AN ANNOTATED LIST OF THE LEPIDOPTERA OF ALBERTA

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This list consists of 1825 species and varieties of Lepidoptera which have been taken in Alberta. Of these, 657 are records of captures in the hitherto almost completely neglected Microlepidoptera. Though few specialists on this continent have studied the taxonomy of this large group, those who have done so in certain families have generously assisted in classifying the species which are recorded. Unfortunately, in a few families it has been impossible to obtain this assistance. Despite the omissions this necessitates, the list constitutes the most comprehensive catalogue of Microlepidoptera which has, up to the present, been attempted for any province in the Dominion.Arrangement and nomenclature are based on McDunnough's Check List of the Lepidoptera of Canada and the United States, published in 1938 and 1939. Proposed modifications in nomenclature, presented in subsequent publications, are substituted if they appear to be gaining general acceptance.Locality records for captures are presented by a system of ecological areas of which the chief climatological and biological characteristics are briefly described.
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