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303. M. picta. Harris.— High River, May 31st, 1910 (Baird), 

 Red Deer River, July 7th, 1905. Apparently rare in Alberta. 



313. M. ectrapela Smith. — Two specimens at timber Ine on 

 Mt. St Piron, Laggan, on July 17th and 18th, 1907, about 7,000 feet. 



315. M. lucina Smith. — In Prof. Sm'th's collection I found 

 a figure of the type of vau-media from Colorado. The description 

 is made from a single specimen collected by David Bruce, and is 

 stated in Smith's Catalogue to be in the collection of Mr. Jacob 

 Doll. A Calgary specimen in Smith's collection was almost exactly 

 like the figure. The t. a. and t. p. lines are direct, and meet about 

 the middle of the inner margin, forming a V, giving the name to 

 the form which has a striking appearance. I do not imagine it 

 to be anything but an aberration of lucina-olivacea, but the re- 

 semblance of the Calgary specimen to the type is rather peculiar. 

 Without seeing the type I have no wish to condemn the name, 

 which Hampson lists as a species "incog." but I have no intention 

 of recording van-media as a species front Calgary. 



318. M. larissa Smith. — I agree with Sir George Hampson in 

 making this a synonym of anguina Grt. 



319. M. vicina Grt. — Since publishing my notes I have studied 

 a good deal of material under the names pensilis and vicina, in- 

 cluding both types, with the result that I have found that Calgary 

 specimens are really most typical of the former. The type of 

 vicina is from the Eastern States, that of pensi is is from Van- 

 couver Island. The latter has the subterminal line less distinct > 

 more direct, and has less prominent preceding dashes. I have a 

 good series of this from the type locality, and a Kaslo series is 

 only rather more strongly marked. All material from Alberta 

 to the Atlantic coast, and from Utah, I have arranged under vicina, 

 but do not believe that there is really any specific distinctness, 

 and specimens from Manitoba and Saskatchewan would fit either 

 series equally well. Sir George Hampson treats them as two species 

 but I have failed to apply the separation given in his tables. " Vici- 

 na; fore wing moderately b oad, reniform extending well below 

 cell," and, ''pensilis, forewing narrow, reniform extending slightly 

 below cell." These characters seem very variable. 



322. Scotogramma luteola Smith= phoca Moschl. — The reference 

 is Sir George Hampson's, and with the evidence at my disposal I 



