af the Valley of the River Rouge, 41 



Cidaria ladispargaria, "Walker, M.S.S., n. sp. Abundant at Sixteen- 

 Island Lake, May. 

 " Mas. Pallida fusca ; palpi brevissimi ; alse linea alba undulata in- 

 forme incompleta nigricante notata, punctis marginalibus nigris ; 

 antice litura discali nigricante, linea interiore nigra undulata." 

 " Male. Pale brown. Palpi very short. Abdomen and hindwings 

 cinereous, brown speckled ; the former with a compressed apical 

 tuft. Wings with an undulating irregular, incomplete blackish 

 marked white line, and with black marginal points. ForewingS 

 with the middle part somewhat darker, with a blackish discal 

 mark, and with a black interior, irregular, undulating line. Length 

 of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 13 lines." Walker, M.S.S. 



Pyralidina. — Family, Botydae, GuSn. 



Botys magniferalis, Walker, M.S.S. , n.sp. Sugar-bush Lake, Montcalm, 

 June. 

 " 3fas. Alba, subiridescens ; palpi extus fusci ; thorax fusco subcon- 

 spersus ; abdomen fusio fasciatum ; alse anticae fusco varias, maculis 

 duabus magnis anticis fuscis, fimbria fusco inter lineata ; posticse 

 fusco conspersse." 

 " 3Iale. White, slightly iridescent. Palpi brown on the outer side. 

 Thorax slightly speckled with brown. Abdomen with irregular 

 dark brown bands. Forewings excepting the discal part mottled 

 with brown ; two large brown spots extending from the costa to 

 the disk, the inner one narrower than the outer one and not half it3 

 length ; fringe diflfusedly interlined with brown. Hindwings irre- 

 gularly speckled with brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lines." Walker, M.S.S. 

 Euhulea tertialis, Guen. This is the species mentioned at p. 95 of 

 Volume V, as so abundant on Raspberry blossoms in July, at 

 Bevin's Lake, Montcalm. 



Note. — The new species mentioned above without descriptions, will 

 probably be described in the British Museum Catalogues of the Geome- 

 trina now publishing. 



The following three species of Neuroptera were determined for 

 me at the British Museum : — 



PolystcBchotes nebulosus, Fabr. (sticticus, Buin.) and Osmylus validus^ 

 Walker. This fine insect is very numerous in August in the pre- 

 sent district, and also about Montreal near water. It flies at all 

 hours of the night, often dashing into one's face, and with its large 

 soft, gauzy wings communicates a very unpleasant sensation, 

 especially to a solitary watcher by a lonely camp fire in the back- 

 woods. It closes its wings and falls head foremost to the ground 

 immediately it strikes against any object, and remains motionless 

 for a few seconds before again taking wing. It is much attracted 

 to light. 



