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more narrowly dusky, while the underside in both sexes is of a pale 

 gray color, the pupilled spots are smaller than in typical bchrii, with 

 those of the secondaries usually proportionally smaller. The female is 

 shot with blue on the upperside to the outer three-fourths or more. 

 It appears more nearly related to the southern polyphemus. A speci- 

 men from Mt. Diablo much resembles those from Shasta. 



49. Lycaena sagittigcra Feld. A rather rare insect, most frequently 

 seen about Echo Lake in July, 1907. 



50. Lycaena podarce Feld. Confined to the Canadian meadows, where 

 it is quite plentiful and can be readily bottled from the flowers during 

 cloudy weather. It is on the wing somewhat earlier than sacpiolus. 



51. Lycaena enoptes Bdv. Some of the males of this species have 

 some orange at the anal angle of the secondaries, but most lack it. The 

 females are all fuscous, with a more or less distinct orange band on 

 the secondaries. There is much variation in size in enoptes, and they 

 do not resemble the enoptes figured in Wright's book. I have found 

 the species both in the Canadian and Lower Transition Zones in the 

 Shasta region. 



52. Lycaena anna Edw. Rather common and always in moist weedy 

 localities, perhaps commonest in elevated regions. 



53. Lycaena acmon Db. & Hew. Common and occurring at all ele- 

 vations visited. This species varies much in size and intensity of 

 coloration. My smallest male, from the McCloud River, expands 17.5 

 mm., while my largest female, from the Canadian Zone of the Trinity 

 Mountains, has an alar expanse of 31 mm. My females from the 

 Shasta region are all of the brownish variety, with very little suffusion 

 of blue. Two males from Echo Lake have the marginal fuscous band 

 wider than ordinary. I have reared adults from larvae feeding on 

 Eriogonum and Hosakia. 



54. Lycaena piasus Bdv. A very common insect and the "blue" most 

 frequently seen congregated about moist spots. At all elevations. 



55. Lycaena comyntas Godt. Common in the valley in July. 



56. Lycaena amyntiila Bdv. Likewise in the valley, but rarer than 

 the preceding species. 



57. Neophasia mcnapia Feld. Common in the coniferous forests and 

 not often descending into the valley. 



58. Pieris sisymbri Bdv. Only taken about Echo Lake in July. Its 

 habitat appears to be in the mountains. 



59. Pieris occidentalis Reak. In the valley ; rare. 



60. Anthocharis lanccolata Bdv. An early butterfly, and only seen 

 in the valley, where its food-plant, Sisymbrium officinale, grew. Sev- 

 eral faded examples of this butterfly were taken early in June, 1903; 

 and in early July, 1907, some belated larvae were found. Two perfect 

 examples secured from overwintering pupae emerged in May and June, 

 1908. 



