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Pyralide (Pyraustine). 
4994. Bvergestis subterminalis B. & McD. Taken on Mount McLean by Mr. G. O. Day on 
August Sth, 1921. Very close to funalis Grt., which also occurs in British Columbia. The latter 
is taken at Kaslo and I have a specimen from Vavenby (T. A. Moilliet). It is recorded in the 
1906 Check-list from Vancouver Island, but this is an error. A specimen from Wellington 
(Bryant) labelled funalis is undoubtedly insulalis B. & MeD., which occurs at several points on 
the Island. 
“4996. Evergestis simulatalis Grt. This pretty species was taken by Mr. W. B. Anderson at 
Fort Steele, B.C., on August 15th, 1921. Mr. Day also took a single specimen on Mount McLean 
on August 10th. Dyar lists the species from Arizona and Colorado. 
Pyralide (Scopariine). 
*Scoparia basalis race pacificalis Dyar. Described (Ins. Ins. Mens., LX., 66, 1921) as a 
new race from specimens, three taken by the writer at Victoria and Mount Newton and one taken 
at Grayland, Wash. (H. IX. Plank) ; it occurs from mid-July to mid-August. The specimen figured 
is one of the co-types and was taken on Mount Newton on August Ist, 1920. Hernaldalis Dyar is — 
now placed as a race of basalis. Dyar in his ‘ Kootenai List” records taking a long series of 
fernaldalis at Shawnigan Lake, B.C. It is also recorded from Kaslo, B.C. 
*Scoparia commortalis Dyar. This new species was described (Jbid., page 67) from 
specimens taken by the writer at Victoria, B.C., July 15th to 17th, 1920. This species is quite 
distinct from any other of our British Columbia scoparids and is easily recognizable by its 
generally brown appearance and the presence of a broad dark-brown band which follows the 
pale outer line. One of the male co-types is figured. 
5248. Scoparia tricoloralis Dyar. Taken by Mr. L. BE. Marmont at Maillardville, B.C., on 
July 13th, 1921. This does not appear to be a common species by any means, although it is 
recorded from several points—Wellington (Bryant), Duncan (Skinner), Ainsworth. (Dyar), and 
Kaslo (Cockle). It is the most brightly coloured of the British Columbia species and is rather 
a pretty insect. Mr. Marmont took three specimens on the 18th and one on the 26th, but it was 
not observed between those dates, although it was searched for. He did not take any the 
previous year. 
Pyralide (Crambine). 
*Crambus tulillus MeDun. The specimen figured is a male paratype kindly returned to me 
by Dr. McDunnough. It was taken by the writer on May 28th, 1918. This species is very 
common in Victoria, generally occurring about the middle of May. It is very close to dissectus 
Grt. and had previously been determined for me as this species, under which name it was listed 
on page 24, Prov. Mus. Rep., 1920. This is the same insect that was listed in the 1904 B.C. 
Check-list as “ dumetellus Hub. Generally distributed (common).” I have seen specimens in 
the Bryant collection labelled dwinetellus which are undoubtedly McDunnough’s new species. 
Dr. McDunnough in his description states that “It (tutillus) is probably closest to dumetellus 
Hub., differing in the much shorter and less distinct white costal line.’ Dr, Fernald in his 
* Crambidee of North America,’ 1896, gives a coloured figure of dissectus (Plate IL., Fig. 12) and 
one of dumetellus (Plate III., Fig. 2), and a comparison of these figures with specimens of 
tutillus shows that the latter is closer to dumetellus than it is to dissectus. 
Pyrvalide (Phycitinw,. 
*Pyla blackmorella Dyar. Described by Dr. Dyar (Ins. Tns. Mens., 68, 1921) from two 
specimens taken by the writer on Mount Tzouhalem, near Duncan, B.C., on June 24th, 1913. A 
figure of the male paratype is given. ‘The writer in company with Mr. G. O. Day climbed Mount 
Tzouhalem on May 24th of the present year, but we were about three weeks too soon for this 
species. Mr. Day, however, secured a nice series on June 13th. It has not been recorded from 
any other locality. 
Occophoridiw. 
G486. Semioscopis aurorella Dyar. 'The specimen figured was taken by Mr.'L. E. Marmont 
at Maillardyville, B.C., on March 4th, 1921. Another specimen was taken on the 14th of the 
same month. These two specimens are the only records that we have of this species in the 
Province. 

