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The pectorals are a little falcate in shape, and extend hack to tin* pevel of the eighth dorsal 

 spine. The ventrals are inserted a short distance behind the pectorals. 



Scales are preseut everywhere on exposed surfaces save the lips, edges of fins, membranes 

 of spinous dorsal, edges of branchiostegal flaps, and the inner surfaces of paired fins; rough to 

 touch, they are uot roughly ctenoid; they appear non-imbricate because buried deeply. 



The colour is very dark, save for projecting whitish edges of scales; only traces of dark 

 bands are present, one as wide as % of the head-length lying under the pectorals, three others 

 of equal width respectively just before the vent, over the posterior % of the anal, and on the 

 caudal peduncle. Ventrally the body is not markedly lighter than dorsally. The peritoneum 

 is scraped away, but the buccal lining shows very dark. Lips and the fin edges are black, with 

 strong tinges of blue. 



The measurements follow: Plead. 0.32 of length to base of caudal; 0.30 depth; body width. 

 0.19 ; eye. 0.045 ; maxillary length. 0.13 ; width, 0.032 ; suborbital width. 0.04 : snout length, 0.11 ; 

 mandible. 0.16; inter orbital, 0.12; pectoral base, 0.075; length, 0.18 ; ventral. 0.125; third dorsal 

 spine, 0.0S5; fifth dorsal ray. 0.11: last. 0.037: fifth anal ray. 0.12: last. 0.037; soft dorsal 

 base, 0.25; anal base. 0.16; depth of caudal peduncle, 0.085; width. 0.07; dorsal rays, XIII., 

 11, 17; anal. 11. 13; pores in lateral line, 126; scales from lateral line obliquely forward and 

 upward to dorsal insertion, 30; downward and backward to anal, 51; pectoral rays, 10; 

 branehiostegals, 7. — (Published by permission of J. P. Babcock, Assistant to the Commissioner 

 of Fisheries.) 



ENTOMOLOGY. 



The season of 1016 was a very poor oue from an entomological point of view, owing to the 

 abnormal weather conditions experienced during the first part of the year. The spring was 

 late in opening up. and the weather was cold and wet until well on in May. In addition, the 

 Lower Mainland and the southern portion of Vancouver Island were visited by exceedingly cold 

 winds which prevailed, more or less, until the end of July. Owing to these conditions there was 

 a dearth of the early insects, and this adverse influence was felt right throughout the summer, 

 causing collections to be far below normal, both in quantity and quality. However, in spite of 

 this, many desirable insects were taken at various points, some of them being new to the Province. 



Liixooet District. 



Mr. E. M. Anderson, of the Museum staff, collected in the vicinity of Lillooet from the 

 beginning of May until the end of July. Headquarters were established at the Provincial 

 Government Hatchery at Seton Lake, about three miles from Lillooet. 



On May 21st a trip was made over the Blackwater Trail about thirty miles from Seton 

 Lake, starting in at the southern end of Anderson Lake and finishing at Blackwater Lake, 

 getting back to headquarters on June 3rd. 



An ascent of Mount McLean, which is situated eight miles north of Seton Lake, was made 

 on July loth, and many good things were taken during the twelve days' sojourn on the mountain, 

 at altitudes varying from 2,000 to 7,000 feet, chief of which was that very rare mountain butterfly, 

 Oeneis beanii Elwes. The only previous record of this butterfly for British Columbia is Mount 

 Cheain, near Chilliwack; its type locality is the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. 



The total number of insects taken on the trip numbered 1.065. made up as follows: 

 Lepidoptera, 510; Coleoptera. 251; Hymenoptera. 71; Diptera. 157; and 76 of various other 

 orders. 



The most noteworthy captures amongst the butterflies, of which 157 were taken, in addition 

 to the one noted above, were : Pontia napi flava Edw. ; Phi/ciodes mylitta pallida Edw. ; Incisalia 

 polios Cook & Watson ; Strymon saspium Bdv. ; and Pamphila jnba Scud. Amongst the Sphingtike, 

 two specimens of that beautiful little sphinx. Prospcriititx clarkim Bdv. were taken. The noctuids 

 on the whole were disappointing, as sugaring was a complete failure owing to the cold winds 

 prevailing at the time of their greatest abundance. In the early part of May, however, cherry- 

 blossoms were attractive to a few species, and a long series of Polia crotch ii Grote was taken (a 

 moth new to British Columbia), also a fair series of Xylomiges perlubens Grote. Other noctuids 

 taken during the season and worthy of special mention are: Sidemia lonr/ula Grt. ; Oncocnemis 

 extremis Em.; Spargaloma scrpiinetata Grt.; Syncda alleni Grt.; and >?. hudsonica G. & R. 

 The Geometrid^e made a better showing : 153 specimens were captured, comprising thirty-eight 



