246 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Perilloidcs hiociilatus Fab., devouring larvae. Unfortunately, the bug is 

 not sufficiently numerous to have much effect in reducing the numbers 

 and the destruction done by the beetle. 



The weather continued cold, with nightly frosts, till the 26th April, 

 when a few Graphiphora and sundry hybernated noctuids came to sugar. 

 On May 14th I took at sugar a couple of Phceocyma iinilmeata Grote 

 (3000). It is always rare and of very irregular occurrence. Also some P. 

 norda Sm , and one or two P. viinerea Guen. (2990) and a single Etichoeca 

 cretaccata Pack. (3334)- 



On May 22nd a single Xylina pexata Grote (2 11 2), very well 

 preserved, was taken, making the third specimen in my collection. 



The wild fruits, cherries, saskatoon and cultivated currants bloomed 

 at the end of the month, but I took nothing worth recording, very few 

 moths visiting the blossom. 



June 9th. — The Actonyctas now began to appear, and this genus 



came out rather strongly during the season. During the next few evenings 



I took : 



990. Acronycta morula, Grote. 



982. " leporina, Linn. 



988. " innotata, Guen, 



999. " Radcliffei, Harv. 



June 23 — looi. " spinigera, Guen., one only. 



29 — 1030. " noctivaga, Grote. 



1016. " falcula, Grote. 



1038. " emaculata, Smith. 



995. Acronycta telum, Guen. Dr. Smith says this is the true 

 teiutn described by Guene'e. The more eastern 

 variety, hasta, does not seem to occur here. It is 

 not by any means abundant, and is difficult to 

 separate when on the sugared trees from A. Mani- 

 toba Smith (996). 

 27 — 993. Acronycta lobelite, Guen. A couple for the first time. 



Aug. 6 — Acronycta tartarea, Smith. I also took one or two more 



during the latter part of the month, and September, 

 I am afraid I have hitherto overlooked this moth. 

 It was quite by accident I noticed its very dark 

 secondaries, having before confused it with A. 

 rev ell at a. 



1 7 — Acronycta ?, a couple, male and female, which Dr. Smith 



thinks are not described. 



