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My catch included mystica and incurva, Smitli ; Farn/iami, Dhtitnocki, 

 gratidis, subjiinda and neoterica, Smith. In regard to incurva, Dr. 

 Smith tells me that the specimens in his collection come from New 

 Mexico, but that he cannot see any difference between them and that I 

 have sent. I have another specimen so named which was sent by Mr. 

 Hanham to, I believe. Dr. Smith for identification, but my last example 

 being fresher and brighter, I was not quite certain of it and sent it again. 

 It would appear, therefore, that this species has an extraordinary range — 

 from Manitoba to New Mexico — or that we have here a closely allied 

 and almost indistinguishable species. 



The Catocalas were pretty well represented. Though I did not make 

 any addition of species to my collection, I took an '■' Aspasia," Strek.j the 

 only one I saw. Relicta came out in various degrees of mourning : from 

 " complimentary" — almost white, to the " deepest weeds " — nearly black. 

 Prxclara, G. &: R., was more plentiful than usual, so was gryncea, 

 Cmm : while coticumbens, parta and brisels were in normal quantities; 

 unijuga was less plentiful. 



In the early days of August I took at sugar Adita chionanthi, S. & 

 A., which is, I think, an addition to our Manitoban list, and also some of 

 the small pale variety of Hepialus argenteo-maadatus, besides the ordi- 

 nary form, of course on the wing. 



The Calocampas, Xylinas, Polia, etc., occurred in about their usual 

 nuiubers. I also took several Hadena plutoiiia, Sm., and, of course, our 

 ailed 0, Sm. 



Dr. Smith tells me that I have sent him a Nonagria of a species 

 different to that mentioned in Mr. Hanham's list, being smaller and 

 darker, and also a Cosmia, which he has received from the Yellowstone, 

 and which, as yet, is not described and named. The genus Hydroecia 

 was poorly represented Several species are generally taken here pretty 

 freely, including obliqua, Harv. ; rigida, Grt., and frigida, Sm., and I 

 have also taken nelita, Strk. I have been sending some lately to Mr. 

 Hy. Bird, of Rye, N. Y., and I am pleased to find, on his authority, that 

 what I supposed to be rutila, Gn., is really the new species drcutnlucetis, 

 Sm. I hope this coming season it may appear in like numbers to some 

 previous years. 



The last moth I saw at sugar of any valije was on Oct. loth, when I 

 took a very good specimen of Eupsepliopmdes procindus, Grt. With 

 the exception of one or two nights, things did not come at all freely to 



