68 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Euxoa, having male antennae minutely serrate-fasciculate. In (he 

 present species they Nary from almost simple fasciculate, to what 

 he would call "moderately" serrate-fasciculate, variation being 

 noticeable in specimens bred from the same female. The general 

 rule for the && is, howe\'er, minutely serrate-fasciculate as in 

 auxUiaris. 



Thanatologia flies from the latter end of June till about the 

 middle of September. My earliest record is June 30th. 



KXPLANATION OF PlATES III AM) IV. 



Plate III. 

 1 — Euxoa querula Dod, cf co-type. Red Ri\er, near Gleichen. 



2 — " querula, 9 type. Red Deer River, near Gleichen. 



(Can. Ent., XLVII, 36, No. 625. Feb., 1915.) De- 

 scribed under Rhizagrotis, which is treated by 

 Hampson as a section of Euxoa with ciliate male 

 antennie. 



3 — " lagena Grt, cf . Stockton, Utah. 



4 — " lagena Grt., 9 . F^ureka, Utah. 



5 — Cardepia mutala Dod, cf type. Calgary. (Can. Ent., XLV, 

 29, No. 299, Feb. 1913.) Described under Mamestra, 

 l)ut referred by Hampson (in litt.) as a Cardepia, 

 \ery near nova Smith. By structural characters 

 this reference seems correct. 



6 — Scotogramma trijolii Rott., var. albifusa Walk, cf , Montreal 

 (Winn.) Trifolii is referred to Scotogramma by 

 Hampson. 



7—Cucullia omissa Dod, cf type. Calgary. 



8 — " usteroidesGn., 9 . Aw'eme, Man. In collection of N. 



Criddle. 



9 — " posiera Gn., 9 . Calgary. 



10 — " montancB Grt., cf . Calgary. 



11 — " iW/cato Sm., cf type. Sheep Creek, near Calgary. 



I have referred this name to obscurior Smith, and 

 both to florea Gn. The colour is blue grey, very 

 near that of intermedia. 

 12 — • " simllaris Grt., cf . Didsbury, Alta. 



