9G THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



the proper condition for food for the newly hatched larvae naturally 

 precedes the hatching of the eggs, and the time of oviposition must 

 coincide with or very closely follow the emergence of the Spartina 

 heads. 



The antennae of the moth are, when at rest, carried under the 

 wing, closely appressed to the side of the thorax and reach to about 

 the third abdominal segment. The eyes are in some lights a greenish 

 brown. 



No parasites have as yet been reared from Phalonia spartinana. 



Explanation of Plate VI. 



Upper right fig. — Adult and empty chrysalids of Phalonia' 

 spartinana, showing extension of pupa case during emergence 

 {x2%, nearly). 



Upper left fig. — Pupa of P. spartinana in situ in stem of 

 Spartina michauxiana (x33^, nearly). 



Lower fig. — Larva? of P. spartinana in situ in lower stem of 

 Spartina michauxiana (x3). 



THE ODONATA OF THE RED DEER DISTRICT, ALBERTA. 



BY F. C. WHITEHOUSE, RED DEER, ALTA. 



While the careful collecting of Dragonflies in the Red Deer 

 District for the past two seasons has failed to produce any notable 

 surprises, or, in fact, a very lengthy list of species, I nevertheless 

 feel that it is not out of place to publish my observations in a dis- 

 trict that, so far as this order is concerned, has never been worked 

 before. It is, of course, altogether likely that thorough collecting 

 over a number of years would tend to lengthen the list, but this, in 

 my opinion, would not be to any very appreciable extent. 



Red Deer (Canadian zone) is situated on the Red Deer River 

 about half-way between Calgary and Edmonton, and has an alti- 

 tude of 2,818 feet. The district is well treed with spruce, aspen 

 {Popuhts tremuloides) and balsam-poplar (Populus balsamijera) . 

 Bordering on the city is a body of water, twenty acres in area, 

 known as Gaetz Lake, and the Waskasoo Creek flows through the 

 town site. 



March, 1917 



