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Several interesting specimens were taken amongst the Geometride, including two new to 
the Province—viz., Venusia duodecemlineata Pack. and Hupithecia borealis Hist. The former 
was taken at rest on an electriclight pole by the writer in April. It is closely allied to V. 
pearsalli Dyar (which is one of our commonest spring species), but can be distinguished by its 
generally darker colour and the wavy extra-discal line on the forewings. The latter was taken 
at “light” by Mr. A. Robinson en June 27th, and another specimen was taken by Mr. W. Downes 
at Oak Bay on the 30th of the same month. This species was originally described from 
Manitoba. 
The other geometers of more than passing interest were: Lobophora nivigerata Walk.; this 
has been an exceedingly rare species until this year, when we had the good fortune to take half 
a dozen specimens; Cosymbria dataria Hist.; Calocalpe undulata Linn.; Nematocampa limbata 
Haw. As recorded in last year’s Annual Report, this pretty little geometer had not been recorded 
from this district for twelve years until 1916, when two specimens were captured at “light.” 
This season a special look-out was kept, with the result that a nice series of eleven specimens $ 
were taken. It is evidently very local. Metanema inatomaria Gue.; a single specimen was 
taken at “light” in the same locality as the one taken last year. Pero occidentalis Hulst.; 
two males were taken on June 4th and 7th respectively. This is a very interesting record, as 
it is rather a rare species and not previously known west of Penticton. 
We haye specimens from the latter locality and also from Rossland. The Azelina occi- 
dentalis Tulst., given as “generally distributed” in the 1906 Check-list of British Columbia 
Lepidoptera, is an error, as the species there referred to is Pero giganteus Grossb., which has 
a known range from Vancouver Island to Kaslo. The chief determining character of occidentalis 
is the dentate antenne of the male; in the other three species of Pero which occur in British 
Columbia the antenne are filiform in both sexes. 9 
Mr. W. B. Anderson, Inspector of Indian Orchards, took a single specimen of Neptyia 
phantasmaria Streck in September. This is also an interesting record, as this, together with 
one taken by the writer in September, 1915, constitutes the only known records of this species 
in Victoria. ; 
The same collector also took a specimen of Hemorrhagia diffinis rubens Hy. Edw. in his ~ 
garden at Oak Bay in September. This species is single-brooded and flies about the first week 
in May; the most probable explanation is that the cocoon, which is generally spun up under 
fallen leaves, was lying in an exposed place subject to the direct rays of the sun, and conse-~ 
quently brought to maturity at the end of the summer instead of lying dormant until the 
following May. 
The following noctuids, collected by Mr. W. Downes, of Oak Bay, are worthy of mention: 
BHuxroa catenula Grt. (new to this district); H. esta Sm. (rare); Polia lubens glaucopis 
Hamp.; Septis multicolor Dyar (rather rare) ; T'rachea finitima cerivana Sm.; and Autographa 
celsa Hy. Edw. He also took a short series of Hupithecia obumbrata Taylor on Mount Tolmie 
in May. This is the first record of this species in Victoria. It is evidently a mountain form, | 
as it has been taken by Mr. Day on Mount Tzouhalem, near Duncan, and also on the mountains 
at Goldstream. 
I nearly forgot to mention that a school-boy captured ‘a specimen of Pseudohazis eglanterina 
Bdy. (the sheep-moth) near the Ross Bay Cemetery. This is the first record of this species 
that we have from Victoria; it occurs sparingly at Goldstream, Shawnigan, and Duncan. 
Goldstream.—On one of the writer’s occasional trips to this locality a number of noctuid 
moths were taken after dark feeding on a large patch of cultivated sunflowers, amongst which 
were specimens of Huroa esta (rare); L. tessellata tesselloides Grt.; and Rhynchagrotis rufi- 
pectus Morr. On another occasion a beautiful specimen in perfect condition of Cleora excelsaria 
Streck was taken. This is the first capture of this exceedingly rare geometer that has been 
recorded for about thirteen years. It was taken at rest on a fire-blackened tree-trunk early on 
the morning of June 4th. An extensive search for further specimens was made, but no others 

were seen. 
A nice series of Perizoma costiguttata Hulst. was obtained on the 3rd and 4th of the same 
month; this species is evidently very local in its habits. 
Duncan.—Myr. G. O. Day, of Quamichan Lake, has succeeded in breeding a short series of 
that uncommon deltoid Bomolocha toreuta Grt. The larvee were found feeding on dogwood in 
