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brown with an olive-green tinge, sprinkled with black and white scales. There is a specimen 

 of this species in the Provincial Museum collection labelled Cerma olivacea Sin., and under 

 which name it is listed in the British Columbia Check-list. 



2G0S. Monocles festivoides Gn. This is another uncommon species as far as British Columbia 

 is concerned. The specimen illustrated was taken by Mr. G. O. Day, of Duncan, while on a 

 collecting-trip at Lillooet last July. It is recorded from Wellington and Kaslo. and I have not 

 beard of it from any other locality. I have seen the Wellington specimen, and it is in a very 

 ragged condition. It was taken on June IStb. 1904. Holland, in bis " Moth Book," remarks that 

 it is not uncommon in the Eastern States. 



Geometrid.e (Plate II.). 



3979. Lygris tcstata Linn. This geometer is new to British Columbia and was taken by 

 Mr. W. A. Newcombe at Quesnel Dam on September 2nd, 1919. This is a European insect, but 

 occurs throughout the Atlantic States ; it has also been reported from Calgary, Alberta, by 

 Wolley Dod. In the U.S. Geo. Survey, Vol. 10, 1876, " Monograph of the Geometric! Moths," 

 Packard gives Victoria, B.C., as a locality, which is evidently an error, as propulsata Walk, is 

 the only species of this genus occurring on Vancouver Island. 



3990. Thera otisi Dyar. The specimen figured is from the nimotypical locality and was 

 tal^en by Mr. Cockle on August 27th, 1919. This is not by any means a common species, and 

 even at Kaslo is not of regular occurrence. It is reported from Cameron Lake, but this, I 

 believe, is meant for Mount Arrowsmith, as I have seen three or four specimens (in a very 

 poor condition) taken by Mr. Theo. Bryant many years ago and labelled from that locality. 

 I also have a note that I saw a specimen from Lillooet a year or so ago. 



*Eupithccia probata Swett & Cassiuo. This pretty little geometer was described from 

 material collected by the writer at Victoria, B.C. This species is rather uncommon and has 

 previously gone under the name of nevadata Pack., with which it has been confused for many 

 years. It is one of the earliest of our "pugs" and is generally found in company with E. 

 ravocostalkita Pack., appearing about the last week m March. I have never seen them on the 

 wing, but have generally found them in the early morning at rest on electric-light poles. In 

 eight years' collecting I have taken but ten specimens of this species ; on the other hand, its 

 congener, ravocostaliata, is fairly common. 



*Euf)ithccia moirata Swett & Cassino. This species had been previously identified by Mr. 

 vSwett as implorata Hulst, but a careful study of Hulst's type by the senior author has proved 

 that this species is new, although closely allied. It differs from probata in its smaller size and 

 dark fuscous wings. It was described from specimens taken by Mr. E. M. Anderson at Penticton 

 on April 17th and ISth, 1913. It is evidently local, as I have not seen any other specimens since, 

 although I have examined considerable material from there during the last three years. 



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