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7604. Allononyina vicarialis Zell. The writer took two Specimens in beautiful condition on 

 April 17th at Fitzgerald and two specimens at Goldstreain on May 30th, the latter being rather 

 worn. This is the same insect which Dr. Dyar described as .1. diana var. betuliperda and which 

 is listed in our 1906 Check-list from Kaslo. Au examination of Zeller's type in Lord Walsingham's 

 collection by Mr. Busck (Pro. Ent. Soc. Wash., XI., 97, l'.)09) in 1908 proved that vicarialis and 

 fyetuliperda were conspecific. 



Illustrated Lepidoi'tera. 



TSioctuidw (Plate III.). 



1226. Orosagrotis incognita Sm. The specimen illustrated was taken on Mount McLean, 

 near Lillooet. B.C., at an altitude of 5.C00 feet by Mr. A. W. Ilanham on Augusl 21st, 1920. It 

 was described (Trans. Am. Ent. Soey.. Vol. XXL, page 52, 1894) from two males taken at 

 Laggan, Alta., by Bean at an altitude of 7.000 feet. In Smith's description he gives the locality 

 as Laggan. British Columbia. It is as well to note here that the majority of Smith's earlier 

 references to British Columbia and to "North-west B.C." really refer to Northern Alberta. That 

 is the reason why so many of his species still stand in our local lists as " B.C." without any 

 further specific localities. Mr. Hanham says that the species was not at all uncommon, but 

 unfortunately most of the specimens taken were somewhat worn. 



1274. Euxoa rufula Sm. This species was also taken by Mr. Hanham at the same time and 

 place, hut was much more scarce than the preceding. It was described (Pro. U.S.N.M., X.. 401. 

 1887) from a single male taken by Professor Snow in New Mexico at an altitude of 7,000 feet. 

 Dr. A. W. Lindsey, who kindly identified it, states that the Mount McLean specimen is darker 

 than specimens from Wyoming in the Barnes collection. 



1364a. Euxoa excellens race infelix Sm. Taken by Mr. W. B. Anderson at Fort Steele on 

 August 15th, 1921. It was described (Trans. Amer. Ent. Socy., XVII. . page 57, 1890) from 

 California as a distinct species, but later (Cat. Noct, 1S93) Smith placed it as a synonym of 

 excellens. It has been rescued from the synonymy by Barnes & McDunnough. who have placed 

 it as a race of excellens. The maculation is practically the same, but infelix is of an even dark 

 colour in contradistinction to the contrasting shades of the typical form. Mr. Cockle has also 

 taken a single specimen at Kaslo. 



15S4. Lamina (lihynchagrotis) ncfaseia Sm. (not negascia as listed, vide Benjamin. Bull. 

 So. Calif. Acad. Sci., XX., 100, Dec., 1921). This species has never been properly placed in 

 British Columbia collections. It has generally been placed under the name of anchocelioides 

 Gue. ; sometimes under alternata Grt. The majority of the specimens that I have seen are 

 of a very even brownish-grey, with the terminal area distinctly paler. The species comes 

 commonly to " sugar " at Duncan and I have taken it " at light " at Victoria and Coldstream 

 in September. Mr. Foster II. Benjamin, who has recently revised this difficult genus, has 

 kindly gone over my material in this group, and our British Columbia species are now more 

 accurately placed than was previously the ease- 



1755c. Folia olivacea race davena Sm. Taken by Mr. J. W. Cockle at Kaslo on June 22nd, 

 1910. Amongst some material sent to us for examination by Mr. Cockle was this specimen, 

 which seemed distinct from any of the five named varieties which are in the Museum collection. 

 It was submitted to Dr. Lindsey, who identified it as davena Sm. It seems closer to comis Grt. 

 than to any other named form, but the pale areas are not so light or so well defined, so that 

 davena is not so coutrasty in appearance as comis. , 



1828. Eriopyga bostura Sm. The specimen figured was taken by Mr. Cockle at Kaslo on 

 August 21st, 1913. It does not appear to have been taken in any other locality in British 

 Columbia. The only reference that I can find of this species in the literature that I have at 

 hand is a. note by Wolley-Dod in Bull. B.C. Ent. Soc., Xo. 10, June, 190s. Under the heading of 

 "Additions" he lists Graphipora bostura Sm. (Ann. X.Y. Ac. Sci., XVIII., 103). Type from 

 Kaslo. 



2022. Oncocnemis albifasciata Ilamp. This is the most striking of the British Columbia 

 species of this genus. The specimen figured was taken by Mr. W. B. Anderson at Chileotln on 

 August 26th, 1918. The same collector took the species again at Fort Steele on August lath, 

 1921. Sir George Hampson lists it "from Xorth-west British Columbia." 



2117. Bombycia curvifascia Sm. Taken by Mr. L. E. Marmont at Maillardville. B.C., on 

 August 10th, 1920. This is the first specimen of this species that I have any record of from 



