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6654. JEgeria tibialis Harris. This interesting clearwing was taken by Mr. C. de Blois Green 

 at Marron Lake in July of this year. Several specimens were taken, but as Mr. Green did not 

 have the proper means of killing them at hand, they were, with the exception of the one figured, 

 in rather poor condition. We are very pleased to have this species, as although it has never 

 been listed in any of our local lists, Mr. Win. Beutenmuller, in his " Monograph of the Sesiidae 

 of North America," published in 1901, gives, amongst other places, British Columbia and Van- 

 couver as localities for this species. It has been taken in the New England States, Colorado, 

 and California. The illustration is that of the female ; the male is somewhat smaller, averaging 

 5 mm. less in alar expanse, and is not so robust. The larva? hore into the trunks of willow and 

 poplar. Mr. Green found the empty pupal cases on " cottonwood," probably Populus trichocarpa. 



Eucosmidm. 



6818. Argyroploce capreana Hub. The specimen illustrated was taken by Mr. Marmont at 

 Maillardville on July 7th, 1922. It is not a common insect by any means, as it only occurs 

 sparingly in any given district. Captain J. Wise took a single specimen at Saanichton on 

 July 1st. Mr.-Cockle has taken a few specimens at Kaslo and Mr. T. Bryant has three specimens 

 in his collection taken at Wellington. These latter are labelled frigidana Pack., but they are 

 undoubtedly capreana. I have also seen a poor specimen from Lillooet (Phair) which is refer- 

 able to this species. It is a European insect and feeds on Saliee sp. 



6959. Eucosma lolana Kearf. This interesting species was taken hy Mr. E. R. Buckejl at 

 Chilcotin on July 16th, 1921, and is a new addition to our list. It was described (Trans. Am. 

 Ent. Soc, Vol. 33, page 31, 1907) from two specimens taken at Colorado. 



6965. Eucosma terrococtana Wlshm. A long series of this very pretty little micro, which 

 is new to the Province, was taken by the Hon. J. G. Colville at Saanichton during June and 

 July of this year. It was beaten from arbutus trees exclusively, and it is very probable that this 

 is its food-plant. Mr. W. B. Anderson also took four specimens of this species at Powell River 

 on July 14th. These were beaten from Arctostapliylos tomcntosa. Terrococtana was described 

 in 1879 by Lord Walsingham from specimens taken in California. 



6986a. Eucosma nisella form criddleana Kearf. A long series of both nisella and the form 

 criddleana was taken by Mr. W. R. Carter at Victoria on various dates during July of this year. 

 The species is very variable; in colour it ranges from whitish-grey to cinereous-grey, with 

 scattered black scales ; in some specimens there is a red-brown, somewhat triangular blotch on 

 the inner margin of the primaries; in others the basal area is solid black; this latter is the 

 form criddleana. The typical form is common in England and Ireland and also occurs in Central 

 Europe. The larva? feed in catkins and on leaves of poplar and willow. Criddleana was 

 described (Can. Ent., Vol. 39, page 58, 1907) as a distinct species from specimens taken at 

 Aweme, Man. (Criddle), and Rounthwaite, Man. (Marmont). It was placed by Kearfott in 

 the genus Proteopteryx Wlshm., but it has recently been removed from there and placed as a 

 form of nisella by Mr. Carl Heinrich. 



Tortricithv. 



7285. Amorbia cuncana Wlshm. Captain J. Wise took a long series of this species in fine 

 condition at Saanichton from June 19th to July 2nd. This is the largest of our tortriculs. the 

 male averaging 32 mm., while the female measures 3S mm. when expanded. We are pleased to 

 have this nice series, as we have previously only had a few odd specimens taken at Quainickan 

 Lake (Hanham) and Wellington (Bryant). Mr. W. B. Anderson also took four male specimens 

 at Powell River on July 14th. The females are very much scarcer than the males, the latter 

 preponderating in the proportion of seven to one. The larva 1 feed upon the leaves of arbutus 

 {Arbutus Menziesii). 



*Caccccia victoriana Busck. This species was described from three specimens taken by the 

 writer at Victoria and Goldstreain in July, 1920. I have since taken two more .specimens, one 

 on June 23rd and the other on June 30th, 1921, and as these are in better condition than the 

 type series I am using one of them for illustration. 



Peronea variegana Schiff. This is the first published record of this common European spo< ios 

 having been taken in North America. A single specimen was taken by Mr. A. Meugens al 

 Victoria on July 20th, 1920. This stood as unique in my collection until this fall, when I took 



