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Taylor tells me that he has it also from Banff, and from Yellowstone 

 Park, Wyo., but is unable to name it at present. End July and Aug. 



536. Platcea irilmearia, Pack. — Fairly common on the Red Deer 

 River bottom in early July, where it may frequently be disturbed from 

 seme of the larger sjiecies of sages so abundant in that district, including 

 Artemisia ludoviciana, on which the larva perhaps feeds. Mr. Taylor 

 comments : " The capture of Platcta is interesting. 1 did not know 

 it before from Canada, except a single B. C. specimen, which I thought 

 might be an error." 



537. ParapJiia suhatomaria^ Wood. — Four males and a female on 

 Red Deer River between July 2nd and 5th, 1905, chiefly by beating. 

 The males are all more or less worn. The female, which is in good 

 condition, is the largest of the series, and has more obvious scallopings. 

 It closely resembles Dr. Holland's figure of tmipuncia, which Mr. Taylor 

 tells me is merely a variety of the same species. I had imagined the 

 female to be distinct from the male. My specimens appear to be grayer 

 than anything in Mr. Taylor's series, though similar in pattern. 



538. Spodolepis substriataria, Hulst. — The name is so spelt in the 

 description, which was taken from a single female from Franconia, N. H. 

 A specimen was taken at Sallow blossom in early spring by Mr. Hudson 

 some years ago. Both Mr. Taylor and Dr. Dyar have seen this, which is 

 defective, but not rubbed, and named it as above. Two more have been 

 taken during the present season. One at Sallow blossoms on April 23rd, 

 the other, slightly rubbed, at light on May nth. The first capture has 

 the ground colour ochreous, and the black transverse lines very distinct. 

 The two latter are fuscous throughout, and in the darkest of these the 

 transverse lines are rather faint. All these have a whitish discal spot 

 situate in a blackish cloud. The cloud, but not the spot, is referred to in 

 the description. Mr. Taylor writes : "The species is immensely variable. 

 According to Dr. T)y^x, /uba?'elia Dauby i must be sunk as a synonym of 

 substriataria. There appears, however, to be some doubt as to whether 

 this is the case." Both genus and species oi Dauby i were described from 

 Rossland, B. C, from a male only, the female being mentioned as 

 "unknown, possibly wingless." " Discal spot white, with edging dark," is 

 a character of Danbyi, of which the description otherwise fits the Calgary 

 species pretty well, except that instead of blackish cross lines Danbyi is 

 stated to have a few black dashes on some of the veins only. Since 

 receiving Mr. Taylor's note on the subject, I have carefully examined a 



