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Xylomyges patalis race fletcheri Grt. 



1888, Grt., Can. Ent., XX, 130, Xylomiges(\). 



1892, Sm., Proc. U. S. N. M., XV, 76, patalis, Xyloinigcs(\). 



Smith sunk fletcheri as a synonym of patalis (1892) and it has 

 remained unquestioned in the synonymy. 



The type came from Vancouver, (Dr. Fletcher) but apparently 

 is not in the British, U. S. National, or Canadian National Museums. 



Presumably the name is well worthy of retention as a race. The 

 Barnes Collection contains three males, five females, from B. C, Vane, 

 Wash., and Alta. These are much more strongly marked than any 

 specimens in a long series from California before the authors, one 

 of which has been compared with the type of patalis by Dr. McDun- 

 nough. Sorted to sexes, the secondaries of the more northern race, 

 fletcheri, are more heavily suffused with fuscous than those of the 

 more southern race, patalis. Female patalis is similar to male fletcheri 

 averaging somewhat darker. 



Perigrapha PR-iiSES form stigmata nov. 



1913, B. & McD., Contr. Nat. Hist. Lep. N. A., II, (1), 18, pi. VIII, ff. 

 1 & 3, praescs, Perigrapha {Graphiphora). 



Similar to typical presses, the ground color almost black; but differing bj- 

 having a contrasting ochreous filled orbicular, reniform outlined bj' ochreous, 

 and an ochreous terminal space. 



This insect has stood as an unnamed form of prccses in the Barnes 

 Collection for many years. It has been illustrated as quoted above, 

 the specimen used for figure 1 now being made the holotype of 

 stigmata. 



Type localities and number and sexes of types: Holotj-pe $, Duncans, 

 Vancouver Is., 19 March 1911, (Hanham) ; Allotype 5, Duncans, Vancouver 

 Is., 1-7 Sept., (Hanham); 16 $ Paratype as follows: Duncans, Vancouver Is., 

 various March dates, (Hanham), (13); id., Wellington, B. C, "3. 4. 03", (2); 

 Quamichan Lake, Vancouver Is., 23 March 08, (1) ; 1 9 Paratype, Eldridge, 

 Calif., 9 March (ex. Coll. J. Doll). 



Orthosia ferrigera Sm. 



1894, Sm., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, XXI, 78, Graphiphora. 

 strigattcria Hill. 



1923, Hill, Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci., XXII, 17; p. 19. $, 9 ; Perigrapha. 



