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Vancouver Island, some eighteen years ago. Mr. A. L. Meugens took a beautiful specimen of 

 Folia restora Sm. ; this is a rather uncommon species. He also captured a specimen of Auto- 

 grapha metallica Grt., the second recorded from Victoria, the writer taking the first in 1918. 

 Amongst the geometrids taken by Mr. Meugens was a series of femora unilmearia Tayl. "at 

 light " and a single specimen of Dys&troma cthela Tayl. taken on June 24th. This is rather a 

 rare geometer and is the first specimen taken in Victoria. 



Amongst the geometrids taken by the writer during the season the following are of more 

 than ordinary interest: Dysstroma occidentata Tayl. (uncommon) ; D. sobria subumbrata Swett. 

 (the first specimen taken since the type specimens in 1035) ; Hydriomena manzanita Tayl. 

 (rare in Victoria) ; Entephria multivagata Hulst. (first record for Vancouver Island) ; and 

 Nematocampa limbata Haw. (uncommon). 



Mount Neioton. — This locality is about 15 miles north of Victoria on the Saanich Peninsula 

 and attains an elevation of 700 feet. On August 1st, at the invitation of Mr. John Dean, who 

 has an ideal place situated about half-way up the mountain, the writer spent the day collecting, 

 and amongst many good things taken were Dysstroma sobria ochrofuscaria Swett. (the first 

 for several years) ; Enypia packardata Tayl.; and Nepylia umbrosaria nigrovenaria Pack, (the 

 first specimen that I have taken). 



Gold-stream. — -The writer collected extensively in this locality during the seasou and obtained 

 many good things, the following being of special interest: Euxoa brunneigera Grt. (very rare) ; 

 Agrotis esurialis Grt. (uncommon) ; Parastichtis puta dusca Sm. (rare) ; Chlorosca nevadaria 

 Pack.; Lygris atrifasciata Hulst (first record from Vancouver Island); Dysstroma truncata 

 Hufn. ; D. sobria Swett (the first specimen captured since the unique type was taken in 1914) ; 

 Phengommataea edwardsata Hulst (first specimen I have taken and first record from this 

 locality) ; Cleora albescens Hulst (first recorded capture since 1911; very rare, vide Rep. Prov. 

 Mus. Nat. Hist., B.C., 191S) ; and Cleora latipcnnis Hulst (very uncommon). 



Mr. H. McKnight, who resides at Goldstream, took a number of noctuids in September, 

 feeding on hops. On the front verandah of his house a large hop-vine is trained, and after it 

 gets dark the noctuids begin to arrive and with the aid of a lantern are readily bottled. The 

 moths are not easily disturbed and seem reluctant to leave the hops. Amongst the noctuids 

 taken by him the following are of interest: Euxoa brocha Morr. (not previously recorded from 

 Goldstream); Mythimna olwuta Harv. (uncommon); Matuta apposita Grt.; Rhynchagrotis 

 sambo Sm. (uncommon); Graptolitha patefacta Wlk. ; G. ferrealis Grt.; Eremobia claudens 

 albertina Hamp. (rare) ; and Gortyna pallesccns Sm. (a very worn specimen, but undoubtedly 

 this species). 



Departure Bay. — While on a collecting trip to this district last July, Mr. E. P. Van Duzee, 

 of the Californian Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, took a beautiful specimen of that rare 

 geometer Caripeta acqualaria Grt. at rest on the under-side of a leaf. He also took a fine 

 specimen of Synaxis jubararia Hulst. This is rather a remarkable capture, as this geometer 

 makes its appearance early in October as a rule — my earliest date being September 26th. Why 

 it should be on the wing in July is a mystery. 



Alberni. — Amongst a collection of Lepidoptera made by Mr. John Redford, a resident of the 

 district, we note the following: Gortyna pallescens Sm. (the second specimen taken iu this 

 locality) ; Autographa rectangula nargenta Ottol. (uncommon) ; Plusia areoides Grt. 

 (uncommon); Drepana bilineata levis Hud. (rare); Enypia packardata Tayl.; Nematocampa 

 limbata Haw. (uncommon) ; and Evergestis straminalis Hub. 



Neiv Westminster. — Mr. A. B. Baird, of the Dominion Entomological Branch, took several 

 specimens of a medium-sized white moth which was identified by Dr. J. H. McDunnough, of 

 Ottawa, as Liparis salicis Linn, (the satin-moth). This is a new moth to Canada and was 

 probably imported on nursery stock from England. It feeds on Lombardy and other poplars 

 and may turn out to be of economic importance. It is excessively abundant in England. 



MaillardviUe. — Mr. L. E. Marmont, who collected persistently iu this district in spite of the 

 bad weather, took a number of very interesting insects, many of them rare and some of them 

 new to the Lower Fraser Valley fauna. The following noctuids are worthy of more than passing 

 mention: Agrotis cynica perumbrosa Dyar (previously known from Kaslo and Vernon); 

 Agrotis flavotincta Sm. (uncommon) ; Polia grandis Bdv. (previously recorded from Kaslo) ; 

 P. nimbosa Gue. ; Graptolitha thaxtcri Grt. (rare); Trachea sep crans Grt. (previously known 



