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Wolley Docl in his list (Can. Ent., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 253, 1906) 

 also recorded it from Alberta. It did not seem to be clearly 

 understood in Europe, for several of the older authors speak about 

 varieties of auiiimnalis with long palpi and reddish markings. 

 Freiherr Von Hoyningen-Heune in the Bed. Ent. Zeit., Vol. LI, 

 p. 255, 1906, says that it is confounded with aiitumnalis in the ma- 

 jority of collections in Europe. It seems strange that Guenee 

 and Packard did not note the length of the palpi, which would 

 have separated it at a glance. The typical ruberata Freyer has a 

 rust-red shading to the bands that cross the wings and rather a 

 narrow mesial space; the mesial band, however, is quite wide. 

 The discal dots are small and linear, and the hind wings are light 

 ashen with two heavy, dark curved bands. Mr. Prout believes 

 we have the true ruberata here in North America, as I sent him 

 specimens to compare with European examples, and I have also 

 specimens from Europe in my collection, which run very close to 

 ours. I have not compared the genitalia as yet, and until that is 

 done we can not be sure of its standing. There are several varieties 

 which I am inclined to think occur in North America, namely, 

 literata Donov. and griscens Hoyningen-Heune. Ruberata flies to 

 light in New England in early May, and is more common in the 

 mountainous districts, therefore I am inclined to believe it will 

 be met with more commonly northward. 



Hydriomena ruberata var. (a) literata Donov. (Brit. Ins., 

 Vol. XIV, 1808, p. 80, pi. 499, fig. 2, 1810; Speyer. Stett. Ent. 

 Zeit., p. 171, 1872). 



Literata in the plate has white spots at ends of the veins, 

 clear mesial space with discal spot like the letter T reversed. The 

 discal spot does not seem to me a sufficient basis upon which to 

 establish a variety, but the author's statement that it lacks the 

 reddish markings and is grayish, that the bands are of the colour of 

 the wings, and that it resembles autumnalis, except in the palpi, 

 appears to justify its status as a variety. A form occurs here 

 that is grayish without the red markings, and possibly it had 

 better be referred to this variety until more is known of ruberata. 



Hydriomena ruberata Var. (b) griscens Hoyningen Hcune 

 (Berl. Ent. Zeit., Vol. LI, p. 257, 1906). 



