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rnade a small collection of Lepidoptera which contained some very interesting species. The 

 following are worthy of special notice: Apantesis blakci race superba Stretch; a single, rather 

 faded Schinia separata Grt. ; this species was recorded for the first time in Rep. Prov. Mas., 

 1920, page 19, from Speuees Bridge, B.C. (Xewcombe), as being new to the Province and a figure 

 of it was given on Plate I. Euasoa quadridentata race flulea Sm. ; this is a good record as it 

 is a very rare species in the Province. CPraptolitha petulca Grt.; this record extends the known 

 range of this species, as it has hitherto only been recorded from the southern part of British 

 Columbia (Vancouver Island to Kdslo) ; Septis barnesi Sm., a worn specimen; Oligia tensa 

 Grt. (see "Illustrated Lepidoptera " ) ; Andropnlia contacta AVlk., a rare species, only previously 

 known from Kaslo ; and Euclidijnera annexa Hy. Edw. Amongst the Geometridse was a nice 

 specimen of Phasiane hebetata Hulst. {see "Illustrated Lepidoptera 7 '); Lygris atrifasciata 

 Hulst., an uncommon species which occurs very sparingly in various localities; and Phitca 

 trilinearia Pack.; this exceedingly handsome geometer is more widely, distributed than is 

 generally supposed. For a number of years a single specimen taken by Mr. E. M. Skinner at 

 Kereineos in May, 1S94, was the only known record for British Columbia. During the last three 

 or four years specimens have been recorded from Lillooet (Phair), Penticton (W. B. Anderson), 

 and now from Chilcotin. 



Barkerville. — During the middle of August a short time was spent in this district by 

 Mr. Buckell, but owing to the extremely wet weather very few insects were taken; the most 

 interesting amongst the geometers being Itame brunneata Thun., one specimen in nice condition 

 being taken. This is a very rare species in British Columbia. I have one other specimen taken 

 by the late R. V. Harvey from Similkameen in July, 1906. In Rep. Can. Arct. Exped., Vol. III., 

 Pt. 1, page 44, Gibson records one specimen from Burwash Creek. Yukon Territory, taken 

 in August, 1914 (D. D. Cairns), rather darker in colour than the Eastern specimens. I have 

 also a single specimen from the Yukon-Alaska boundary taken by Theo, Bryant in 1908. 

 This specimen is also much darker in ground colour than the two British Columbia examples 

 I have mentioned; Lygris destinata Moesch (not common) ; Eupifhicia eretaccaja Pack.; this 

 species has a very wide range in the Province, from Victoria in the south to Atliu in the far 

 north and across the Province to West Kootenay. I am not at all sure but what they embrace 

 one or two well-defined races; and Xanthorhce abrasaria race congrcgata Walk. 



Mr. Buckell also collected a short series of CEncis beani Elwes on Mount Bowman i 7,500 

 feet) on July 9th. This species has been taken on a number of mountain ranges in tbe Province 

 and probably occurs on every mountain of over 7,000 feet altitude. Mount Bowman is a high 

 limestone ridge some 20 miles north-west of Clinton. 



Enderby. — Mr. Downes has handed us a list of species identified by Dr. J. McDunnough which 

 were taken by Mr. J. Wynne in the vicinity of Enderby. They include several good records, the 

 best of them being Tarache areli Streck. ; this pretty little noctuid is extremely rare. I have 

 one specimen from Rossland (Danby) and it has been taken at Kaslo by Mr. Cockle. Syncda 

 ochracea Behr. ; this is another somewhat rare species, odd specimens having been taken at 

 Vaseaux Lake (Treherne), Kaslo (Cockle), and Rossland (Danby). Amongst the geometers, 

 Trichodcsia albovittata race tenuifasciata B. & McD. is the most interesting. Ir was described 

 (Cont. Lep. No. Amer., Vol., 3, No. 4, page 225) from Spirit Lake, Idaho. It differs from typical 

 albovittata in having the white band of the primaries very much reduced in width. I have one 

 specimen from Rossland (Danby). 



Vavenby. — This locality is situated about SO miles north of Kamloops in the valley of the 

 Upper Thompson River. Mr. T. A. Moilliet and his son Ted. who is an enthusiastic collector, 

 sent us a considerable quantity of material during the past season. As we had not previously 

 received any material from this district, we were especially glad to get this, as it has extended 

 our knowledge of tbe range of many common species, as well as furnishing us with specimens 

 of rare species of which we had no previous representatives, including several now to the 

 Province. Amongst the diurnals were specimens of Basilarchia arthemis race rubrofasclata 

 B. & McD.; this species must he extremely isolated, as this makes only the third locality from 

 which it has been recorded in eighteen years. The first was a single specimen taken by 

 Mr. Dashwood-Jones at Halcyon Hot Springs. Kootenay Lake, in 1903, and then no further 

 specimens were recorded until Mr. W. A. Xewcombe took five in the Chilcotin District in VM[>. 

 Incisalia polias C. & W.; Lyoamopsts paeudargiolus form luvia Kirby. and form marginata Edw.; 

 these are the first specimens of these two forms that I have seen from this Province, although 



