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As Mr. Wright says, this species is different from the other 

 Synchloes on account of its constancy of color. I took a series 

 of Synchloes in June, 1911, at Georgetown, Texas, that had 

 the same general area of buff and light brown as californica, 

 but the details are somewhat different. 



All of Mr. Wright's specimens, which I had the pleasure of 

 examining at San Bernardino, were much worn and I believe 

 for that reason even he did not realize how true to one form 

 this species runs. I have found that as the individual becomes 

 old and worn the lustrous black and buff become brown and 

 yellow, giving the specimen a much lighter appearance than 

 when fresh. With forty fresh specimens as uniform as one 

 could obtain in as large a set of Melitaea or Phyciodes, I be- 

 lieve the following description will be of value as a supple- 

 ment to that of Mr. Wright. 



Expanse, males, 1.2 to 1.5 inches; females, 1.5 to 1.8 inches. Sexes 

 alike on both sides. 



Above, base and inner third of wings black, with three yellowish- 

 brown spots arranged in a triangle on primary and one minute spot 

 on secondary. A broad median band across both wings, pale buff on 

 inner half shading abruptly to a light brown on outer half. Near 

 costa of primary the buff shades to whitish. Outside of median band 

 is a band of black with clear white dots between the nervules. Along* 

 the margins is a series of light brown crescents, constant on secondary, 

 but with a tendency to disappear on primary of some specimens. The 

 fringe is black, broken by white between the nervules. 



Below, similar to above except at the bases. The base of primary 

 is buff, then black to the median band, with a whitish spot at end of 

 cell. The secondary is banded brown, black, white and then broadly 

 black to the median band. The general effect on the basal area is a 

 broad black band across both wings just inside the median band. 



.S. californica was taken about the scattered flowers along 

 the base of the hills and along the roadsides. In general ap- 

 pearance and actions they are like some of the Phyciodes and 

 I thought at first glance that my first specimens would prove 

 to be of that genus. 



My first specimens, six in number and all fresh, were taken 

 September 15, 1909, at Little Meadows, near Goldroad, Ari- 

 zona. I took twenty-seven the latter part of September, 1910, 



