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nings, pers. comm.), and the data are from Jon H. Shepards files); UBC = University of British Columbia. One male P. smintheus in the Canadian National Collection I consider to be erroneously labelled, "Victoria, BC, June 26, 1925, R.W. Hall."
Literature Cited
Guppy, C. S. 1989. Evidence for genetic determination of variation in adult size and wing
melanism of Parnassius phoebus F. J. Lepid. Soc. 43:148-151 GUPPY, R. 1956. Distribution of butterflies on Vancouver Island. Lepid. News 10:169-171. SllEPARD, J.S. & T. MANLEY. 1998. Systematics of western North American butterflies (T.
Emmel, ed). 58. A revision of the Parnassius phoebus complex in North America
(Lepidoptera: Papilionidae). In press. WYATT, Colin. 1969 Eine neue Rasse von Parnassius phoebus L. aus Kanada. Zeits.
Wiener Entomol. Ges. 54:132-133.
CRISPIN S. Guppy, R.R. 7, Box 2, Pioneer Site, Quesnel, British Columbia V2J 5E5, Canada.
Received for publication 5 March 1995; revised and accepted 11 November 1997.
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MISPLACED HOLOTYPES FROM THE A. E. BROWER COLLECTION Additional keywords: Catocala, type specimens.
The A. E. Brower collection was acquired by the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. from 1981-1994 (Davis & Hevel 1995). The last portion of this collection to arrive at the museum was that of the Nearctic Catocala (Noctuidae). The museums Catocala collection (including Brower's material) has been cu-rated and recorded in a database and is currently housed at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, Maryland.
Brower's collection was housed in a number of makeshift drawers and various sized cigar boxes. Nancy E. Adams (Dept. Entomology, Smithsonian Institution) found five of Brower's (1976) holotypes in one of these numerous cigar boxes, and brought this to my attention. I compared these specimens with the data and figures of the holotypes in the original publication and they all match. The data for these specimens are presented below, with each line of label data separated by a semicolon:
Catocala texarkana, Forestburg; Tex. 10-12 V 1940; L.H. Bridwell [hand written in in-dia ink]. HOLOTYPE USNM; Catocala texarkana Brower [red printed label with black line border, species name hand written in india ink].
Catocala lincolnana, Lincoln Co. Ark.; 1 June 1937; L.H. Bridwell [hand written in india ink]. HOLOTYPE USNM; Catocala lincolnana Brower [red printed label with black line border, species name hand written in india ink].
Catocala erichi, Green Valley Creek,; San Bernardino Mts.; emgd. 19-V-1966 Calif. [hand written in india ink]. HOLOTYPE USNM; Catocala erichi Brower [red printed label with black line border, species name hand written in india ink].
Catocala johnsoniana, Kernville Kern Co.; Calif. 17 June 1905; Erich Walter [hand written in india ink]. HOLOTYPE USNM; Catocala johnsoniana Brower [red printed label with black line border, species name hand written in india ink].
Catocala californiensis, Valyermo, L.A. Co.; 27 June 1957 Calif.; Noel McFarland [hand written in india ink]. HOLOTYPE USNM; Catocala californiensis Brower [red printed label with black line border, species name hand written in india ink].
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Literature Cited
BROWER, A. E. 1976. New Catocala of North America (Noctuidae). J. Lepid. Soc.
30:33-37. Davis, D. R. & G. F. HEVEL. 1995. Donation of the Auburn E. Brower collection to the
Smithsonian Institution. J. Lepid. Soc. 49:253-254.
Michael G. POGUE, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, PSI, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, do National Museum of Natural History, MRC-168, Washington, DC. 20560, U.S.A.
Received and accepted for publication 15 December 1997.