1910] The Ottawa Naturalist. 95 



eight specimens were collected in the Ottawa District and the 

 upper wing of another seen on the ground beneath an electric 

 light. The first of these specimens was shown to the writer, and 

 was collected around an electric light on the Experimental Farm, 

 on 24th June, by Mr. D. Gibson, an employee of the Farm. On 

 the follovv'ing dav the undersigned saw the wing above referred 

 to. 



The six Ottawa specimens were all taken around electric 

 lights, five at the Experimental Farm, and one at Britannia, 

 (H. Groh, 19th July); the other two specimens collected in the 

 district were captured in Hull, Que., by Mr. W. H. G. Garrioch, 

 also at electric light, one on 22nd June, the other on 26th June, 

 and reported to the writer by the Rev. Dr. Thos. W. Fyles. 



The Imperial Moth is rare in Canada. The onlv published 

 Canadian records, v/hich I know of, are the following: 



Belleville, Ont., 1S80, June, (J. T. Bell). 



OrilHa, Ont., 1900, and June 24, 1901, (C. E. Grant). 



Ross Mount, Ont., 1906, (T. W. Ramm). 



Kingston, Ont., Aug. 12, 1907, (A. B. Klugh). 



Simcoe Count v, Ont. Larva found feeding on red and white 

 pine, Sept. 15, 1907, (E. J. Zavitz). 



Go-Home-Bav, Ont., July, 12, 1909, (J. B. William.s). 



Trenton, Ont'., June 27, 1909, (J. D. Evans). 



Besides the above a specimen was collected at Port Hope, 

 Ont., on July 25, 1900, by Mr. W. Metcalfe. At the same place 

 the Rev. Dr. Bethune found the larva on pine. 



In Packard's Monograph of the Bombycine Moths of 

 North AmiCrica, Part II, (1905), the geographical distribution of 

 Basilona imper talis is given as follows: "New Hampshire; 

 Clarem.ont, N.H., (F. H. Foster); Cambridge, Mass., (Harris); 

 Providence, R.I., (H. L. Clark, J. Bridgham, Deardon) ; Platts- 

 burg, N.Y., (Hudson); Ithaca, N.Y., (Slingerland) ; New York 

 Cit}', (J out el ) ; Pennsylvania, (Strecker) ; New Jersey, 'usually 

 common throughout the State'; Newark, in Julv, (Smith); 

 Columbus, Ohio, (Tallant) ; Springfield, Alton, 111., '(Riley) ; St. 

 Louis, Mo., (Riley); Cordova, Mexico, (Packard); Jalapa, 

 (Druce) ; Race nohilis, Texas, (Neumoegen)." 



If any other collectors in Canada know of captures of the 

 Imperial Moth during the present season, I should be glad to 

 get notes on the same. 



Arthur Gibson. 



An Interesting Millepede.^ The large millepede Arcto- 

 holus Onondaga Cook, is not uncommon in the Ottawa district. 

 Specimens have been exhibited at several of the Spring excur- 

 sions of the Club under the name of the Canadian Julus, Julus 



