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uniform light semi-lustrous brown; costal dashes of fore Aving rather faint, 



Fig. 24. — Laspeyresia novimundi, male genitalia. 



Fig. 25. — Laspeyresia nigricana, harpes. 



legs greyish ochreous; hind tibiae and tarsi not banded. Male genitalia of t>'pe 

 figured. Alar expanse 12-13 mm. 



Habiiat. Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. 



Foodplant. Garden and Field Peas. Eight moths reared by C. L. Fluke 

 'Jr. of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experimentation Station from larvae feeding 

 in the pods. Moth.^ issued in July. 



Type. Cat. No. 23514, U. S. N. M. 



This is the species that was identified by Prof. Fernald as the European 

 Pea Moth Laspeyresia nigricana Stephens and has so figured in our literature. 

 It was first reported from Canada, destruction to peas in Ontario, Quebec and 

 Maritime Provinces (Fletcher: Experimental Farms Report for 1897, pp. 194- 

 195). Under the name nigricana Stephens it appears in several bulletins (Chitten- 

 den: U. S. D. A. Bull. 33. 1902. pp. 96-98; U. S. D. A. Bull. 66. Pt. 

 VII. 1909. p. 95). Kearfott records it in the List of Insects of New Jersey and 

 had several specimens so named in his collection. In a recent bulletin by 

 Mr. C. L. Fluke ("The Pea Moth, How to Control It," Bull. 310. Agri. Exp. 

 State U. of Wis. April, 1920) the life history of the insect here described is given. 

 In that publication also appears a note by the author questioning the correctness 

 of the earlier identifications. I am now convinced that our pea moth is not 

 nigricana or any of the other European Laspeyresia. The genitalic differences 

 are quite distinct as the figures of the harpes show. If novimundi is not a native 

 species that has gone over to the pea from some wild legume it has probably 

 been introduced from the orient. At any rate the name nigricana does not apply 

 and should be dropped from our lists. 



APPOINTMENT OF THE DOMINION ENTOMOLOGIST. 



The news of Mr. Arthur Gibson's appointment as Dominion Entomologist, 

 which took place early in October, will undoubtedly be received with feelings ot 

 pleasure and satisfaction in entomological circles throughout Canada. Mr. 

 Gibson's appointment is the natural outcome of his long and faithful service 

 as senior officer of the Entomological Branch since its inception in 1914. He 

 received his early training under the late Dr. James P'letcher, joining the latter 

 officer's staff in 1S99, and has long been recognized, both m the United States 



