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227. Rhizagrotis flavicollis, Smith. — Sometimes fairly common. July 

 and August. The collar and costal region appear to be either ochreous 

 or reddish, irrespective of sex, and in some ? ? gray, but I have no 

 similar ^ $ . 



228. Feltia Hicdsonii, Smith. — (Can. Ent.-, XXXV,, p. 130, May, 

 1903). Named after Mr. Arthur F. Hudson, who does a consider- 

 able amount of collecting in this district. The type, a Calgary specimen, 

 is at Rutgers College, and two ? ? co-types are in my collection. Prof. 

 Smith says in the description, " It is decidedly smaller (than subgothica) 

 more slenderly built throughout, much paler in colour, with white 

 secondaries in both sexes. The antennre of the $ are less obviously 

 " brush-like " than in the allies, and, altogether, the new form is perhaps 

 the best defined of any in this series." I believe it to be a good species, 

 though I for long confused it with subgothica. It averages smaller, 

 though I have specimens oi subgothica just as small. The build is lighter, 

 and the insect has a more flimsy appearance. The antennae are a little 

 finer in both sexes, but I do not seem able to rely upon this as a distin- 

 guishing feature. The secondaries are smoky outwardly, as in the older 

 species, but their ground is pearly-white instead of cream-coloured. I 

 have, however, two $ $ from Victoria, B. C, which have secondaries 

 almost as white as Iludsonii, but the stouter build of the specimens and 

 darker colour generally place them with subgothica. I have seen it 

 common at light with subgothica. End July and August. 



229. F. subgothica. Haw. — Common. Middle July and August. 

 At light, treacle, and sometimes on flowers in daytime. 



230. F. he?-i/is, Grt. — Usually rare. End July to middle August. 



Light and treacle. The species agrees with figure of herilis, in the 

 November number of Can. Ent. for 1895. 



231. F. venerabiiis, Walk. — Common at light, treacle, and some- 

 times on flowers in daytime. Have occasionally bred'it from "cutworm" 

 larvffi found in gardens. Middle August to end September, The name 

 is as given me by Prof. .Smith some years ago, and ^ specimens in my 

 series are exactly like Dr. Holland's fig. 26 in pi. XXII. under that name, 

 though the figure is stated by Mr. E. J. Smith in Ent. News, XV., 221 

 (June, 1904), to be that of vo/ubiiis. My 9 ? are all darker than Dr. 

 Holland's fig. 23, 7't?////^///V, .md none have the round orbicular. Of Sir 

 George Hampson's figures of the J J of both, my species is most like 



