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Persephone, however, is a larger form than virguncula, and the fore wings 

 are more h'ke those oiparf/ienice, but the markings are much heavier. Anna 

 differs from the variety persephone chiefly in having the hind wings wholly 

 black. The larval stages of the /^r.yif///<7«^ form were described by Dr. 

 Dyar in Vol. S, p. 53, of Psyche. These larvae were entirely deep black, with 

 shining tubercles, and stiff black bristles alike in colour throughout. We 

 have never had an opportunity of studying the earlier stages of this species 

 at Ottawa, as it does not occur here to our knowledge. Some of our mem- 

 bers may be fortunate enough some time to get ova, and if so it would be 

 interesting to know just to what extent the larvae vary. 



Distribjition. — Typical Anna has been taken at Toronto, Ont.. June 

 20 (Metcalfe), and at London, Ont. ; the vdiXXQiy persephone at Hamilton, 

 Ont. (Moffat); Toronto, June 6, 27 (Gibson), June 3, 4 (McDunnough) ; 

 June 18 (Metcalfe); Springfield-on-Credit, Ont. (Bethune). 



7. Ornata. — This is a western species occurring in Canada, as far 

 as we know, only in British Columbia. It is a rather large, handsome 

 Arctian, some specimens measuring i^ inches in expanse of wings, but 

 the average width is i^^ inches; a series of the moths will show great 

 variation. Typical ornata seems to be rare, most of our specimens and 

 those we have seen being either the form achaia or ochracea, of which the 

 veins on the primaries are lined. The colour of the secondaries in the species 

 varies from yellow to red. During the past summer Mr. J. W. Cockle, of 

 Kaslo, B. C, kindly sent us a batch of eggs of ornata.* These were 

 laid on the 30th June and hatched on the 8th July. The following notes 

 were taken on the larval stages : 



Stage I. — Length at first 2.2 mm. Colour whitish, after feeding 

 greenish. Head 0.4 to 0.45 mm. wide, dark brown, shiny. Cervical 

 shield concolorous with head. On each segment there is the usual row of 

 transverse tubercles; these are black; i, small, ii. large, iii. nearly the same 

 size as ii., iv. and v. smaller. Setse long and slender. Tubercles ii., iii., 

 iv. and v. are faintly surrounded with reddish brown. Feet concolorous; 

 thoracic feet semi-translucent. 



Stage II. — Length 4 mm. Head 0.5 to 0.6 wide, pale brown, dark- 

 ened at inside apex of cheeks ; ocelli black ; mouth-parts reddish. Body 

 pale greenish, with a light bluish dorsal stripe. Cervical shield and 



*The female which laid the eggs has since been received, and submitted to Dr. 

 Dyar, who has confirmed our identification. 



