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Anarta richardsoni Curt. 



Hadena richardsoni Curt.: 'Ross' Narr. Second Vow. App. p. 72, pi. A. f. 1 I. 

 1834. 



Two specimens as follows: Bernard harbour, Northwesl Territories, July, 

 1915, male (F. Johansen); Port Epworth, ( !oronation gulf, Northwest Territories, 

 August 18, 1915, male (J. J. O'Neill). 



Four specimens (3 males. 1 female), collected at Armstrong point, Victoria 

 island, Northwest Territories, July 1-10, 1916 (J. Hadley), were broughl back 

 by the Northern Party of the Canadian Arctic Expedition. 



In the Canadian National collection are two other specimens labelled as 

 follows: Klutlan "lacier, Yukon Territory, 9,000 feet, June, 1913 (H. F. J. 

 Lambart); Gravel river, Northwest Territories, July 2, 1908 (J. Keele). 



This species has a wide distribution. Hampson records it from Greenland, 

 Hudson hay, Labrador, Alaska, Scandinavia, and Novaya Zembla. 



Anarta leucocycla Staud. 



Anarta leucocycla Stand.: Stett. fait. Zeit., 1875, p. 296. 



Four specimens, three males and one female, as follows: Bernard harbour, 

 Nort Invest Territories, August 14-18, 1915, 3 males (F. Johansen); cape Pullen, 

 Wollaston land, Victoria island, Northwest Territories, August 18, 1915, 1 

 female (D. Jenness). 



The only locality given by Hampson, in vol. V of the Catalogue of the 

 Lepidoptera Phalsena? in the British Museum, is Greenland. 



The female from cape Pullen is figured on PI. V, fig. 14. 



Anarta cordigera Thunb. 



Noctua cordigera Thunb.: Mus. Nat. Acad. Ups. Diss., VI, 72, 1788. 



In the Canadian National collection there is one specimen, a female, from 

 the Yukon, collected " 60 miles from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, near Cham- 

 pagne landing, June 10, 1914 (D. D. Cairnes)." Also a specimen, ;i female, 

 bearing the label " Lake No. 4, Pike's portage, (beat Slave lake. May 20. 1900 

 (J. Tyrrell)." 



These specimens, in general, resemble examples in the collection from eastern 

 Ontario. 



( icnus Leucania Ochs. 



Leucania yuconensis Hamp. 



Leucania yuconensis Ham p.: Ann. Mug. Nat. Hist., VIII, 125. L911. 



One specimen of this species from the type locality, namely, Dawson, Yukon 

 Territory, 1909, is in the Canadian National collection. 



< lenus Sympistis Ilbn. 

 Sympistis melaleuca Thunb. 



Noctua melaleuca Thunb.: Diss. Ent., II, -12, 1791. 



In the ( 'anadian National collection are two specimens of this arctic species , 

 one from Charlton island. James bay. July S. 1SS7 (J. M. Macoun), and tin- 

 other from Burwash creek, Kluane district. Yukon Territory, Augusl 8, I '.Ml 

 (D. D. Cairneo. 



The specimen from Charlton island, is in good condition and was determined 

 some years ago by Dr. Dyar. I have recently compared it with the figure i I 

 melaleuca on plate 50e, of Seitz's Macrolepidoptera of the World. The Yukon 

 specimen is in rather pool- condition, but seems to be this species. 

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