792 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. vol. xxvii. 



spots are less ])roduced. Mr. Cockle is acquainted with the larva on 

 Oeanothu6\ but none occurred to us. The Ceanoth(fS Ijushes were badly 

 defoliated as the result of the work of Tineids {Lyonetia sjMCulella 

 Clemens), which evidently deprived other species of their accustomed 

 food and perhaps drove away the moths which would have deposited 

 eggs. 



TELEA POLYPHEMUS Cramer. 



One specimen, June 29. Mr. Cockle has a good series in his col- 

 lection. This species tends toward a local race in the Kootenay dis- 

 trict. The moths are distinctly more pink and gray than any others 

 that I have, while the peculiar manner of spinning the cocoon with an 

 attachment to the twig, which has been noted by Grote as occasional, "' 

 seems here the usual method, according to Mr. Cockle.^ Eggs and 

 larva? were found b}- Mr. Caudell, and other eggs obtained from 

 female moths by Mr. Cockle. 



PSEUDOHAZIS SHASTAENSIS Behrens. 



Three specimens, two bred by Mr. Cockle from hibernating pup^e 

 Jane 27, and a pair taken with the net by Mr. Caudell in July, the 

 male of which was destroyed in capturing it. I found a brood of 

 3"oung larv8B June 11 on willow. They grew slowly and were not 

 full fed in August when we lost them. It seems probable from these 

 data that the species takes two 3"ears to reach maturity, hibernating 

 first in the Qgg and second in the pupa. 



Family SYNTOMIDiE. 



SCEPSIS PACKARDII Grote, var. COCKLEI, new variety. 



Six specimens, June 25, 27, July 2. Mr. Cockle has others in his 

 collection. The species exhibits a distinct local form or race. They 

 have the size and appearance of jxickardll., but nearly the coloration 

 oifulvicoUls Hiibner, the fore wings being largely blackish and some- 

 what translucent centrally, with only a little of the light-brown tint 

 that occupies the whole wing in packardli. Expanse, 42 mm. I take 

 pleasure in dedicating this form to Mr. Cockle. We endeavored to 

 obtain the life history, but could not find more than one female moth, 

 and that was unfortunately killed before it came into our hands. 



r^^^e.— Cat. No. 6989, U. S. National Museum. 



Family LITHOSIID^. 



CRAMBIDIA CASTA Sanborn. 



One specimen, August 22 (Revelstoke), of the normal large form 

 with white head. 



«Proc. Am. Philos. Soc, XLI, 1902, p. 401. 

 6 Can. Ent., XXXV, 1903, p. 139. 



