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The Lycaenids inclade L. couperi, L. scndderi, L. melissa, L. 

 saepinliis, and L. argiohia of the form maniinata. 



Also a pair taken in coitu of Everes comyntas, and two species of 

 Heodex, H. hdaides and H. Ju/lla. 



' The Hesperiidae are represented by two species of TJianaos, T. 

 icelus, and T. naevius ; others of the family are Cocceus jvjlades and 

 Par a try one hobnmok. 



Of the 33 species exhibited, ontinpa, eardiii, and aryiolufi are the 

 only ones occurring in Great Britain. 



Of the few moths I submit to your kind inspection the two 

 Sphingids may perhaps be found of some interest. 



The first is a very dark and I believe not frequent form of 

 PacJn/sphinx }iiodesta, the type being considerably lighter and 

 of brighter colour. The only two of this form in the British 

 Museum were from the United States. The second is Haemor- 

 rhayia thyfibe ab. cimhycifonnis, a species which Mr. Tarns informs 

 me he never met with in the Province of Alberta. 



Attaciix polyplieiiiu!^, and the two Catocalas, C. unijiuja and C. 

 relicta are well known characteristic North American species. 



The beautiful silk-moth, (^allosawia pmmethea, is, T believe, the 

 largest Canadian insect. The photograph shows a female (n.s.) 

 kindly lent me by Mr. W. Mitchell, of S. John's College, Wpg., who 

 took it at Carmen, Man. The measure of this specimen across the 

 wings is 14-2 cm. 



Callhiinrpha lecnntei well merits its generic name, especially when 

 resting with wings closed. 



Cidaria [Kidype) yot/iica will no doubt be recognised as the North 

 American representative of our hastata. 



Pihndojdiora flarida is a bush species, and Enno}i)os antuMiitaria is 

 familiar as a British insect. 



Stheiiopisquadriyiittatus, (jonospileia ciispidea, Sabulodes lorata, and 

 Xant/iotype crocataria complete the list. 



I should like to take this opportunity of expressing my gratitude 

 for the great kindness I received at the Natural History Museum in 

 getting my specimens named, especially from Capt. Eiley in identi- 

 fying the butterflies, and from Mr. Tarns the moths. 



Gaudily coloured short-horned grasshoppers were very much in 

 evidence. The few exhibited were captured in the vicinity of 

 Winnipeg, and include the sexes of Hippisciis ajiiculatus, in which 

 the basal area of the hindwings is crimson, and Circotettix verruca- 

 latim, where the similar area is of a lemon-yellow tint. The last 



