M 42 British Columbia. 1922 



One specimen taken by Mr. Cockle at Kaslo on August 1st, 1907. This is a very distinct 

 species and cannot be confused with any other British Columbia species. Type series were reared 

 from Artemisia sp. at Rogue River, Southern Oregon. It also occurs in California, Colorado, 

 and Arizona. Barnes and Lindsey also record a specimen from "British Columbia (June)," 

 but no specific locality is given. 



4. Oid-iEaiatophoeus citceracetjs Fish., Can., Ent., XIII., 73, 1881. Primaries brownish-white 

 to greyish, often darker toward costa. There is a variable irroration of blackish scales which 

 tends to collect between the veins and in the basal half of the wing. Whitish at base of cleft, 

 preceded by a brown dash which curves outward to brown costal dash above base of cleft. 

 Fringes brownish-grey with a few white hairs. Secondaries grey-brown with fringes, concol- 

 orous. Expanse 27-29 mm. Palpi short, oblique. Abdomen brownish-white, with central dark 

 dots in distal half. 



Xot uncommon and widely distributed. Recorded from Duncan (Day) ; Wellington (Bryant) ; 

 Alberni (Bedford) ; Mount McLean (Day) ; Kaslo (Cockle) ; and Vaveuby (Moilliet). We have 

 not seen the species from either Victoria or Goldstream. 



Our British Columbia specimens are very even in their colouring, all that I have seen being 

 of the typical brownish-white form. The irroration of the blackish scales is. however, very 

 variable. The species occurs in Washington, California, Colorado, Utah, Pennsylvania, and 

 Manitoba. The life-history is unknown. 



5. Oid.-ematophokus fiell>i Wright, Ent. News. XXXIL, 6, 1921. Primaries: Ground colour 

 white ; the costal edge, discal area from base to cleft, and inner margin broadly brown-streaked. 

 A dark-brown costal streak just above the base of the cleft, connected broadly with tbe outer 

 end of the discal streak, preceded and followed by white; another brown costal streak at the 

 base of the first lobe, then narrowly white to apex. A white spot preceding base of cleft, 

 connected obliquely by a fine white line to the outer costal white spot. Second lobe brown at 

 tip, faint brown line down the centre, and a small square white spot one-third from base. 

 Fringe smoky, darker within the cleft. Secondaries dull smoky brown, fringes darker. Expanse 

 21-26 mm. Palpi mottled light brown and white. Thorax dorsally brown ; anterior part, 

 buft'. Abdomen light brownish-buff on anterior part, becoming almost seal-brown mottled with 

 lighter on the anal segments. 



Two specimens from Atlin. One is from the Bryant collection without date aud the other 

 was taken by E. M. Anderson on July 19th, 1914. They are both rather faded and a little worn. 

 Dr. Lindsey made a slide of the genitalia of the latter to ensure the identification. Barnes and 

 Lindsey also record a specimen from Wellington (Taylor) which is paler than typical. The 

 type series was taken at San Diego, Cal., so that the species has an extensive range; it is 

 also recorded from Arizona. 



6. OiD/EMATOPHOEUS phoebus Barnes and Lindsey, Cont. Lep. Xo. Amer., Vol. IV.. Xo. 4. page 

 406, 1921. Primaries whitish to light tawny brown, the palest area in the second lobe and 

 along inner margin of first. Costa whitish towards base, sprinkled with blackish scales, paler 

 towards apex. Cleft preceded at a short distance by a faint dark dot. Entire wing usually 

 with some scattered black scales, tending to form streaks in the lobes and near the inner margin. 

 Fringes pale on costa, elsewhere brownish-grey to brownish-black, contrastingly darker than 

 wing. Secondaries brownish-grey with slightly darker fringes. Expanse 21-23 mm. Head 

 brown with a whitish band between antennae. Thorax whitish in front, becoming tawny behind. 

 Palpi small, oblique, wbitish, with traces of brown on third joint. 



Described from four specimens from various localities in California. With these the authors 

 have associated a specimen from New Westminster, which, however, is much paler than the type 

 series. Xeither the date of capture nor collector's name is given. Among the material sent 

 from Kaslo was a specimen which was different to anything else that I had seen: it was 

 submitted to Dr. Lindsey. who pronounced it this species. It was taken by Mr. Cockle on 

 June 22nd, 1910. 



7. Oin.uMAToi'iioias in ma.ntih Walsingham, Pter. Cal.. Ore., 54, 1SS0. Primaries brownish 

 — white to tawny with smne scattered dark-brown scales. A short distance before the deft and 

 slightly toward inner margin there is a rounded dark-brown spot, well defined, which may be 

 extended as much as half-way to the costa by an oblique line of dark scales, and occasionally 

 the anterior extremity of this mark alone is evident as a spot much more vague than the first 

 (this is the case in the British Columbia example before met apex and inner margin of first 



