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O. Dav, not far from his residence at Quamichan Lake, on the 22nd May, 

 1914. This variety was described in Can. Entomologist, August, 1910. 

 Commenting on this capture, Mr. Swett says, "This is a rare variety and 

 rather unexpected to turn up in B.C. I have only seen it from Cali- 

 fornia so far, and only two specimens at that." 



Hydriomena speciosata var. ameliata Swett (nov. var. ) This 

 variety has a broad white median band which easily distinguishes it from 

 the typical form. So far I have only taken two specimens, one on the 

 7th July, 1914, at Garden City, and the other two days later at Swan 

 Lake, both of them being females. The type remains in my own collec- 

 tion while the paratype is in the collection of Mr. L. W. Swett. It was 

 described in the Can. Ent., February, 1915. 



Hydriomena grandis var. saawichata Swett (nov. var.) This is a 

 very striking variety "and cannot be confused with typical grandis, the 

 rusty-brown colour of the basal and outer thirds greatly contrasting with 

 the black median band. It flies with grandis about the middle of May, 

 and is on the wing about a month. It is not uncommon, although I have 

 never taken more than two in any one day. It gets worn much qviicker 

 than grandis, and is hard to get in good condition ; out of eighteen that 

 I have taken in the past two years, only seven are in perfect condition. 

 The name was originally written saanichata, but owing to a typo- 

 graphical error was printed as saawichata, and according to international 

 custom I am afraid that name will have to stand. 



Stamnodes blackmorei Swett (nov. sp.) This species is very local, 

 and only occurs, as far as I know, in the vicinity of Victoria. It is a very 

 pretty species, especially on the underside, which is suffused with a rosy 

 flush, this being very noticeable in freshly caught specimens. It is by 

 no means common, although it occurs regularly ; I having taken 

 twenty-two specimens in the last three years. It had gone for many 

 years under the name of gibbicostata Walk., an eastern form which 

 occurs as far west as Winnipeg. I was always doubtful about our form 

 being conspecific with this latter, and after receiving additional specimens 

 of the true gibbicostata from Montreal, Que. ; London, Ont., and Cin- 

 cinnati, Ohio, I noticed many diflierences which have led to its being 

 described as a new species. In size it is much smaller, and underneath 

 on the hind wings it is quite clear, where gibbicostata is heavily striated. 

 It also flies a month earlier, emerging about the first week in July. I 

 have placed paratypes of both this and the preceding one in the Pro- 

 vincial Museum at Victoria, and have also sent a paratype of each to 

 the Canadian National Museum at Ottawa. 



Petrophora defensaria var. mephistaria, Swett (nov. var.) On the 

 30th August, 1914, I took a very striking variety of defensaria, which 

 was entirely unlike anything I had seen before. As it did not fit any 

 published description that I had, I sent it to Mr. Swett, who, it appears, 



