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Island, and this is the most southerly point yet recorded. Mr. A. W. Hanham, in a recent 
letter, tells me that he has a specimen given him by the late Rev. G. W. Taylor. labelled Cameron 
Lake, July 23rd, 1903, and Mr. G. O. Day writes me that he took one specimen at Cowichan 
Zay, July 7th, 1915. The date of the Fitzgerald specimen is June 15th. On the Mainland, 
anywhere from Lillooet to the Kootenays, this particular geometer is very abundant, some years 
being a perfect nuisance. 
Maillardville—This small settlement is about a mile from Fraser Mills and some five miles 
from New Westminster. Mr. L. E. Marmont, the Reeve of the district and an old-time ento- 
mologist, has taken some very interesting species there. The most desirable of the Noctuide are 
Rynachgrotis gilvipennis Grt.; Trachea impulsa Gn.; and Bomolocha palparia Wik. (uncommon). 
Mention must be made of two remarkable aberrations; one of Namagana praacuta Sm. is 
a peculiar melanic form, the ground colour of the primaries being of a dark sooty brown, with 
the orbicular, reniform, and s.t. line of a light-ash colour and standing out in startling relief. 
The other one is Zale m inera norda Sm., and in place of the usual mottled appearance, with its 
abundance of fine wavy lines, the whole of the wings are light brown, being only relieved by a 
wide black t.p. line, black discal mark, and black basal area. Amongst the geometers taken, 
Philobia ulsterata Pears. in very uncommon, and we were glad to get the record of Caripeta 
equaliaria Grt., taken on May 17th. This latter seems to be exceedingly rare, as we have very 
few records of its capture. i 
Lillooet—During the first week in July Messrs. Day & Hanham, of Duncan, made a 
collecting-trip to Lillooet, and, although owing to the poor season the general result was rather 
disappointing, a few good specimens were taken, especially in the Geometride. Amongst some 
of the latter submitted to us for identification we noted the following: Drepanulatrix wnical- 
cararia Gne. and its form cervinicolor Hist.; D. faminaria Gne.; and D. carnearia Hulst. The 
latter is an exceedingly good capture and is the first male and the third record we have from 
the Province, the other two being a female from Kaslo and another female from Ymir. 
A single specimen was taken of Dysstroma formosa Wulst. This is the first record we have 
had of this for three years, Mr. A. W. Phair having taken a single specimen at the same place 
on June 23rd, 1916. 
On looking over some material recently sent by Mr. Phair, we found a nice specimen of 
Smerinthus cerisyi opthalmicus form pallidulus Edw., taken on August 16th, 1919. This is the 
latest date we have of this form, although Mr. Cockle reports one taken at Kaslo on August 9th, 
1901. Amongst the Noctuids, Rynchagrotis vittifrons Grt. and cerapoda oblita Grt. are the best. 
Up to the present we have no record of either of these species being taken in any other locality. 
Spences Bridge.—Mr. W. A. Newcombe, who is connected with the Provincial Department of 
Fisheries, spent the latter part of August in this district, and in his spare time collected a little 
material, some of which was very desirable, noticeably Huroa costata idahansis Grt.; Rhizagrotis 
flavicollis Sm.; and Lycophotia nigra Sm. The latter name has been used in many British 
Columbia collections for a somewhat similar species—L. astricta subjugata Dyar. The only other. 
authentic records of nigra that we have besides this are from Armstrong, Rossland, and Kaslo. 
Only one geometer was taken, Jt@me matilda Dyar. 
Quesnel Dam.—During September Mr. Newcombe spent a few weeks in this locality, but as 
the season was getting late nothing much was taken; however, we are always pleased to get 
material from here, as very little collecting has been done in this district. Polygonia satyrus 
Edw., P. faunus rusticus Edw., Aglais j-album Bdy. and Le C., were the only Diurnals taken. 
A short series of Agrotis inopinatus Sm. was captured, the only noctuid observed. Geometers 
were also scarce, three specimens of Dysstroma being all that were seen. Two of these belong 
to the citrata group, the other one being D. formosa boreata Tayl., which is a very rare form 
and one that we are pleased to receive. 
Osoyoos.—In addition to the Diurnals mentioned under the heading of “ Illustrated Lepi- 
doptera,’ Mr. W. B. Anderson succeeded in getting a few specimens of Marmopteryxe marmorata 
Pack. This is an exceedingly pretty geometer on the under-side, the marbled effect being 
especially striking. The first specimens we saw of this species were a pair collected by Mr. 
I. M. Anderson on May 7th, 1918, at Vaseaux Lake, just south of Penticton. 
Fort Steele.—Mr. W. B. Anderson took the first specimen of Huptoieta claudia Cram. recorded 
from British Columbia on September 28rd, 1919. This is a most interesting record, and we are 
glad that Mr. Anderson, who is a most indefatigable worker, has added this to our list of 

