I|^ Caitatlian miitomolo0bt. 



Vol. XXXII. 



LONDON, APRIL, 1900. 



No. 4 



CONTENTS. 



Heath- Captures of Lepidoptera in Manitoba 93 



Banks — New North American Spiders 96 



Hulst — New Species of GeometridiL- 102 



Grote — Note on Gortyna erepta 107 



Wright- Anthocharis flora loS 



Knaus — Cicindelida^ of Kansas 109 



Elwes — Cyaniris pseudargiolus, H. & L 116 



Dyar — Life-history of Margarodes flegia 117 



Grote -Death of Dr. O. Hofmann 118 



Lyman —Butterflies from the Yukon 119 



Grote--Hydrcecia stranientosa 119 



Editorial Notes 108, 116, 119, 120 



NOTES ON CAPTURES OF LEPIDOPTERA. 



BY E. FIRMSTONE HEATH, THE HERMITAGE. CARTWRIGHT, MANITOBA. 



A constant succession of surprises has taken place during the year 

 1899, owing to the absence of species and even whole genera that I have 

 taken in previous years in some abundance, their places being occupied 

 by forms new to me. I thought that the list of Manitoba Lepidoptera 

 by Mr. Hanham, now being published, would be fairly complete, con- 

 sidering the amount of material at his disposal ; but my work of last 

 summer, so far as I have identified the result, will add several species to 

 the list, and I have yet a number of specimens, about which I am in 

 doubt, to submit to Dr. J. B. Smith, who has very kindly undertaken the 

 task of naming my new things. 



A few Tteniocampas appeared at the catkins of the White poplar on 

 and after April 26th, but not in anything like the numbers I have seen in 

 other years. Besides a few alia, Gn., I netted one or two subterminata. 

 Smith, and Pachnobia salicarum. Walk. I had, unfortunately, neglected 

 to provide myself with some molasses and was unable to sugar any trees, 

 and had to make flying shots at my game. 



I took Homoptera minerea, Gn., on May 24th, at sugar for the 

 first time, in two or three varieties and subsequently rather plentifully. 



Acronyda i/liia, Smith, appeared on May 30th and subsequently. 

 On June 2nd I took a few things at light, including Smerinthus cerisyi, 

 and at sugar, Prochxrodcs clem at a /in, S. & A., of which I took one or 

 two more on the next few nights following. 



