4 i Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



Papilio glaucus canadensis R. & J. 



Papilio glaucus canadensis R. & J.: Novitates Zoologicse, XIII, 586, 1906. 



Two Yukon specimens of the form canadensis are in the Canadian National 

 Collection, namely from: Klotassin river area, lat. 62 31' to 63 06'; long. 137 30' 

 to 13.9 30', summer, 1916 (D. D. Cairnes), and Frances river (lat. 60 29'), July 

 1, 1887 (Dawson and McEvoy). 



Genus Parnassius Latr. 

 Parnassius smintheus Dbldy. and Hew. 

 I'lirnaxxiux xmintheus 'Dbldy. & Hew.: Gen. Diur. Lep., pi. 4, 1847. 



Two specimens in the Canadian National collection from the following 

 northern localities: White river district, international boundary, Yukon Terri- 

 tory, lat, 61 55', long. 141, July 13, 1913 (D. D. Cairnes); White river, 

 Yukon Territory, long. 141, July 23, 1913 (D. D. Cairnes). 



FAMILY PIERIDAE. 

 Genus Pieris Schrank. 

 Pieris occidentalis Reak. 

 /Vm'x occidentalis Reak.: Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., VI, 133, 1866. 



( )ne specimen from Bernard harbour, Northwest Territories, July 30, 1915, 

 female (F. Johansen). 



In addition to this specimen there is in the Canadian National collection 

 at Ottawa, specimens from the following Arctic localities: Mackenzie river, 

 opposite Gravel river. Northwest Territories, July 18, 1908 (J. Keele); Mt. 

 Eduni, Gravel river, Northwest Territories, July 8, 1908 (J. Keele); Klutlan 

 Glacier, elevation 7,500 feet, 141st meridian, international boundary, June 21, 

 1913 (E. W. Xesham). 



Pieris napi L. 



Verity 1 has treated, at length, the various races and forms of this species. 

 More recently, however, Barnes and McDunnough 2 have discussed the forms 

 of nfif)}' which occur in the extreme north. 



No specimens of this species were collected by members of the Canadian 

 Arctic Expedition but it is of interest to include here records of specimens in 

 the Canadian National collection, which were collected by other explorers. 



Pieris napi arctica Verity. 



/VfY/.v nti/)/ urcticd Verity: Rhopalocera Pala3arctica, 334, 1911. 



In the Ottawa collection there are ten specimens which we have determined 

 as this form, namely from the following localities: White river district, Yukon 

 Territory, lat. (i2 31' to f>3 06', long. 137 30' to 139 30', summer 1916, 2 

 males (I). I), Cairnes); valley of the Mayo river, Yukon Territory, July, 1904, 

 1 male (,J. Keele); Nansen creek, Placer Mining camp, Yukon Territory, July 

 1 7. 1!H I. :> m:ile< (I). 1). Cairnes); near Hear creek, 120 miles from Whitehorse, 

 on Kluane road, .June 17, 1914, 1 male (D. D. Cairnes); between latitudes 67 25' 

 and (H) 30', long. 141, June 15, 1912, 1 female (D. D. Cairnes); Pelly river, 

 Yukon Territory, .July 13, 11)07, 1 female (J. Keele). In the Entomological 

 Record for H)07 ;< this latter specimen is recorded under the name hitltht. 



1 Rhopalocera Palsearcti<-;i, \" |. 1. 



ttt. Nat. Hist. Lep, \. A.. HI. Xo. 2, and IV, No. 2. 

 3 Hop. Knt. SOP. On t., 1!H)7. 



