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artist, Mrs. Wm. Beutenmuller, who is at work on the other 

 North American species. 



I would much appreciate the assistance and co-operation of 

 American collectors and museum curators, not only in sup- 

 plying specimens (for which I will gladly pay liberally in 

 cash or exchange), but for information as well. The first in- 

 formation requested is in regard to vaccinii. If any collector 

 or museum is in possession of this species, taken elsewhere 

 than above timber line on Mt. Washington or neighboring 

 peaks, I would give much for the privilege of examining the 

 same. 



In using the term Antographa as the generic name I am 

 not at present denying Sir George Hampson's substituted term 

 Syngraplia. I am simply using the term at present familiar 

 to American collectors. 



Antographa vaccinii was described by Harry Edwards 

 (Entomologica Americana, Vol. II, p. 170, 1886). It was dis- 

 covered by Mr. Roland Thaxter on Mt. Washington, and he 

 also found and reared the larva on a species of Vaccinium, 

 whence the name. In his description Edwards points out the 

 similarities and difference between his new species and 

 ii-aurcinn. What did he mean by u-aureum f 



I first collected on Mount Washington in 1890. I also dur- 

 ing that same summer collected at Jefferson, New Hampshire, 

 which is in the valley. I collected on Mount Washington and 

 about Twin Mountain for several successive summers there- 

 after. My material was identified and named at that time 

 mainly by comparisons made for me by Mr. Edwards and Mr. 

 Neumoegen. 



At that time the Grote Check List was in common use, in 

 which vaccinn does not occur, but u-aureum Boisd. does occur, 

 the order being u-aureum, mortuormn, ocioscripta, which was 

 exactly as I placed them in 1902, with only slight rearrange- 

 ment, viz., rcciangnla (syn. mortuorum} alias, octoscripta. 

 Alias here replaces u-aureum because I decided that it does 

 not fit the description of u -our cum, the name, however, which 

 it was carrying in all Atlantic Coast collections. Hence my 



