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a nice series in my own garden during the second week of September. Mr. W. R. Carter also 

 took a number of specimens at Esquimau about the same time. It is a very variable insect, 

 but the variation seems to run along two distinct lines. In the one form the outer area of the 

 primaries is a dark slate and the inner area a clear pure cream; in the other the- outer half is 

 a reddish-brown, while the basal area is a chalky-white, with a small dark triangular blotch 

 with its base resting on the inner margin. Meyrick (Hdbk. Brit. Lepid., 1895) gives its food- 

 plant as hawthorn, blackthorn, rose, etc. 



Adelidw. 



8448. Nemotois bellela Wlk. This new record was taken by Mr. T. A. Moilliet at Vaveuby 

 on May 2Sth, 1922. Only one specimen was taken, but that was in a beautifully fresh condition. 

 It is rather a handsome insect, especially when viewed under a lens. The ground colour of tne 

 primaries is yellow, which is mostly obscured by overlying dark-brown scales which heavily 

 outline the entire margin of the wing as well as the veins, thus giving it a general dark-brown 

 effect. The narrow transverse hand is bright yellow, bordered on both sides by light-blue scales. 

 The secondaries are dark brown and when viewed in certain lights the whole insect has a strong 

 purplish reflection. 



The genus Nemotois Hub. is rather a large one, containing as it does something over eighty 

 species, most of which occur in Europe, India, and Japan; bellela, however, being the only 

 North American representative. The species was described by Walker in 1863 and the only 

 locality then given was " Canada." 



Notes and Corrections. 



In the Entomological News for July, 1922 (Vol. 33, page 211), there is an article by Dr. A. W. 

 Lindsey entitled " Notes on the Distribution and Synonymy of some Species of PterophoricUe." 

 The greater part of the "notes on distribution" deal with British Columbia specimens sent 

 by me to Dr. Lindsey for determination, and are included in my paper on " The Pterophoridie 

 of British Columbia," which appeared in the Ann. Rept, Prov. Museum, 1921, page 34 et seq. 

 Included in Dr. Lindsey's paper are " Notes on the Synonymy " communicated to him by 

 Mr. Edward Meyrick, of Marlborough, Eng. 



As two of the species mentioned occur in British Columbia, it is thought advisable to refer 

 to them here, as corrections to my paper, noted above. Mr. Meyrick expresses the belief that 

 Platyptilia shastcc Wlshm. and fragilis Wlshm. are synonyms of albida Wlshm. In this view 

 Dr. Lindsey coucurs, and the name albida Wlshm. should be substituted for fragilis on page 38 

 of the Ann. Rep., Prov. Mus., 1921. 



Further, Mr. Meyrick says: " Orncodcs (Alucita) montana Ckrll. is in my opinion a synonym 

 of huebneri Wall. (Europe, throughout Africa and Kashmir)." In his letter to Dr. Lindsey he 

 also discusses the characters which lead him to this conclusion. As Mr. Meyrick is a world-wide 

 authority on this group, it would be idle to dispute his dictum on the matter, and it would be 

 well to substitute huebneri Wall, for montana Ckrll. on page 45, I.e. 



In a letter received some time ago from Dr. J. McDunnougli, of Ottawa, he states that 

 specimens sent by me for the Canadian National Collection are not Oickematophorus eorvus 

 B. & L. as labelled, but are the closely allied species stramineus Wals. Dr. McDunnougli has 

 made a slide of the male genitalia, which conclusively proves this fact. The specimens in 

 question were taken by me at Goldstream in July, 1920. This locality, together with that of 

 Eraser Mills, must be removed from the list of localities given under eorvus and placed under 

 stramineus (see page 43, I.e.). Corvus, which occurs iu the eastern portion of the Province, is 

 a somewhat larger insect and has a much smokier appearance than stramineus. 



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