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crease in the width of the yellow band of the hind wing. Other 
species again show a distinct brightening of their markings. Of 
a specimen of Apatela hasfa Dr. J. B. Smith writes : "It has the 
markings of hasfa, but is brighter than any specimen I have ever 
seen." At another place he writes : "It is a puzzle and I am 
almost inclined to suspect a foreigner. it is unlike any 
specimen in my collection'". Of Ap. bruinosa he says : "A very 
small example for a female and yet it resembles nothing else so 
much". 
Collecting in general, as will be seen by the list, was prolific 
in numbers of species obtained, yet not in numbers of specimens ; 
but prolific only during part of the summer. Climatic conditions 
.served to make the latter part of summer a void as to collection 
of interesting Lepidoptera. The last rainfall of July 15th marked 
the beginning of a drouth and a season of forest fires, cold and 
general inclemency, such as Wisconsin has rarely seen. After 
the 1st of August little of value was captured. Smoke hung over 
tlie woods in a heavy pall during the two following months, the 
drouth dried up the creeks and various swamps and ponds, parch- 
ing the ground till it split open in inch-wide fissures. The flower- 
season was thus quickly ended. 
Not until the first week of October did the relieving rains fall 
2nd extinguish the fires in upper Wisconsin and clear the air of 
the dense smoke. A few successful nights marked October. But 
the latter part of the month again brought on the forest fires, this 
time upon Milwaukee. West Allis and its surrounding forests, 
including Johnson's Woods, were visited by the fires, the whole 
underbrush of the latter swept away ; with what results the com- 
ing season will show. 
Collections were obtained chiefly from Johnson's Woods and 
Layton Park by the author, and from the Milwaukee River by 
Mr. Fernekes. North and East Milwaukee, Whitefish Bay, 
Wauwatosa, and the County Line were visited intermittently. 
Note. (F), (J), and (B) after the names of species refer to 
Mr. V. Fernekes, Mr. H. Bower, and Mr. John Jacobs, respec- 
tively ; and species so marked should be credited to these collec- 
tors. 
