THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 2 



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I have been exchanging a liille lately with brother collectors in 

 Saskatchewan and Alberta, and have been much struck by the apparent 

 differences between specimens of the same species taken here and those 

 from localities 500 to 800 miles further west. So much is this the case 

 that Manitoban species, in some instances, are hardly to be recognized at 

 first from descriptions made from western examples. 



Besides those mentioned in the following h'st, I have some six or 

 seven Noctuids which have been seen by Dr. J. B. Smith, and regarding 

 whose names— if they have any — he will give no opinion without further 

 material ; among these are two Polias and some Euxoas. Some of the 

 names in my list are taken from Dr. Fletcher's Record in the Reports of 

 the Entomological Society of Ontario. 



I wish again to thank Dr. J. B. Smith for his unvarying patience and 

 kindness in identifying species for us poor collectors out in the wild 

 western country. Where no locality is given in the following list, the 

 species was taken upon my own farm : 



Acronycta cretata, Sm. — At sugar in the early part of July. I have 

 taken several specimens during the last three or four years, but never in 

 any large numbers. 



Acronycta speratina, Sm. — I understand that Dr. Smith now says that 

 what we had formerly named sperata, Grote, is a new species. 



Hadena cerivana, Sm. — Several during the last few years, both at 

 bloom and at sugar, but never abundant. 



Hadena exhausta, Sm. — Several at sugar in the beginning of July. 



Hadena Barnesii, Sm. — Aweme (Griddle), Aug. 22. 



Xylophasia Miniota, Sm. — Several at sugar in June ; also at Miniota. 



Homohadena fifia, Dyar. — More abundant here than the paler 

 badistriga with the white secondaries. At light during the summer. 



Ancocnemis iricolor, Sm. — At light, Aweme, Sept. 9. 



Rhyncagrotis scopeops, Dyar. — Or something very much like it. 

 Several taken with alternata at sugar during August. 



Rhyncagrotis minimalis, Grote. — At sugar in August; rare. 



Rhyncagrotis anchocelioides, Guen. — Formerly listed as cupida. 



Agrotis aurulenta, Sm. — Aweme, June 16, 1904. 



Noctua substrigata, Sm. — Rounthwaite (Marmont). 



Chorizagrotis inconcinna, Harv. — Several of this variable species 

 flying about currant bloom, etc., in June. 



Rhizagrotis peroliv^alis, Sm. — Two taken for the first time in 1906 at 

 bloom. 



