June-Sept., 1919.] 



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Type with the author, and paratype with Dr. Barnes. 



That microvalis may not be confused with parvula, which is of 

 the same size, I figure both, my specimen of parvula being presented 

 to me by Dr. Barnes and identified by comparison with his type. 



Autographa alta new name. 

 Autographa excelsa Ottol. 



I have already stated that I am not prepared at present to discuss 

 Sir George Hampson's generic separation, but in one respect it in- 

 terests me. In 1902 I described a new species, giving it the name 

 excelsa. This name Sir Geo. Hampson retains placing it, however, 

 under Syngrapha. Then under Phytometra appears excelsa, Kretsch- 

 mar. If however we should adopt the generic arrangement of 

 Barnes and McDonnough, both of these excelsas would be included 

 under Autographa so that my name would fall, as a homonym. This 

 would not be the case were Dr. Dyar's arrangement retained, be- 

 cause Dr. Dyar lists mctallica under Plusia, and excelsa Krets., is 

 congeneric with mctallica. But Barnes and McDonnough have re- 

 moved mctallica from Plusia, listing it as an Autographa under which 

 rule excelsa Krets. would also be included and as stated before we 

 would have two excelsas under Autographa. In these circumstances 

 I prefer to offer another name. 



When I first described this species I looked upon it as an inhabi- 

 tant of high altitudes ; hence the name excelsa. On a visit to Lake 

 Louise, I followed the trail up to Lake Agnes, and just before reach- 

 ing that point I found a rather large patch of flowering plants on 

 which this species was feeding, and in half an hour before sunset I 

 captured twenty-five specimens. It is for this reason that in aban- 

 doning the name excelsa, I propose the name alta. 



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Explanation of Plate XV. 



Autographa sackeni Grt. 



Autographa diversigna n. sp. (from type). 



Autographa snowi Hy. Edw. (from type). 



Autographa snoivi Hy. Edw. 



Autographa interalia n. sp. (from type). 



Autographa alias Ottol. 



Autographa rectangula Kirby. 



Autographa rectangula, race nargenta n. race (from type). 



Autographa celsa Hy. Edw. (dark form). 



