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recorded from Victoria—viz., Duphyia luctuata Schiff—on June 14th; also another specimen of — 
Bupithecia borealis Wulst., the first records for British Columbia of this species being mentioned 
in last year’s Museum Report, page 12. 
Mr. W. B. Anderson whilst collecting noctuids at light took a nice specimen of the peach- 
blossom moth (Huthyatira pudens Gue.). This is an exceedingly rare moth in this district. 
He also took a short series of Hydriomena crokeri Swett on April 29th. This geometer is as a — 
rule very uncommon and is extremely local. I do not know of any other locality in British 
Columbia where it has been taken, and even here it seems to be restricted to one section of the 
city. The same collector took a single specimen of Hrannis vancouverensis Hulst. on November 
30th. This is the first record since I took a solitary specimen here on Noyember 22nd, 1914. 
Mr. W. R. Carter, Assistant Biologist of the Provincial Museum, took a fine specimen of that 
uncommon noctuid, Rhynchagrotis niger Sm., on July 15th; also a specimen of Autographa 
rectangulata Kirby, which is a new record for this district. In the Report of the Provincial 
Museum, 1917, p. 12, mention was made of the taking of a specimen of Neptyia phantasmaria 
Streck, which, together with one other, were the only known records from Victoria. It is — 
interesting to note that Mr. Carter took a specimen on September 16th in Beacon Hill Park; 
from that time on he visited the park daily, with the result that up to October 3rd he had taken 
twenty-six specimens (twenty-four males and two females). It has evidently started to breed 
here, and as it is a pine-feeder there is no doubt but what it will become established here from 
now on. 
My theory is that odd specimens come over on the boats from Vancouver, where it is 
extremely common in September. They are probably attracted by the bright lights of the ship 
at night at Vancouver, and settle on some portion of the rigging, flying off the next morning in 2 
Victoria, as all specimens found have been in the immediate vicinity of the sea-shore. 
Goldstream.—On July 3rd*the writer took a trip up Mount MacDonald, one of the mountains 
to the south of Goldstream, and was fortunate enough to take a couple of male specimens of 
Plebeins melissa Bdw., a rather rare butterfly on Vancouver Island. I was pleased to take this, 
as it had been eliminated from the 1906 Check-list of B.C. Lepidoptera, and I was rather 
undecided as to its inclusion in a new Check-list which is in preparation. 
On another trip on July 5th to Mount Braden, which is west of Goldstream, I took a geometer _ 
which at first sight seemed new to me, but later I recognized it as Stamnoctenis morrisata Hulst., — 
the first specimen of which was taken at Duncan last year (vide Report Provincial Museum, 
1917, p. 18). I went again on July Sth to the same place and succeeded in taking another one, 
but an extended search failed to reveal any more specimens. Both of them were males and in 
fine condition. 
Mr. A. W. Hanham, of Duncan, also took two at light and Mr. G, O. Day took one at Maple ~ 
Bay, so the species looks like it was going to become established. 
Other Heterocera of interest taken by the writer at Goldstream were Autographa mappa 
G. & R.; A. corusea Streck; Lnypia packardata Tayl.; and Hyperetis trianguliferata Pack. 
Vernon.—Mr. W. Downes took a specimen of Pieris beckeri Edw. on September 30th, This 
butterfly seems very uncomomn and is rare in British Columbia collections. He also took a fine 
specimen on May 24th of Acronycta mansucta Em., a rather rare noctuid, and a specimen of 
Xanthorhe ferrugata on the same date, a geometrid which is not at all common. 
Mr. M. Ruhman captured on April 26th one of our rarest arctids—Phragmatobia fuliginosa 
borealis Staud. ‘To my knowledge there have been only three specimens taken in British Colum- 
bia—the one just mentioned, one taken by the late Captain R. V. Harvey at Vancouver on April | 
23rd, 1907, and one taken at Alberni, V.I., by Mr. W. R. Carter in May, 1915. 
Kaslo.—Mr. J. W. Cockle has taken a specimen of Macaria purcellata Taylor, which is the 
first that has turned up since the types were taken; he has also taken WM. minorata incolorata 
Dyar., which is a very rare geometer and was described from Kaslo in 1904. 

NEW BRITISH COLUMBIA INSECTS. 
The following twelve insects have been described as new to science during the year 1918. 
They comprise four species of Lepidoptera, three species of Hymenoptera, and five species of 
Diptera, 
