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made a small collection of Lepidoptera which contained some very interesting species. The 
following are worthy of special notice: Apantesis blakei race superba Stretch; a single, rather 
faded Schinia separata Grt.; this species was recorded for the first time in Rep. Prov. Mus., 
1920, page 19, from Spences Bridge, B.C. (Newcombe), as being new to the Province and a figure 
of it was given on Plate I. Bucoa quadridentata race fluted Sm.; this is a good record as it 
is a very rare species in the Province. Graptolitha petulca Grt.; this record extends the known 
range of this species, as it has hitherto only been recorded from the southern part of British 
Columbia (Vancouver Island to Kaslo); Septis barnesi Sm., a worn specimen; Oligia tensa 
Grt. (see “ Illustrated Lepidoptera”) ; Andropolia contacta W1k., a rare species, only previously 
known from Kaslo; and Euclidimera annera Hy. Edw. Amongst the Geometridie was a nice 
specimen of Phasiane hebetata Hulst. (see “Tllustrated Lepidoptera”); Lygris atrifasciata 
Hulst., an uncommon species which occurs very sparingly in various localities; and Platea 
trilinearia Pack.; this exceedingly handsome geometer is more widely distributed than is 
generally supposed. For a number of years a single specimen taken by Mr. E. M, Skinner at 
Keremeos in May, 1894, was the only known record for British Columbia. During the last three 
or four years specimens have been recorded from Lillooet (Phair), Penticton (W. B. Anderson), 
and now from Chilcotin. 
Barkerville—During the middle of August a short time was spent in this district by 
Mr. Buckell, but owing to the extremely wet weather very few insects were taken; the most 
interesting amongst the geometers being Itame brunneata Thun., one specimen in nice condition 
being taken. This is a very rare species in British Columbia. I have one other specimen taken 
by the late R. V. Harvey from Similkameen in July, 1906. In Rep. Can. Arct. Exped., Vol. IIL., 
Pt. 1, page 44, Gibson records one specimen from Burwash Creek, Yukon Territory, taken 
in August, 1914 (D. D. Cairns), rather darker in colour than the Hastern specimens. I have 
also a single specimen from the Yukon-Alaska boundary taken by Theo. Bryant in 1908. 
This specimen is also much darker in ground colour than the two British Columbia examples 
I haye mentioned; Lygris destinata Moesch (not common); Hupithicia cretaceata Pack.; this 
species has a very wide range in the Province, from Victoria in the south to Atlin in the far 
north and across the Province to West Kootenay. I am not at all sure but what they embrace 
one or two well-defined races; and Xanthorhe abrasaria race congregata Walk. 
Mr. Buckell also collected « short series of @ncis beani Elwes on Mount Bowman (7,500 
feet) on July 9th. This species has been taken on a number of mountain ranges in the Province 
and probably oceurs on every mountain of over 7,000 feet altitude. Mount Bowman is a high 
limestone ridge some 20 miles north-west of Clinton. ; 
Enderby.—Myv. Downes has handed us a list of species identified by Dr. J. McDunnough which 
were taken by Mr. J. Wynne in the vicinity of Enderby. They include several good records, the 
best of them being Tarache areli Streck.; this pretty little noctuid is extremely rare. I have 
one specimen from Rossland (Danby) and it has been taken at Kaslo by Mr. Cockle. Syneda 
ochracea Behr.; this is another somewhat rare species, odd specimens haying been taken at 
Vaseaux Lake (Treherne), Kaslo (Cockle), and Rossland (Danby). Amongst the geometers, 
Trichodesia albovittata race tenuifasciata B. & McD. is the most interesting. It was described 
(Cont. Lep. No. Amer., Vol., 3, No. 4, page 225) from Spirit Lake, Idaho. It differs from typical 
albovittata in having the white band of the primaries very much reduced in width. I have one 
specimen from Rossland (Danby). 
Vavenby.—This locality is situated about $0 miles north of Kamloops in the valley of the 
Upper Thompson River. Mr. T. A. Moilliet and his son Ted, who is an enthusiastic collector, 
sent us a considerable quantity of material during the past season. As we had not previously 
received any materiai from this district, we were especially glad to get this, as it has extended 
our knowledge of the range of many common species, as well as furnishing us with specimens 
of rare species of which we had no previous representatives, including several new to the 
Province. Amongst the diurnals were specimens of Basilarchia arthemis race rubrofasciata 
B. & MeD.; this species must be extremely isolated, as this makes only the third locality from 
which it has been recorded in eighteen years. he first was a single specimen taken by 
Mr. Dashwood-Jones at Halcyon Hot Springs, Kootenay Lake, in 1903, and then no further 
specimens were recorded until Mr. W. A. Newcombe took five in the Chilcotin District in 1915. 
Tncisalia polias C. & W.; Lycanopsis pseudargiolus form lucia Kirby, and form marginata Edw. ; 
these are the first specimens of these two forms that I have seen from this Province, although 


