44 i Canadian Arctic Expedition, 1913-18 



the species but this illustration is much too pale and cannot be considered as 

 satisfactory. The species is figured in colours on PI. V, fig. 15. 



Itame brunneata Thunb. 



Phalcena brunneata Thunb.: Diss. Ent., I, 9, 1784. 



One specimen from Burwash creek, Kluane district, Yukon Territory, 

 August 8, 1914 (D. D. Cairnes), is in the Canadian National collection. Mr. 

 L. \V. Swett compared this example with material in his collection from Europe 

 and reported that it did not match exactly the specimens in his series. He 

 states 1 " Packard's name ferruginaria would hold in case this form was not 

 exactly like the European. It could only be a race of the European brunneata 

 at best and a series of microscopic slides with life-histories, would be necessary 

 to separate them; in Itame the genitalia are not so highly specialized as in some 

 other groups." 



The Yukon example is rather darker in colour than the other specimens 

 under the name brunneata in the Ottawa government collection from the pro- 

 vinces of Ontario and Nova Scotia. 



Genus Dysmigia Warr. 

 Dysmigia loricaria Evers. 



Fidonia loricaria Evers.: Bull. Soc. Imp. Nat. Mosc., 59, 1837. 



In the Canadian National collection there are eleven Yukon specimens, 

 all males, of this species which were collected by Mr. Geo. Stewart, in 1908, 

 at the following localities: Wagon road between Whitehorse and Dawson, 

 Yukon Territory, August 2, 18, 1908, and Takhuna, Yukon Territory, July 28, 

 1908. 



The species is a common one. We have examples from the provinces of 

 Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. 



Genus Aspilates Tr. 

 Aspilates orciferaria Wlk. 



Napuca orciferata Wlk.: Cat. Brit. Mus., XXVI, 1,693, 1862. 



Three male specimens as follows: Bernard harbour, Northwest Territories> 

 July 10, 1916, 2 specimens (F. Johansen); Kugaluk river, Wollaston Land. 

 Victoria island, Northwest Territories, August 18, 1915 (D. Jenness). 



In addition to the above the Northern Party of the Canadian Arctic Expedi- 

 tion brought back seven specimens, all collected at Armstrong point, Victoria 

 island. Northwest Territories, June 20 to July 11, 1916 (J. Hadley). 



These specimens are much darker than others which we have in the National 

 collection at Ottawa, from Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. 



We have also specimens of this moth from Nansen creek, Placer Mining 

 camp, Yukon Territory, July 7-10, 1914 (D. D. Cairnes). 



Genus Selenia Hbn. 

 Selenia alciphearia Wlk. 



Xclt-nin <ilc i ()},((!, -in Wlk.: Cat. Brit. Mus. XX, 184, 1860. 



A specimen of this geometer from Siwash creek, Yukon Territory, lat. 65 

 f)<)' long. 141, June 28, 1912 (D. D. Cairnes), is in the Canadian National 

 collection. It is a female and closely resembles the form ornata B. and McD. 

 which occurs on Vancouver island, British Columbia. 



In litt. March 22, 1919. 



