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elegans, as both species are closely allied, in fact perelegans is closer 

 in maciilation and size to drupiferarum than it is to vancouverensis. 

 The species referred to by Mr. \V. H. Brittain in Brit. Col. Ent. Socy. 

 Bull. 4, 1914, as drupiferarum is probably perelegans. 



(3) 705 Smerinthus jamaicensis normal form geminatus Say. 

 (The Twin-spot Sphinx). Thi« beautifully coloured moth expands 

 aljout 2Y2 inches. The forewingfs are fawn, tipped and banded with 

 Ijrown. the hindwings are carmine in the middle, bordered with pale 

 tan : near the anal angle is a large black spot in which there are two 

 smaller blue spots, which gave rise to the specific name geminatus. 



This species was originally named and described by Drury in error 

 as coming from the Island of Jamaica. He also was unfortunate in 

 having for* his tj-pe an aberrant specimen in which the large black spot 

 contained only one blue one. Sucji specimens occur very occasionally, 

 as also does one in which three blue spots occur in the ocellus and this 

 is named tripartitus Grt. The first specimens that I saw of geminatus 

 in .British Columbia were two or three in the collection of Mr. \V. 

 Downes, taken at Armstrong, and whicli I recorded in Gibson's Ent. 

 Record for 1917, with a note that it was "the only record we have for 

 B. C." Since then, however, I have seen several more specimens taken 

 by Mr. A. L. Meugens at Kelowna. The larva feeds upon a variety of 

 trees, including apple, plimi, elm, ash, willow and wild cherry. It is 

 fjuite common in the Middle Atlantic States. 



(4) 706a. Smerinthus cerisyi race opthalmicus Bdv. The Eyed 

 Hawk Moth. This is without doubt the commonest species of this 

 genus occurring on \'ancouver Island ; although in Eastern Canada it 

 is comparatively rare. It is on the wing in late April and early May 

 and can be found hanging to electric light cables in almost any street of 

 our coast cities ; on one occasion I took 9 specimens ofT one cable wire. 

 The female lays eggs freely in confinement — large round white ones — 

 like small pearls. The species is easily bred, the larvae feeding on 

 different species of willow. The species is distributed from X'ancouver 

 Island to the foothills of the Rockies. 



(5) 706a. S. cerisyi opthalmicus form pallidulus Edw. This is a 

 most beautiful form, as all the umber brown and grey colourings are 

 replaced by 'shades of pale oliveaceous and light tan. It is rather rare 

 in collections; I only know of five or six specimens being taken. 1 

 captured one on June -26th, 1913, and bred another one on July 14th 

 of the same year. Mr. Phair of Lillooct has' taken one specimen and 

 Mr. Cockle of Kaslo one or two. It is interesting to note that these 

 very pale forms do not emerge tuitil from one to two months later than 

 the typical forms. 



(6) 707 Paonias excaecata A. i\; S. (The lUind Sphinx). This 

 genus differs from the preceding genera in that the head is crested and 

 the apex of the costal margin of the hind wings is produced into a some- 



