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Vol. XXXIII. LONDON, AUGUST, 1901. No. 8 



A LIST OF MANITOBA MOTHS.— Part V. 



BY A. \V. HAN HAM, WINNIPEG, MAN. 

 (Continued from page 320, Vol. XXXI., November, i8gg.) 



The Geometers of this Province, in respect to both my own captures 

 and those of other collectors which I have been privileged to see, appear 

 to be fairly well identified. 



In -December last I was honoured by a flying visit from Mr. Hutchin- 

 son, of Kinosota, on Lake Manitoba. He brought in a whole collection 

 of things with him, some for names, others for my benefit. Among the 

 moths we were unable to tackle satisfactorily were a few Geometers. Our 

 friend is developing into an enthusiastic entomologist, and we look for 

 some good work from him in the near future. Few of us, I fancy, would 

 care to be hampered with numerous cases of insects, in addition to other 

 " impedimenta," when undertaking a seventy-mile sleigh drive in bitter 

 weather to reach the nearest railway station. 



Another enthusiast, Mr. Heath, has, I believe, made some fresh 

 captures since I saw his things, and there may also be some additions 

 lurking in Mr. Criddle's cases. I believe that everything in the collections 

 of Messrs. Boger and Marmont has been located. 



The comparatively small percentage of unnamed or doubtful species 

 in this family is a matter for congratulation. At the same time, I question 

 if it has received as much attention from us as the others already listed 

 and no doubt species have been overlooked among the more difficult 

 genera, as Leptomeris, Eois, Tephroclystis, Eucymatoge, etc. 



My most successful collecting has been done at light, and many 

 of my best things were taken in that way. 



The season of 1900, though an unusually long one for Manitoba, was 

 an " off" year for Geometers in this district, and there was a great 

 paucity of both species and individuals. The snowfall was light, the 

 spring an early and hot one, and no rain fell, worth mentioning, until the 

 beginning of July. I have no doubt whatever that these weather 



