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mm which only occurs in high altitudes and in the extreme north; Cenonympha kodiak, 
., two specimens were taken (this I believe is new to Canada, its previously recorded 
locality being Alaska); W@neis uhleri, Rkvt., a Rocky Mountain species; Gneis norna var. 
ygete, Hub., a large series of this butterfly taken (this species was first recorded from 
abrador in 1824); Rusticus scudderi, Edw. (this is closer to the typical form than the 
Eastern specimens going under this name); and Hesperia centaur, Rambur (this latter 
species occurs in the North Atlantic States and in Europe). 
Moths were not so plentiful, noctuids being especially scarce; the long days with little 
or no darkness of this region in the summer-time making the usual attractions of “light ” and 
“sugaring” of very little use. However, Mr. Anderson took several specimens of Anomogyna, 
letabilis, Zett., which is an exceedingly rare noctuid moth hitherto only recorded from 
Labrador. These are the only known North American specimens in Canada at the present 
time. The specimens were taken flying at dusk on dates ranging from July 6th to 15th. 
This species also occurs in Arctic Europe, where, however, it is still very rare. The following 
noctuids taken are also new to the Province: Hadena morna, Streck; Mamestra sutrina, Grote ; 
Anarta cordigera, Thunb. ; Anarta richardsoni, Curtis; and Autographa orophila, Hampson. 
Amongst the Geometride a large number of very desirable species were captured, including 
the following which are new to British Columbia, viz.: Hustroma destinata var. lugubrata, 
Mosch., a very handsome insect and quite rare; Rheuwmaptera hastata var. hastulata, Hub. ; 
Rheumaptera luctuata, D. & 8. ; Petrophora circumvallaria, Taylor (this species was described 
from specimens taken at Calgary, Alberta); and Leptomeris jrigidaria, Mosch., an inhabitant 
of Arctic America. 
Good collections in Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Diptera were made, many of which 
still await classification and identification. 
During the past season a quantity of material in this branch has been collected by Mr. E. 
M. Anderson in the Sahtlam District, Vancouver Island (1,382 specimens), Mr. J. A. Munro 
at Okanagan Landing (1,900 specimens), and Mr. C. Garrett at Cranbrook (1,627 specimens). 
Amongst the many good things taken by Mr. Anderson the following Noctuide are rare : 
Feralia columbiana, Smith; Rhynchagrotis niger, Smith ; Noctua calyary, Smith; Rancora 
solidaginis, Behr.; Euchalcia putnami, Grote; and Hosphoropteryx thyatiroides, Gue. Mamestra 
radix, Walker, is new to Vancouver Island, and the following are new to British Columbia : 
Autographa bimaculata, Stephens ; Melalopha albosigma var. specifoca, Dyar, belonging to the 
family Notodontide ; and Albuna pyramidalis var. montana, Hy. Edw., a member of the 
Sesiid group. In the Geometride, whilst nothing new was taken, there nevertheless were 
some very desirable species, of which the following ‘are worthy of mention: Hupithecia 
perfusca, Hulst ; Dysstroma occidentalis, Taylor; Hydriomena multiferata, Walker; Chlorosea 
nevadaria, Pack.; Aplodes darwiniata, Dyar ; EBuchlaena mollisaria, Hulst; 2. pectinaria, 
D. & 8.; and Metanema quercivoraria, Gue. It is well to note that several specimens of that 
pretty little butterfly Pamphila palaemon, Pall., were taken, a species which is rapidly becoming 
extinct on the southern portion of Vancouver Island. 
The material collected by Mr. Munro, while large in quantity, did not produce many rare 
species, the following Noctuide being most worthy of note: Hadena allecto,“Smith ; Rhyncha- 
grotis trigona, Smith; Agroperina pendrina, Smith; HLuxoa obeliscoides, Gue.; and Graphiphora 
eurtica, Smith. However, one variety new to British Columbia was taken—Platyprepia 
virginalis var. guttata, Bdy., a moth belonging to the Arctiidze family. 
Mr. C. B. Garrett, of Cranbrook, also added four more species to the list, viz.: Agroperina 
lincosa, Smith; Mamestra canadensis, Smith, previously recorded from New Brunswick ; 
Syneda seposita, Hy. Edw.; and Ceryconis octus. Amongst the Geometride taken by Mr. 
Garrett there were three species new to the Province, viz.: Leptomeris ancellata, Hulst ; 
 Diastictis oceiduaria, Packard ; and Metanema determinata, Walker (this latter an inhabitant 
of the Atlantic States). In addition to these, the following desirable species were taken : 
_ Entrepia multivagata, Hulst; Marmopteryx marmorata, Packard ; Euchlena johnsonaria, 
Fitch; and LZ. astylusaria, Walker. 
_ * Mr. W. A. Newcombe, of Victoria, B.C., while in the Chilcotin District this past summer 
took five specimens of Basilarchia arthemis, Drury. This is a very interesting record, as it 
definitely settles the fact that this butterfly does occur in British Columbia. Although this 
species has never been admitted to the list, it has been a debatable subject for some years as 
to whether it did or did not occur in the Province. Its habitat is the North Atlantic States, 
_ but it is also taken in the three Prairie Provinces. 
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