Two white dwarfs with a total mass >1.4$M\odot$ merge. It may trigger a type Ia SN explosion.
How about the three cases below?
1 two low mass WDs merge, total mass < 1.4$M\odot$
2 a low mass WD + a low mass neutron star, total mass < 2$M\odot$
3 a low mass WD + a neutron star, total mass >2$M\odot$
If any of the above can form a SN, we have observed this kind of SN?