P 22 British Columbia. 1920 



No. Amer., Barnes & MeDunnough, Vol. III., No. 3, p. 159, the authors believe that diccki, along 

 with our other British Columbia form supcrba Stretch, should be treated as a race of blakci Grt. 

 Unfortunately, very little material, in this group is available from British Columbia, and 

 until these various races can be bred from larva to imago, with notes on their larval and pupal 

 stages, they cannot be definitely placed. Dietiki was described in Amer. Ent., Vol. VI„ p. 02. 

 • 1S90, from Spences Bridge, B.C. 



Ncctuidje (Plate II.). 



18C9. Stretchia murieian Grt. We have illustrated this species, as it has been misidentified 

 in nearly all British Columbia collections, and is generally placed under the name of 8. plusicc- 

 formis Hy. Edw. The probable reason for this may lie in the fact that in Dr. Dyar's Catalogue 

 (Bull. 62, U.S.N.M.) muricina is listed as a synonym of plusiceformis. There is a certain super- 

 ficial resemblance between them, but they are easily separable by the following differences in 

 maculation : In muriclana the pale terminal area of the primaries is sharply divided from the 

 chestnut-brown of the rest of the wing, while in plusiceformis the bluish-grey outer area merges 

 imperceptibly with the brown median band of the fore wing. Also the basal area of the latter 

 species is of somewhat the same shade of grey as the outer area, while in muricina it is con- 

 colorous, with the rest of the wing, excepting the pale terminal area. In plusiccformis the thorax 

 is light grey, with a distinct black collar ; in muricina the thorax is light brown, with the patagia 

 pale , and a narrow dark-brown colour; also in the former the fringes of the primaries are far 

 more heavily checkered. 



1871. Stretchia plusiccformis Hy. Edw. The specimen figured was taken by Mr. W. H. 

 Danby at Rossland some twenty years ago, and a comparison of the two figures will show the 

 differences that I have pointed out above. In our previous Check-lists plusiceformis is listed as 

 being " generally distributed," but so far I have only seen the species from Rossland. It most 

 likely occurs throughout the whole of that region and should be taken at Kaslo. Variabilis Sin., 

 listed from Kaslo only, may be this species, but this I have not as yet seen; it was described 

 from Colorado. Muricina was described from Oregon and should occur throughout British 

 Columbia as far east as the Okanagan, but our material only indicates points on Vancouver 

 Island and the Lower Fraser Valley. 



1999. CucuUia florea Gn. This is another of Mr. Danby's captures from Rossland. and has 

 not hitherto been recorded from British Columbia. The species in this genus have at all times 

 been very difficult to separate satisfactorily, as many of them are closely allied, and although, 

 as a rule, the species are rather uncommon, especially in the West, they have a very wide range. 

 Florea is an Atlantic Coast species, its habitat being given as New York and New Jersey. 



In the 1906 Check-list obscurior Sm. is listed from Kaslo and the Coast region. This species 

 is now regarded as a race of florea. It is decidedly smaller and has much the same type of 

 maculation, or lack of it, and is of a more even colour. We have only seen the species from 

 Penticton and Lillooet, although Dr. Dyar records it from Kaslo in his " Kootenai " List, Proc. 

 U.S.N.M., Vol. 27, p. 871. 



2001. CucuUia omissa Dod. This species has been recorded from a greater number of 

 localities in British Columbia than any other species of this genus, but the specimen illustrated 

 is the first record of its being taken in Victoria. It was taken by the writer on June 27th. 1919. 

 at rest on an electric-light pole and was in beautiful condition. This species was described by 

 the late Wolley Dod in the Can. Ent., Vol. 4S, p. 5S. February. 1910. The type material came 

 from a number of localities, including Nelson and Windermere, in British Columbia. 



This species had been confused with postern Gue. (to which it is closely allied) for a number 

 of years, and was listed from Kaslo under this name in previous British Columbia Check-lists. 

 The known range of omissa in British Columbia is from Vancouver Island to the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, and we have records from many intermediate points, including Princeton, Merritt. 

 Kami oops, and Kaslo. 



2412. Cerma cucrva Barnes. This is apparently a rather rare species. The writer has only 

 taken two specimens in eight years — one on August 25th, 1916 (the specimen figured), and 

 another one in rather poor condition some two or three years previous. As far as can lie 

 ascertained, it has not been taken at any other locality besides Victoria. It was described by 

 Dr. W. Barnes (Can. Ent., Vol. 39, p. 1(1. January. 1907) from a single male specimen taken 

 li,\ Mr. A. W. llanham in this city. It is rather a pretty insect, the fore wind's being a dark 



