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British Columbia. It was described from California (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., XVIIT., 109, 1891). — 
Dr. Lindsey, who kindly determined this specimen, states that there is one specimen in the 
Barnes collection from Victoria, B.C., which has been identified as B. thula Strecker. 
2120. Bombycia rectifascia Sm. The specimen figured was taken at Vavenby, B.C., by 
Mr. T. A. Moilliet on August 14th, 1921. The species has been taken at Kaslo by Mr. Cockle, 
and Mr. Day has taken a specimen at Duncan, which was determined by Wolley-Dod as this 
species with a question-mark. I have not had an opportunity to compare Mr. Day’s specimen 
with the one from Vayenby. ~ 
22014. Sympistis zetterstedti race labradoris Staud. Taken by Mr. Hanham on Mount 
McLean on August 21st, 1920. This is a fine record as the species is aretic. It was described 
from Labrador. It is very rare in North American collections. 
2975a. Trachea inordinata race montana Sm. This specimen was taken by Mr. E. R. Buckell 
at Chilcotin, B.C., on May 380th, 1920. This is another good record and adds another name to 
our list. It was described (Proc. U.S.N.M., XITI., 444, 1890) from Colorado. 
2342. Oligia tonsa Grt. Taken by Mr. Cockle at Kaslo, B.C., on August 1st, 1907. 
23424. Oligia tonsa race subjuncta Sm. Taken by Mr. Buckell at Chilcotin, B.C., on 
August Ist, 1920. I have taken these two forms together, as there has been considerable doubt — 
expressed at different times as to their specific identity. The former was described by Grote 
(Can. Wnt., XIT., 214, Oct., 1880) from Nevada as Hadena tonsa. The latter by Smith (Can. 
Ent., XXX., 323, Dec., 1898) from Colorado and Calgary, Alta. (Dod), as Hadenella subjuncta. 
In Bull. 52, U.S.N.M., 1902, Dyar sinks subjuncta as a synonym of minuscula Morr., but Dr. Smith, 
in Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., XXIX., 194, states that it has nothing to do with minuscula, but it 
is really a synonym of tonsa Grt. Dyar, in Proc. U.S.N.M., XXVII., 809, apparently agrees with 
this and records tonsa from Kaslo, B.C., and states that the specimens agree with the type of 
subjuncta. Wolley-Dod, in Can, Ent., XLIII., 152, May, 1911, discusses the matter at some length, 
but believes that tonsa and subjuncta are distinet. Barnes & McDunnough have listed (Cheek- 
list, Lep. Bor. Amer., 1917) subjuncta as a race of tonsa, a proceeding which seems a far more 
satisfactory solution. 
I submitted the Kaslo specimen to Dr. Lindsey as tonsa Grt., and he kindly verified my 
“determination. I have carefully compared Mr. Buckell’s specimen with the description and it 
agrees in all essential particulars. It also agrees fairly well with Holland's figure on Plate XIX., 
Fig. 25. I have specimens from Nordegg, Alta. (Bowman), which match exactly the Chileotin 
specimen. They were sent to me as tonsa. 
2364. Teniosea discivaria Walk. Taken by Mr. Moilliet at Vavenby on July 28th, 1921. 
As far as I know, this is a new record for British Columbia. It varies considerably in depth 
of colouring, one specimen showing considerable red shading. ' 
2470. Acronycta radcliffei Harv. The specimen figured was taken at Quamichan Lake, near 
Dunean, by Mr. G. O. Day on June 12th, 1908. This is a rare species in British Columbia. 
It is very close in general habitus to A. grisea revellata Sm. Mr. Day’s specimen agrees with 
the description (Proc. U.S.N.M., XXI., 107, 1899) and with the figure given on Plate XIL., Fig 4. 
It was listed in the 1904 B.C. Check-list from Kaslo, B.C., but Dyar did not record the species 
in his “ Kootenai List,” and it was omitted, probably intentionally, from the 1906 B.C. Check-list. 
Mr. Cockle has a specimen which has been identified by Dr. McDunneugh as this species. I have 
no other records of it, although it may be confused with revellata in some collections. Radcliffet 
is a much narrower-winged species and the course of the t.p. and s.t. lines are different. In 
radcliffei the t-p. line is broadly outeurved from costa, while in vevellata it is only slightly 
oblique, with the s.t. line parallel, at least superiorly. 
Geometride (Plate IV.). 
3997. Dysstroma ethela Hulst. ‘The specimen figured was taken by the writer at Goldstream, 
B.C., on July 8rd, 1921. It is rather a rare species and this is the first specimen that I have 
taken; it is the most perfect specimen I have seen of this species. It is closely allied to 
D. casloata Tayl., but can generally be separated from the latter by the narrower median band 
and the absence of the extra-basal bar. It has been taken at Wellington (Bryant), Duncan 
(Day & Hanham), and I have seen one specimen taken at Victoria (Meugens, 29, VI., 20). 
Described by Hulst (Trans. Am. Ent. Socy., NNIIL, 283, 1896) from a single male taken at 
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