676 SUPPLEMENT. 



Hab. North America, Colorado 2 , Arizona 2 , New Mexico 3 , Texas 12 . — Mexico, 

 Northern Sonora {Morrison). 



Morrison has sent us numerous specimens of this insect from Sonora, agreeing well 

 with others from more northern localities in our collection and also with Mead's 

 figure 3 . M. minuta appears to be the North- American representative of the European 

 M. cinwia. 



2. Melitaea nympha. 



Melitcea nympha, Edw. Papilio, iv. p. 53 \ 



M. minutce similis, sed fascia oommuni discali sinuata flavescente aut albida : subtus posticis fascia mediana 



albida lineis tribus interruptis nigris notatis, liuea marginali nigra latiore. 

 $ mari similis, sed fascia communi fulvcscentiore. 



Hab. North America, Arizona l . — Mexico, Northern Sonora (Morrison). 



Ten specimens sent us from Sonora under the name of M. arachne, Edw., appear 

 to be really referable to M. nympha, the types of which were obtained in Arizona. 

 It is a very close ally of M. minuta, but differs constantly in having a treble series 

 of interrupted black lines on the median band of the secondaries beneath. 



3. Melitsea beckeri, sp. n. (Tab. cvm. figg. 9, 10, <? .) 



Alis fuscis, anticis maculis sex in cellula, tribus infra eas, fascia latissima ultra cellulam venis divisa, sordide 

 flavis aut ferrugineis, punctis tribus in margine externo albis • posticis fascia sinuata maculari ultra 

 cellulam sordide flava, altera ultra earn et macula in cellula ferrugineis, serieque macularum albescentium 

 margine externo : subtus anticis fulvis, basin versus ferrugineis, apud cellule finem linea nigra transversa 

 valde angulata alam transeunte, ad marginem externum inter venas lunulis albidis notatis, et lineis 

 nigris marginatis ; posticis albidis, fasciis tribus ferrugineis transversis nigro limbatis, una basali, secunda 

 per cellulam maculam albidam includente, tertia submarginali interrupta, lineis duabus angustis discalibus 

 valde sinuatis, alia marginali et venarum fines, nigris. 



Hab. Mexico, Durango city (Becker). 



We have ventured to describe this species from a single male sent us by Becker from 

 North-west Mexico. It belongs to the group of M. palla, Boisd., which includes 

 M. gabbi, M. whitneyi, and M. hoffmanni, Behr, but cannot be identified with either 

 of these forms. 



4. Melitaea schausi, s P . n. (Tab. cvm. figg. n, 12, s .) 



M. beckeri similis sed minor, alis ad basin et fascia communi fulvescentioribus ; posticis fascia sinuata maculari 

 angustiore : subtus anticis sicut in M. beckeri • posticis fasciis ferrugineis magis extensis, lineis nigris 

 magis approximatis, maculis basalibus nigro circumcinctis. 



Hab. Mexico, Paso de San Juan in Vera Cruz (coll. Schaus). 



Our description of this species is taken from a male, one of three specimens belonging 



