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the same as the two males. The moths remind one, somewhat, of 

 virgunada, and have been so labelled by some students. They are, 

 however, easily separated from that species, being smaller, and having 

 more white markings on the primaries. 



Mr. Wolley-Dod says that the moths are " very common during dry 

 seasons, less so of late years," and that the reddish tinge on the second- 

 aries seems unusual. He also says that the larva feeds chiefly on what he 

 believes to be Galimn, the imagoes appearing about the end of July and 

 in August. I hope that western collectors will be on the lookout for 

 females of this interesting Arctian, and try to obtain eggs so that we may 

 learn something of its life-history. 



Distribution. — Olds, Alta., August 9, 11 (Willing); Sylvan Glade, 

 near Olds, Alta., Aug. 26 (Willing); Calgary, Alta., Aug. 7 (Willing); July 

 29, 30 (bred), Aug. 3 (bred), 5, 8, 9, 12, 16, iS (Wolley-Dod); Aweme, 

 Man. (Griddle). 



10. Obliterata. — While Dr. Dyar was examining the specimens of 

 que>ise/ii, var. turbans, just referred to, he made the discovery that one of 

 Mr. Wolley-Dod's examples, which we had associated with that form, was 

 the lost species obliterata. The noticeable differences between this 

 specimen and the others are, as is shown on the plate, the presence of two 

 additional discal spots on the secondaries, and a dark dash leading to the 

 base of the wing. The colour of the secondaries is orange, the same as 

 in some specimens oi titrba?is. It would appear that obliterata may be 

 only a variety of turbans, but of course further investigation is needed, 

 and I trust the opportunity will come to some one living where turbans 

 occurs. 



Distribution. — Galgary, Alta., Aug. 15 (Wolley-Dod). 



11. BoLANDERi. — .A single $ collected at Aweme, Man., by Mr. 

 Griddle, has been so named by Dr. Dyar. This Arctian is given in Dr. 

 Dyar's new catalogue as a synonym of B/akei, and the specimen in 

 question agrees very well with the figure of Blakei on Plate V., Proc. Ent. 

 Soc. Philad., Vol. III. Three $ moths received from Mr. Wolley-Dod, 

 and collected at Calgary, Alta,, which we cannot exactly place, come very 

 close to Mr. Griddle's specimen, but are larger. Dr. Dyar has published 

 the life-history of Bolanderi in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of 

 Natural History, Vol. XXVI., and describes the larva* as " black, dorsal 



*Jour. N. Y. Ent. Soc, Vol. VIII., p. 46. 



