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clothed with rigid hairs, which conceal the " face." I regard this 

 species as belonging to an undescribed genus, which I can merely in- 

 dicate with such insufficient material. 



Botys octomaculata, Linu. 



• Mackenzie River to Lake Athabasca." R. Keniiicott. 



Metrocampa perlata, Guenee. 



• Athabasca River, July." R. Kennicott. 

 Two (S 9) specimens. 



Cidaria diversilineata, Hiibner. 



" Youkon River, mouth of Porcupine River." R. Kennicott. 



A single, much denuded individual, apparently referable to this 

 species. 



Cidaria obducata. Moschler.? 



■ Mackenzie River to Lake Athabasca." R. Kennicott. 

 A slightly denuded specimen, diflPering from Mr. Moschler's figure 

 and description sufficiently to give me doubt as to the correctness of 

 this determination. 



Cidaria hastata, Linn. 



■' INLxckenzie River to Lake x\thabasca." R. Kennicott. 

 A single specimen. 



ARCTIOIDEA, H-S. 



Arctia Saundersii, Grote. 



A. virgiDicula, Saunders, Sj^n. Can. Arct. p. 9. 



Anterior wings deep velvety black, all the veins narrowly marked 

 with flesh-color. A moderately broad flesh-colored band traverses the 

 length of the wing from base to external margin, becoming furcate 

 above internal angle, and upon which, in the terminal half of the wing, 

 rests a series of similarly colored bands resembling the letter K, with 

 the straight stroke turned towards the base of the wing and the upper 

 limb, attaining external margin, reflexed to costa near the apex ; a trans- 

 verse demi-band crosses the disc from the sub-costal to median veins. 



Costa, internal margin and fringes, flesh-color. Posterior wings pink- 

 ish-red with a pale buff shade along costal margin ; a series of black 

 spots occupying the terminal space, becoming confluent at external 



