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abundant than the preceding, but is found with it. Like 

 pheres it seems doomed to be never understood by many Lepi- 

 dopterists. 



In Great Britain, as I am informed by a correspondent, 

 Chrysophanus astrarche, Bgstr, with its variety artaxerxes, F. 

 has in the one, eye-spots on the wings, beneath, with heavy 

 black pupils, while in its var. the white spots are without pu- 

 pils. He further informs me that in Durham, the same batch 

 of eggs will produce both of these forms and also an inter- 

 mediate. This European insect, therefore, would seem to 

 bear much the same analogy to L. autiacis, xerccs and the in- 

 termediate mertila, only in the latter case the test of breeding 

 has not been sufficiently applied. 



28. Lycaena sagittigera Feld. 



Mr. Cottle tells me that he took one specimen of this hand- 

 some blue years ago, at Mountain Lake, near the Marine Hos- 

 pital. None have been taken since. 



29 Lycaena enoptes Bdv. 



Dr. Behr says (Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., Vol. Ill, p. 282, 1867) 



that it is "to be found on the hills near Mission Dolores and 

 in the San Bruno Hills. The species is rather scarce." I 

 have taken one male at Lone Mountain in about 1902. None 

 seen since. 



30. Lycaena acmon Db. and Hew. 



Still quite common and widespread and enjoying a long sea- 

 son. Larva on Lotus glabcr and Briogonum latifolium and 

 other species. The fall brood of acmon is common in Sep- 

 tember. 



31. Lycaena piasus Bdv. 



Occurs in the Lake Merced region and probably also at 

 Lobos Creek. Wanders occasionally into the city. Very 

 common in the San Francisco Bay region. 



32. Pieris napi Esper. 



The forms venosa Scudder and castoria Reak. have been 

 observed at Lobos Creek. Uncommon. 



