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I have seen a specimen taken by Mr. Cockle at Kaslo, and I have also fouud a rather poor male 

 among some papered material taken by the late W. II. Dauby at Rossland many years ago. 



Maillardville. — Mr. L. E. Marmont, besides collecting a large number of " Micros," took the 

 following desirable species : Feralia columbiana Sin. ; Graptolltha thaxteri Grt., a very uncommon 

 species ; Trachea indocilis Wlk., a single specimen. This is a good capture as the species seems 

 rather rare in British Columbia collections. The other recorded localities that I know of are 

 Duncan (Day), Alberni (Eedford), Kaslo (Cockle), Rossland (Danby), and Upper Columbia 

 River (Dod). It may be more common than supposed, as it is probably confused in collections 

 with Trachea divesta Grt., which it very much resembles, especially if the specimens are some- 

 what "worn. Autographa nicholhc Hamp. : several specimens of this species were taken in May 

 and again in September, thus indicating it to be double-brooded. There is no apparent difference 

 between the two broods. It is also reported from Duncan (Day & Ilanham) as having two 

 broods in the season. Euthyatira putiens Gn. (peach-blossom moth) ; a single specimen of 

 this handsome species was taken and a fine specimen of Drepana bilineata Pack, was bred 

 ex pupa. 



Amongst the Geometridse, Mr. Marmont captured a nice specimen of that rare species Cledra 

 albescens Hulst., and another specimen of Lygris harvci/ata Tayl. A short series of JEthaloptera 

 anticaria race fumata B. & McD. was taken. The specimens taken by Mr. Marmot are consider- 

 ably paler than those taken by Mr. Cockle at Kaslo, from which locality the species was described. 

 A most peculiar incident of a butterfly being taken " at light " was related to me by Mr. Marmont. 

 At 11.30 p.m. on the night of August 6th, while out collecting noctuids, he noticed a peculiar- 

 looking moth (?) flying around an electric-light pole. Upon capturing it. it proved t<» lie a 

 specimen of Phyciodes mylitta Edw. This is the first instance I have heard of a butterfly being 

 taken in this manner. 



Lillooet. — Mr. A. W. Phair, who generally sends in some very desirable material, has not 

 collected as much as usual this season, the cares of an increasing business having prevented him 

 getting into the field as often as he has done in previous years. However, amongst the material 

 sent in was a specimen of Acronycta mansueta Sm. ; this is the first authentic specimen of this 

 species that I have seen. It agrees perfectly with the description and figure (Proc. U.S.N.M., 

 Vol. 21, page 100, and Plate XII., Fig. 7). Dyar in his "Kootenai List" records one specimen 

 from Kaslo (Cockle), but a specimen sent to me by Mr. Cockle as this species is A. grisea race 

 revelleta Sm. ; Acronycta strigulata Sm., a rather worn specimen. This species was figured in 

 Rep. Prov. Mus., 1920, Plate I. 



Amongst the geometers was a specimen of Dysstroma formosa Hulst., a rather rare species. 

 I have seen one other specimen previously from the same locality and one from Vavenby. 

 During the second week of August Messrs. Day and Ilanham spent six days camping on Mount 

 McLean at an elevation of 5,000 feet. Several trips were made to an altitude of 7,500 feet, at 

 which elevation many alpine insects were taken. The most noteworthy of the diurnals were: 

 Eiir.it hi us nastes race streckeri Gr. ; Ercbia vidleri Elwes; Strymon saepium Bdv. ; Heodes 

 cupreus Edw. ; and 11. heteronea Bdv. A single specimen of Euxoa colata Grt. was taken. This 

 is a most interesting record, as the species must be exceedingly rare. Dyar records one from 

 Sandon, B.C., and a specimen is recorded from Mount Cheam, B.C. Two specimens of Oncocncmis 

 hayesi Grt. were captured; this is a new locality for this species, Kaslo being the only previous 

 record. Curiously enough, a specimen of Autographa alta Ottol. was taken, to which the same 

 remark applies. 



Princeton. — Mr. A. S. Thomson, who was with a surveying party in the mountains in this 

 district, managed to pick up a few specimens, which included Breiithis chariclea Schneid and 

 Euphydryas anicia D. & H. among the diurnals; Diacrisia vagans Bdv. and Paras&mia phinta- 

 ginis form gcometrica Grt. in the arctiids. The only noctuid taken was a rather rubbed specimen 

 of Zale benesignata race largera Sm. The species was described by Smith (Proc. U.S.N. M.. 

 Vol. 35, page 257, 190S) from two specimens, a male from Winnipeg, Man., and a female from 

 Wellington, B.C. (G. W. Taylor). I have no record of any specimen of this species bavin;,' been 

 captured in the Province since the type was taken until Mr. Thomson secured this specimen. 

 which was kindly identified for me by Dr. J. McDunnough. A single geometer was taken. 

 Macaria denticulate race se.vpunctata Bates. This is rather an uncommon species; it has been 

 recorded from Chilcotin and Penticton. 



Chilcotin-.—'Slv. E. R. Buckell, who has been studying the grasshopper situation in this 

 district for the past two years under the direction of the Provincial Department of Agriculture. 



