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blossoms of these plants fail before the summer is past, and the Argyn- 

 nis are then contented with the late-blooming monardellas. Early in 

 August female monticola and serene could be seen flying about the hills 

 in a faded condition, once in a while alighting among the dead leaves 

 to oviposit. There is considerable doubt as to whether A. monticola 

 and serene are really two distinct species. 



6. Argynnis coronis Behr. But a single female example captured. A 

 few others seen near the McCloud River. 



7. Argynnis rupestris Behr. Not a common insect; in the valley. 



8. Argynnis epithore Bdv. Quite common in the Canadian zone, espe- 

 cially about the meadows. Occurs sparingly and earlier in the valley. 



g. Melitaea chalccdon Db. and Hew. Very abundant in the valley 

 region in June and early July. Numbers of these insects congregated 

 about moist sandy spots along the McCloud River where they could 

 be picked up with forceps. The yellow bands on the under side of the 

 wings of Shasta chalccdon average distinctly paler than in specimens 

 taken about San Francisco. A small colony of Melitaea larvae found 

 aestivating under a board on August gth probably belonged to this 

 species. 



10. Melitaea pallet Bdv. This very variable species was taken both 

 at high and low altitudes. Male specimens from the Shasta Canadian 

 zone are much blacker basally than males from the San Francisco bay 

 region. The females may be "foxy red to blackish with all intergrades." 

 This was noted by Hy. Edwards, Behr and probably by others, and 

 the specimens described by Wright in his "Butterflies of the West 

 Coast" as eremita n. sp. is the dark form of females, which occurs both 

 in northern and central California. 



n. Melitaea hoffmani Behr. Rather rare and taken in the mountain 

 meadows. 



12. Melitaea leanira Bdv. Not plentiful and always in the valley 

 region. 



13. Phyciodes pratensis Behr. Fairly abundant; usually in the Transi- 

 tion, but also found in the Canadian Zone. 



14. Phyciodes mylitta Edw. Rather common ; Echo Lake speci- 

 mens taken at an altitude of 6,600 ft. are quite dark. 



15. Grapta satyrus Edw. The commonest Grapta of the region, but 

 not plentiful at that. 



16. Grapta faimus Edw. Rare. 



17. Grapta zcphyrus Edw. Rather rare. A worn specimen taken at 

 Echo Lake, July 12, 1907, may have hibernated. Larva on Rhodo- 

 dendron. 



18. Vanessa antiopa Linn. Common enough and unrestricted in its 

 range. 



19. Vanessa californica Bdv. Fairly swarming in June and July, 

 1902, but rare in 1907. This species is noted for its erratic movements. 



