152 The Ottawa Naturalist. [Feb. 



Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides Gn. 2, 6, 19 Aug., 1905, (Y). 

 Pseudeva purpurigera Walk. 12, 19 Julv, 1902, (Y) ; 20 July, 



1905, (G); 21 July, 1903, (Y) ; 28 July, 1904, (Y) ; 29 July, 



1906, (Y). 



Phytometra hrassiccB Riley. 10 Aug., 1911, (G); 16 Aug., 1900, 

 (G); 31 Aug., 1900, (Y) ; 3 Sept., 1900, (G) ; larva on cab- 

 bage 5 Sept., pupated 13 Sept., moth emerged in cellar 

 26 Sept., 1908, (F). 



This is a common economic pest of cabbages in the 

 United States, but fortunately it has not as yet appeared as 

 a very destructive species in Canada. In 1907, the larvae 

 were found rather commonly in a large greenhouse in Toronto 

 where lettuce was being grown. Specimens forwarded 

 to me changed to pupae on Jan. 2 7, the moths emerging 

 at Ottawa on Feby. 23. In the Ottawa district I have 

 occasionally found the larvae on cabbage. 



Phytometra ruhida Ottol. 5 June, 1905; 13 June, 1906; 17 

 ' June, 1904, (Y). 



Phytometra putnami Grt. 6, 12, 15 June, 1901, (G) ; 14, 21 

 June, 1899, (Y) ; 23 June, 1908, (G) ; 26 June, 1905, (F); 

 28 June, 1899, (G) ; 14 July, 1899, (G). 



Phytometra contexta Grt. 1, 2, 5, 12 June, 1899, (G) ; 7, 12, 13 



June, 1901, (G) ; 18 June, 1904, (G) ; 8 Julv, 1905, (F); 11 



Aug., 1903, (Y); 12, 29 Aug., 1902, (G); 13 Aug., 1904, (G); 



21 Aug., 1904, (Y); 25 Atig., 1899, (G) ; 23 Sept., 1911, 



(Beaulne). 



In 1901 eggs were secured from a captive female. 

 Oviposition took place June 14, and the larvae hatched 

 June 19, the egg stage being thus five days. The larvae 

 fed readily on Kentucky Blue Grass. 



Phytometra biloba Steph. 29, 30 June, 1903, (Y) ; 2, 3 July. 

 1903, (G); 2 Julv, 31 Aug., (Y) ; 3 Sept., (G) ; 24 Sept., 

 1900, (F); 22 Oct., 1903, (G). 



Mr. Young has found the larvae at Ottawa on clover. 



Phytometra oo Cram. 2 5 May, 1903, (G). 



This specimen was named rogationis by Ottolengui. 

 This however, is placed, by Hampson, as a synonym of oo. 



Phytometra precationis Gn. 2 5, 30, 31 Mav, 1899, (G) ; 2, 7 

 June, 1899, (G) ; 5 June, 1894, (F) ; 10 June, 1902, (G) ; 18 

 Jtme, 1904, (G) ; 2 5 July, 1900, (Y) ; 12 Aug., 1904, (G); 

 24, 26 Aug., 1899, (G); 30 Aug., 1900, (G); 10 Sept., 1908, 

 (G); 15 Sept., 1899, (G) ; 24 Sept., 1900, (G). 



Common around flowers in late May and June. Many 

 specimens have been seen frequenting the flowers of Cara- 



