M 20 British Conumpra. 


Morpholeria melaneura. Cranbrook, April—-May—October. 2 
Pseudoleria pectinerata. Cranbrook, June. 
(Meothea canadensis, Cranbrook; Michel, April—July. 
Acantholeria @diemus. Cranbrook; Michel, April—August. 
Acantholeria abnormalis. Michel, July. 
A new scheme of classification for this family has been proposed by Mr. Garrett, based 
chiefly on the length of the foremost fronto-orbital bristle, and six new genera have been erected, 
viz.: Barbastoma, Postleria, Amebalaria, Morpholeria, Pseudoleria, and Acantholeria. 
The species of this family are snYall dark-coloured flies looking something like dung-flies. 
They are found in damp shady places and fly in the twilight. The larvie feed in fungi, decaying 
wood, and the dung of small animals, such as dogs, rabbits, and bats. 
THEMIPTERA. 
The following four species were described by Dr. H. M. Parshley in the Proc. Brit. Col. Ent. 
Soc., Feb., 1921, page 16 et seq.:— 
Tingida, ‘ , 
Acalypta modesta. From three specimens taken at Royal Oak, B.C., by R. C. Treherne on 
May 14th, 1917. 
Miride. 
Daceria formicina. This species was described from several specimens taken by Mr. W. 
Downes in the Saanich District, B.C., and at Shawnigan Lake, B.C., in July and August, 1918. 
Saldida. 
Saldula comata. WHolotype male and allotype female taken at Beaver Lake, Saanich District, 
B.C., by W. Downes, June 17th, 1919, and paratype female at Vernon, B.C. (Downes), September 
26th, 1918. : 
Saldula nigrita. Described from specimens taken by Mr. Downes at Duncan, B.C., on 
September 17th, 1919. 
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LEPIDOPTERA NOT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED FROM BritisH COLUMBIA. 
The following annotated list contains those species of Lepidoptera which have been taken 
during the past two seasons and of which we have had no previous record. It does not include 
the Microlepidoptera, which are treated of under a separate heading, neither does it include 
the names of species recently determined as new to the Provinee, but which have stood as 
uniques in the cabinets of various collectors for a number of years. The numbers preceding 
the names are the same as those contained in Barnes & McDunnough’s Check-list of North 
American Lepidoptera, 1917. 
z Noctuide. 
1226. Orosagrotis incognita Sm. Mount McLean, near Lillooet, B.C., August 21st, 1920 
(A. W. Hanham). Further remarks on this species will be found under the heading of 
“ Tllustrated Lepidoptera.” 
1256. Huroa floramina Sm. A single specimen taken by A. W. Phair at Lillooet? B.C., on 
September 5th, has been determined by Dr. A. W. Lindsey as agreeing with specimens of 
Jloramina Sm. in the Barnes collection. 
1274. Burcow rufula Sm. Mount MeLean, B.C., August 22nd, 1920. (See °“ Illustrated 
Lepidoptera.” ) : 
1288. Huroa exrculta Sm. <A single specimen taken at Vavenby, B.C., by T. A. Moilliet on 
August 26th has been determined as this species by Dr. H. G. Dyar, who compared it with 
Smith’s unique type. In Proc. U.S. N.M., Vol. XXII., page 424, Smith gives “ North-west British 
Columbia * as the locality for the single male from which the species was described. It is more 
likely that ‘“ North-west Territory ” was meant, as most of Smith’s species described from this 
general locality have turned out to be from Northern Alberta. I believe that this Vavenby 
specimen is the first authentic record that we have of this species from British Columbia. 
18644. Euroa excellens race infclir Sm. Fort Steele, B.C., August 15th, 1921 (W. B. 
Anderson). (See ‘ Illustrated Lepidoptera.’’) 5 

