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Nepticulida. 
8373. Nepticula latifasciella Cham. Victoria (i. H. B.; W. R. C.). 
8383. Neplicula pomivorella Pack. Victoria (1. H. B.). 
S401. Nepticula diffascie Braun. Victoria (EB. 1. B.; W. R. C.). 

ILLUSTRATED LEPIDOPTERA (PLATE V.), 
Noctuida. 
* Buroa lindseyi Blackmore. This new species is rather uncommon, as I have only taken 
five specimens in twelve years’ collecting on the Island. The ground colour is cinereous grey, 
with sparse fuscous markings. It is closely allied to catenula Grt., which occurs on the Mainland. 
1228. Buxroa murdocki Smith. A single specimen of this rare species was taken by Mr. E. R. 
3uckell at Nicola Lake, B.C., on August 24th, 1922. I have only seen one other specimen from 
British Columbia (taken by Mr. A. W. Phair at Lillooet). The species is recorded in our Check- 
list from “B.C.,” but Smith’s North-west British Columbia really meant Alberta, in the vicinity 
of Red Deer and Edmonton. The above two specimens are the only authentic British Columbia 
records. 
1517. Aphareta pyralis Sm. This species is a new record for British Columbia and was 
taken by Mr. L. BE. Marmont at Maillardville on August 15th, 1922. It is a very interesting 
capture and was originally described (Ent. News, Vol. 7, page 26, 1896) from two specimens 
taken by the late PF. H. Wolley Dod at Calgary, Alta. 
1647. Lasiestra phoca Moesch. A short series tuken by Mr. A. W. Hanham at Mount McLean 
in August, 1921. It had been confused with the race /uteola Sm. taken at the same time and place, 
but it is consistently smaller and differs in minor particulars, especially on the under-side of 
the secondaries. Phoca was described from Labrador in 1864 and it also occurs in Colorado, 
* Oncocnemis parvanigra Blackm. The first specimen of this new species was taken by 
Mr. J. W. Cockle at Kaslo on August 12th, 1909. No further specimens were captured until 
1921, when Mr. Cockle took another ope on August 6th, and Mr. Hanham captured one on Mount 
McLean on August 14th of the same year. The only male specimen was also taken by Mr. Cockle 
on August 10th, 1922. It is close to tenwifascia Sm. 
2122. Brachylomia populi Strecker. A beautiful specimen of this species was taken last 
August by Desmond Martin at Seton Lake, near Lillooet. This is the first record that we have 
of this species from British Columbia, although it has been recorded from Calgary and Red 
Deer, in Alberta. It was originally described from Colorado. 
* Litholomia napwa race umbrifasciata Blackm. This is our common Vancouver Island form, 
which is quite distinct from typical napaa, the latter also occurring in the Interior of British 
Columbia. In wnbrifasciata the ground colour is a greyish-white and has a contrasting dark- 
brown median band, while in napw@a the colour is dark grey, with the maculation somewhat 
obscured. It is also consistently larger. 
2998 Parastichtis decipiens Grt. The specimen figured was taken by Dr. W. R. Buckell at 
Salmon Arm. ‘The species must be very local as we have no record of it from any other locality. 
Decipicns was described from Indiana in 1881. It is closely related to P. acta Grt., which is ¢om- 
mon on Vancouver Island in the late fall. 
2237. Homoglea hircina Morr. A short series of this species, which is new to the Province, 
was taken by Mr. T. .A. Moilliet at Vavenby at the end of March, 1922. It is variable in colour, 
but does not differ materially from Eastern specimens. It is considerably smaller than either 
H. carbonaria Uaw. or H. dives Sm., both of which occur in British Columbia, the former on the 
Mainland and the latter on Vancouver Island. 
Notodontida: 
2652. Tanassa semirufescens Wik. The specimen illustrated was taken by Mr. L. I. Mar- 
mont on July 12th, 1928. It is rather a rare species in the Province. In the 1906 Cheek-list 
I. semirufescens var. peranguiata Wy. Edw. is recorded from Wellington and Kaslo, and I 
strongly suspect that these records refer to semirufescens. Perangulata is now treated as a 
distinct species, although very similar superficially. 

