220 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



S'ome of the Catocalas were fairly represented. I took a long scries 

 of briseis, Edw., showing considerable variation, and a j-elida so dark 

 that I think it would pass muster as elda, Behr, Craicegi, Saund., and 

 prcedara, G. and R., appeared as usual, but the other species I have taken 

 here were almost entirely wanting. 



One curious thing happened during the season's collecting, which is, 

 perhaps, worth recording : On the evening of Aug. 29th I was rather la*e 

 in starting out with my treacle pots to refresh my baited trees, and the 

 moths were just on the wing. At the first tree I came to I saw a large 

 moth flying about which seemed new to me. I rushed back to my house, 

 a few yards away, for my net and killing bottle, but the moth was gone 

 when I got back, and I saw him no more. The next night, on the same 

 tree, and at the same time, to a very {^w minutes, the same moth — or 

 another — was there again, and I secured it, and it turned out to be 

 Honioptera iunata, Drury, its first appearance here. 



I have almost forgotten to mention thcTt Aletia {Alabama) argillacea^ 

 Hbn., has been prospecting in Manitoba to see if the cotton plant — or a 

 suitable substitute — was comprised in its numerous productions. One 

 pioneer fell a victim to its taste for sweets, and now adorns my collection. 



ON THE OCCURRENCE IN CANADA OF HIMERA PEN- 

 NARIA, LINN., A EUROPEAN GEOMETRID xMOTH. 



BY GEO. W TAYLOR, WELLINGTON, B. C. 



A Geometrid moth sent to me for determination by Dr. Fletcher 

 some time ago, appears to belong to the well-known European species, 

 Himera pe7maria, Linn. This species has not previously been recorded 

 as occurring on this continent, and there is always the suspicion of a 

 mistake when a species belonging to the Old World fauna is reported in 

 America for the first time ; but this species is distinctly labelled as 

 captured by Mr. L. Fanshawe at Tamarisk, Manitoba, and I see no 

 reason to doubt the genuineness of the record. 



The genus Himera ( = Colotris, Hubner) is a peculiar one, and con- 

 tains only this single species. 



A peculiarity by which it may be easily recognized is the presence of 

 a little tuft of hair arising from below the base of each antenna, and 

 dropping across the eyes to the middle. 



\v\ our lists this genus should be placed immediately before EtuwmoL. 



Jul^', 1906 



