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United States records 



Colorado: Silverton, 3 $$ (July 24-31). 

 Montana: {teste Brann) . 



Canadian records 



Alberta: Waterton Lakes, 2 5 i^, 9 (11-14-VII-1923, J. McDunnough). 



British Columbia: Kaslo, $ (7-VI-1908, J. W. Cockle) ; Mount McLean, Lillooet, 



alt. 4,000-5,000 feet, $, 9 (26-VTII-1923, J. McDunnough) ; Salmon Arm, $ 



(2-VI-1922, W. R. Buckell) ; Seton Lake, Lillooet, $ (9-VI-1926, J. 



McDunnough). 



Remarhs. — ^Various authors have placed this species in one or another 



genus, but, as pointed out in the generic discussion, it is unique and 



cannot be confused with ony other described from North America. 



It probably will be found in other western States and Provinces. 



20. Genus EPICALLIMA Dyar 



Plate 2, Fiouke 14; Plate 6, Figuee 47; Plate 12, Figuke 81, 81a; Plate 16, 



FiQXJEE 99 



Epicallima Dyae, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 52, p. 525, 1903.— Kearfott, in Smith, 

 List of the Lepidoptera of Boreal America, p. 115, 1903.— Meyeick, Journ. 

 Bombay Nat. Hist. Sec, vol. 17, p. 408-409, 1906.— Busck, Proc. U. S. Nat. 

 Mus., vol. 35, p. 201, 1908. — Kearfott, in Smith, Catalogue of the insects 

 of New Jersey, p. 562, 1910. — Busck, Ent. News, vol. 23, p. 170, 1912 ; Proc. 

 Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 14, p. 44, 1912; Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 47, 

 p. 33, 1914. — Barnes and McDunnough, Check list of the Lepidoptera of 

 Boreal America, p. 161, 1917. (Genotype : Callima argenticinctella Clemens.) 



Callima Clemens, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, vol. 12, pp. 166-167, 1860; 

 in Stainton, Tineina of North America, p. 122-123, 1872. (Genotype: 

 Callima argenticinctella Clemens.) 



Head smooth, side tufts somewhat raised, tongue developed; 

 antenna finely ciliated in male, simple in female ; basal segment with- 

 out pecten. Labial palpus long, slender, greatly exceeding vertex; 

 second segment much longer than third, slightly roughened. 



Fore wing elongate, apex pointed, termen oblique, 12 veins; 2, 3, 

 and 4 approximate at base, from angle of cell ; 7 and 8 stalked, both 

 to costa ; 11 from before middle of cell. 



Hind wing narrower than fore wing; costa excavated; 8 veins; 

 3 and 4 connate or short stalked ; 5 about equidistant from 4 and 6. 



Male genitalia. — ^Harpe long and slender, with pointed extension of 

 sacculus arising near cucullus. Anellus with lateral projections, 

 fused or separate. Vesica armed. Gnathos and uncus well developed. 



Female genitalia. — Ductus bursae partly sclerotized and armed on 

 the inner surface with toothlike spines. Signum present. 



Remarhs. — Dyar^^ proposed the name EpicaUima to replace Cal- 

 lima Clemens (1860) which he considered preoccupied by Kallima 



« Dyar, U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 52, p. 525, 1903. 



