M 30 British Columbia. 1922 



British Columbia. It was described from California (Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. XVIII., 109, 1S91). 

 Dr. Lindsey, who kindly determined this specimen, states that there is one specimen in the 

 Barnes collection from Victoria, B.C., which has been identified as B. tlinla Strecker. 



2120. Bomhycia recti fascia Sm. The specimen figured was taken at Vavenby, B.C., by 

 Mr. T. A. Moilliet on August 14th, 1921. The species has been taken at Kaslo by Mr. Cockle. 

 and Mr. Day has taken a specimen at Duncan, which was determined by Wolley-Dod as this 

 species with a question-mark. I have not had an opportunity to compare Mr. Day's specimen 

 with the one from Vavenby. 



2201a. Sympistis zetterstcdti race labradoris Staud. Taken by Mr. Hanham on Mount 

 McLean on August 21st, 1920. This is a fine record as the species is arctic. It was described 

 from Labrador. It is very rare in Xorth American collections. 



2275a. Trachea inordinata race montana Sm. This specimen was taken by Mr. E. R. Buckell 

 at Chilcotin, B.C., on May 30th, 1920. This is another good record and adds another name to 

 our list. It was described (Proc. U.S.N.M., XIII., 444, 1S90) from Colorado. 



2342. Oligia tonsa Grt. Taken by Mr. Cockle at Kaslo, B.C.. on August 1st, 1907. 



2342a. Oligia tonsa race subjnncla Sm. Taken by Mr. Buckell at Chilcotiu, B.C.. on 

 August 1st, 1920. I have taken these two forms together, as there has been considerable doubt 

 expressed at different times as to their specific identity. The former was described by Grote 

 (Can. Ent, XII., 214, Oct., 1SSO) from Nevada as JIadena tonsa. The latter by Smith (Can. 

 Ent, XXX., 323, Dec, 189S) from Colorado and Calgary, Alta. (Dod), as HadencUa subjuncla. 

 In Bull. 52, U.S.N.M., 1902, Dyar sinks suhjuneta as a synonym of minuscula Morr.. but Dr. Smith, 

 in Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, XXIX., 194, states that it has nothing to do with minuscula, but it 

 is really a synonym of tonsa Grt. Dyar, in Proc U.S.N. M., XXVII. . S09, apparently agrees with 

 this and records tonsa from Kaslo, B.C., and states that the specimens agree with the type of 

 suhjuneta. Wolley-Dod, iu Can. Ent, XLIIL, 152. May, 1911, discusses the matter at some length, 

 but believes that tonsa and suhjuneta are distinct. Barnes & McDunnough have listed (Check- 

 list, Lep. Bor. Amer., 1917) suhjuneta as a race of tonsa, a proceeding which seems a far more 

 satisfactory solution. 



I submitted the Kaslo specimen to Dr. Lindsey as tonsa Grt., and he kindly verified my 

 determination. I have carefully compared Mr. Buckell's specimen with the description and- it 

 agrees in all essential particulars. It also agrees fairly well with Holland's figure on Plate XIX.. 

 Fig. 25. I have specimens from Nordegg, Alta. (Bowman), which match exactly the Chilcotin 

 specimen. They were sent to me as tonsa. 



2364. Twniosea discivaria Walk. Taken by Mr. Moilliet at Vavenby on July 28th, 1921. 

 As far as I know, this is a new record for British Columbia. It varies considerably in depth 

 of colouring, one specimen showing considerable red shading. 



2470. Acronycta radcliffei Harv. The specimeu figured was taken at Quaniichan Lake, near 

 Duncan, by Mr. G. O. Day on June 12th, 190S. This is a rare species in British Columbia. 

 It is very close in general habitus to A. grisea reveUata Sm. Mr. Day's specimen agrees with 

 the description (Proc. U.S.N.M., XXL, 107, 1S99) and with the figure given on Plate XII., Fig 4. 

 It was listed in the 1904 B.C. Check-list from Kaslo. B.C.. but Dyar did not record the species 

 in his " Kootenai List," and it was omitted, probably intentionally, from the 1906 B.C. Check-list. 

 Mr. Cockle has a specimen which has been identified by Dr. McDunnough as this species. I have 

 no other records of it, although it may be confused with reveUata in some collections. Radcliffei 

 is a much narrower-winged species and the course of the t.p. and s.t. linos are different. In 

 radcliffei the t.p. line is broadly outcurved from COSta, while in reveUata it is only slisluiy 

 oblique, with the s.t. line parallel, at least superiorly. 



Geomdriilir (Plate IV.). 



3997. Dysstroma ethela Hulst. The specimen figured was taken by the writer at Goldstream, 

 B.C., on July 3rd. 1921. It is rather a rare species and this is the first specimen that I have 

 taken; it is the most perfect specimen 1 have seen of this species. It is closely allied to 

 J), casloata Tayl., but can generally be separated from the latter by the narrower median baud 

 and the absence of the extra-basal bar. It has been taken ai Wellington (Bryant), Duncan 

 (Day & Hanham), and I have seen one specimen taken at Victoria (Meugens, 29. VI., 20). 

 Described by Hulst (Trans. Am. Ent. Soey.. XXIIL, 2S::. 1896) from a single male taken at 

 Sierra Nevada. Cal. 



