp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Terias flavicola f. arid. parva f. nov. | Kano. |
| Vivachola livia pallescens subsp. nov. | Damagarim and Aïr. |
| Spindasis buchanani sp. nov. | Kano and Damagarim. |
| MOTHS | |
| Aegocera brevivitta rectilineoides subsp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Timora buchanani sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Timora terracottoides sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Adisura affinis sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Eublemma dissoluta sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Eublemma bipartita sp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Eublemma perkea sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Eublemma pseudonoctna sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Ozarba damagarima sp. nov. | Damagarim, Damergou, and Aïr. |
| Pseudozarba abbreviata sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Pseudozarba bella sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Enlocastra sahariensis sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Enlocastra pseudozarboides sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Tarache buchanani sp. nov. | Damergou and Aïr. |
| Tarache asbenensis sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Crypsotidia griseola sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Crypsotidia parva sp. nov. | Kano. |
| Grammodes buchanani sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Parachalciope mixta sp. nov. | Locality not noted. |
| Raphia buchanani sp. nov. | Kano. |
| Rhynchina sahariensis sp. nov. | Damagarim, Damergou, and Aïr. |
| Rhynchina buchanani sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Hypena sordida sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Casama griseola sp. nov. | Damagarim and Damergou. |
| Acidaliastis micra dissimilis ab. saturata ab.nov. | Aïr. |
| Tephrina quadriplaga sp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Paropta buchanani sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Anadiasa sahariensis sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Pachypasa concolor sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Miresacoccinea intensior subsp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Ommatopteryx hampsoni sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Ommatopteryx asbenicola sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Surattha albostigmata sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Heterographis medioalba sp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Heterographis airensis sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Heterographis eximia sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Heterographis sahariensis sp. nov. | Damagarim and Aïr. |
| Heterographis cretaceogrisea sp. nov. | Damagarim, Damergou, and Aïr. |
| Homœosoma straminea sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Homœosoma basalis sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Homœosoma asbenicola sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Brephia inconspicua sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Brephia gracilis sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Crocidomera intensifasciata sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Pogononeura buchanani sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Anerastia aurantiaca sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Pterothrix damergouensis sp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Crocolia africana sp. nov. | Damergou and Aïr. |
| Pyralis soudanesis sp. nov. | Damagarim, Damergou, and Aïr. |
| Tyndis umbrosus sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Bostra asbenicola sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Dattima buchanani sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Dattima dubiosa sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Marasmia hampsoni sp. nov. | Kano. |
| Loxostege damergouensis sp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Cybolomia azzalana sp. nov. | Aïr. |
| Cybolomia ledereri sp. nov. | Damergou. |
| Cybolomia fenestrata sp. nov | Aïr. |
| Metasia angustipennis sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Metasia parallelalis sp. nov. | Damagarim. |
| Tegostoma camparalis sahariensis subsp. nov. | Damergou and Aïr. |
![[(Large-size)]](#4132527736974346504_map_large.jpg.id-1656664062012256718.wrap-0.html.html){kind=link}
MAP OF
THE AUTHOR’S ROUTE
INDEX
- A
- Abellama, [129]
- Aderbissinat outpost, [125], [243]
- Administrative headquarters, [78]
- Agades, ancient, [134]
- Agalak mountains, [181]
- Agaraguer mountain, [189]
- Agoras river, [185], [189], [203], [206]
- Aguellal mountains, [200]
- Aguellal, south of, [202]
- Aïr, barren nature of, [153], [167], [187], [199], [222]
- entered, [125]
- mountains in view, [134]
- nature of foothills, [149], [151], [166], [216]
- northern end, [195]
- places where water, [150], [152], [193], [195], [201], [224]
- stricken, [186]
- travel ends, [231]
- Altitudes, Aïr, [150], [152], [167], [184], [189], [192], [199], [202], [217], [220], [222], [224], [228]
- Ancient stone huts, [171]
- Animals discovered, [247]
- trapping, [66]
- An isolated walled town, [75]
- Ants, white, [57], [146]
- Aouderas mountains, [151], [224]
- village, [223]
- Area of Kano, [27]
- A remarkable individual, [7], [98]
- Arra district, [151]
- Assodé, [204]
- Atagoom and Saidi, [177]
- A wonderful city, [19]
- Azzal, [220]
- B
- Baban Tubki, [58]
- Baguezan, east of, [215]
- mountains, [151], [164]
- plateau, [166], [168], [179]
- Barbara village, [53]
- Barbary sheep, [152], [163], [202], [216], [225], [230]
- Beauty in Africa, [169]
- Beri-Beri hunter, a, [97]
- Birds, collecting, [62]
- rare, [153], [197], [220], [250]
- Bilma oasis, [172]
- Border of desert, [95], [110]
- Boundaries of Aïr, [127], [161], [165]
- Bushland, end of, [83]
- Bustard, Arab, [89]
- Butterflies and moths, [67], [218], [251]
- C
- Camel corps, [137]
- Camels, alarming decline of, [92]
- in mountains, [165], [179]
- of Hausaland, [41]
- on loading, [45]
- stolen, [212]
- Camps, hunting, [36], [58], [93], [152], [166], [213], [225]
- Caravans, composition of, [41]
- Caravan travelling started, [48]
- Cartridges, [62]
- Chief killed by robbers, [148], [227]
- of Aouderas, [225]
- of Baguezan, [148], [153], [162], [174]
- Climate, [60], [78], [101], [130], [173]
- change? [188]
- Collecting in Damergou, [106]
- in Nigeria, [37]
- Collecting, scientific, [60], [71], [121]
- Companionship, regarding, [219]
- Comparison of distances, [74]
- Construction of mud huts, [24], [77], [142]
- Country changing, [56], [83], [86]
- nature of Damagarim, [57], [73], [83], [85]
- of Damergou, [86], [89], [93], [245]
- north of Kano, [49]
- of bad repute, [175]
- Cultivation in Aïr, [139], [183], [220], [223]
- Currency, drawbacks of, [39]
- D
- Damagarim territory, [58]
- Dambiri village, [86]
- Damergou territory, [90]
- Date Aïr occupied, [136]
- of British occupation, [20]
- of French occupation, [79]
- palms, [183], [193], [195], [217], [223]
- Declining population, [77]
- Delayed at Kano, [35]
- Deserted villages, [152], [186], [189], [201], [204], [217], [224]
- Desert entered, the, [129]
- the shores of, [83]
- Desolate country, [133]
- Difficulties at start, [46]
- Discomforts of Harmattan, [18]
- Discouraging rumours, [82]
- Distance travelled, [243]
- Dogo village, [57]
- Dry season, the, [102]
- Dwelling, an outpost, [145]
- E
- Engaging natives, [6], [23], [178]
- Escort, [96], [122], [148], [177], [184]
- European population, Kano, [21]
- Expedition ends, [246]
- F
- Fachi oasis, [172]
- Faodet mountains, [189]
- Food plentiful in Nigeria, [53]
- Forest and bush, [15]
- Fox trapped, [65], [161]
- French forts, [54], [78], [91], [125], [137]
- frontier, [54]
- mission to Agades, [136]
- Friendly fact, a, [20]
- G
- Gazelle, Dama, [104], [151], [216], [242]
- Dorcas, [59], [89], [104], [151], [191], [200], [216], [242]
- Red-fronted, [53], [59], [85], [104]
- Geological change? [187]
- Giant walls, [27]
- Giraffe, [86], [105], [113]
- Gorge, mouth of Timia, [182]
- Goundaï mountain, [185], [206]
- Grain, chief native food, [139]
- Grain-growing country, [90], [245]
- Green growth, [217], [242], [245]
- Ground-nut boom, [49]
- Growing poverty, [86]
- Guarding camels, [160]
- Guide, a native, [184], [197]
- Guns, [61]
- H
- Harmattan, the, [17], [52], [56]
- Hausa names of game, [105]
- phrasing, [34]
- race, boundary of, [81], [87]
- salutation, [24]
- Heat intense, [78], [103], [128], [130], [223]
- Hive of industry, a, [28]
- Homeward! [241]
- Horses, country unfit for, [113]
- Kano, [30]
- Hunting, a morning’s, [61]
- unlucky, [103], [110], [120]
- Huts of Kano, [22]
- I
- Iferouan, [194]
- Igouloulof, [185]
- Illness, [131]
- Inhabited villages, Aïr, [139]
- J
- Jigawa, [53]
- John, [1], [51], [122], [246]
- K
- Kano market, [29]
- Northern Nigeria, [16]
- Kano’s defences, [27]
- Kings, primitive, [143]
- Kites, Egyptian, [242]
- Korrigum, [105]
- L
- Lagos, [10]
- Lagos-Kano railway, [13]
- Lagos lagoon, [5]
- Land of immense possibilities, [15]
- Life in Kano, [31]
- Lost ammunition, [37]
- M
- Magaria fort, [54]
- Malaria, [222], [243]
- Map and compass, [198], [204]
- Margin of mountainland, the, [231]
- Market, village, [87]
- Military force in Aïr, [137]
- rule, [77]
- Mirage, [220]
- Modes of transport, [29]
- Mosque, Assodé, [205]
- Tintaghoda, [193]
- Mosquitoes, [191], [243]
- Mountain climate, [173]
- scenery, wild, [180], [224]
- stronghold, [165], [169]
- Mountains, rugged, [153]
- N
- Native dress, [235]
- hunter, a, [99], [122]
- limitations, [2]
- personnel, [35]
- population, Agades, [138]
- Aïr, [232]
- Baguezan, [172]
- Damergou, [92]
- Kano, [21]
- scouts, [148]
- soldiers, [138]
- taxidermists, [9]
- weapons, [97]
- Natives of Damagarim, [58], [77], [80]
- of Lagos, [11]
- shot, [211]
- suspicious, [174]
- uneasy, [82], [121]
- Nigeria’s needs, [14]
- Northern Aïr, [177]
- Notability of local kings, [143]
- O
- Oasis, the term, [244]
- Oryx, white, [105], [113], [242]
- Ostrich foods, [116]
- hunting, [95], [245]
- scarcity of, [108]
- trap, [118]
- Outfit, [39]
- P
- Palm belts, [16]
- Pass into Baguezan, [165], [179]
- Pets, [54]
- “Pigeon English,” [33]
- Pilgrim routes, old, [135], [221]
- Plants, Kano, common, [17]
- Population grows less, [58], [77]
- Preparations for journey, [39]
- Prestige of white men, [125]
- Produce of Aïr, [139]
- Prospering trade, [50]
- R
- Race, a question of, [2]
- Rainfall scant, [90], [115]
- Rains, [159], [161], [185], [217], [222], [227], [230], [241], [245]
- Rains, local, [219]
- Remote territory, [38], [75]
- Rising of 1916, [137], [186]
- Robber tracks, [194], [207]
- Robbers attack Timia, [209], [213]
- dread of, [97], [157], [223]
- Hogar, [214]
- persistent, [137], [227]
- Routine of travelling, [51]
- Ruins of the past, [171], [187]
- Rumours of robbers, [82]
- S
- Sahara Desert, [129]
- remote, [38]
- Sand and bleakness, [18]
- Sandstorms, [241]
- Sand tracks, heavy, [56]
- Scarcity of food, [83], [138], [200]
- of water, [89], [93], [126], [228]
- Sentry posted, [185]
- Skinning lessons, [8]
- specimens, [67]
- Skins complete, [68], [70]
- Solitude, weight of, [75]
- Spring for a moment, [229]
- Sultan of Agades, traitor, [137]
- Sultan’s palace, [140]
- Suspicious of stranger, [164]
- T
- Takoukout country, [95], [110]
- Tamgak mountains, [192]
- Tanout, [88]
- Tarrouaji hills, [228]
- Tarusszgreet summit, [167]
- Tebernit valley, [216]
- Tegguidi cliff, [132]
- Teouar village, [217]
- Thunderstorms, [189], [219], [241]
- Time to hunt, [61]
- Timia, [183]
- Tom-tom proclamations, [87]
- Tragedy, relics of a, [159]
- Transport animals, [41]
- Travel by night, [123]
- Treaty between Britain and France, [79]
- Trees of Aïr, [149], [151], [194]
- Tuareg huts, [170], [183]
- natives, [93], [138], [173], [232]
- U
- Untravelled land, [172]
- V
- Vegetable gardens, [55]
- Villages in Baguezan mountains, [170]
- W
- Walls of Kano, the, [27]
- of Zinder, [76]
- Wares in native markets, [29]
- Water, foul, [203]
- Wild life of Kano, [36]
- men, [190]
- Wireless, [137]
- Y
- Yashmak, [234]
- Z
- Zinder, [73]
- Zoological geography, [59], [72]
By Captain Angus Buchanan, M.C.