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on the wing is somewhat fainter than in mine, but in the fore wing extends 

 from the stigma to the nodus, and in the hind wing covers some seven cells 

 close to the stigma only. The basal flavescence is as in mine. The dull green 

 band across the frons is more prominent. 



The two specimens have femora that answer to the description of either 

 species: the first and second femora light brown, the third darker, but light 

 brown at the base. 



In both specimens the claws are not alike throughout. In each case ap- 

 proximately half of the claws have the lateral spur of the same length and 

 breadth as the tip of the claw proper, and the remainder have the spur slightly 

 thicker. P. meruensis is described as having the spur similar to the tip; P. 

 natalensis (in the Selys catalogue) as having the spurs thicker. 



The pterostigmas of the museum specimen are all 2.3 mm. long; in mine 

 they are .5 mm. longer. 



There is every evidence that the two are of the same species; yet 

 the museum specimen is clearly P. natalensis and mine may be P. meruensis 

 equally as well, according to description. The identity of the two species, as 

 stated above, appears highly probable, if not fully proven. 



A NEW RACE OF STRYMO.N MELINUS HBN. 



BY J. MCDUNNOUGH, PH.D.* 

 Entomological Branch, Ottawa. 



Strymon melinus atrofasciata, var. nov. 



9 . — Upper side rather deep slaty-gray with maculation similar to that of 

 the Eastern race {humidi Harr.). Beneath even slaty-gray with no tinge of 

 brown, the post-median row of spots heavy, black, especially prominent on 

 secondaries; these spots are bordered outwardly with white but show prac- 

 tically no traces of orange colour on their inner margin. The subterminal 

 maculation is the same as in the type form with the orange spots very bright in 

 colour. 



&. Similar to 9, but slightly darker on upper side with ground colour 

 on both sides showing a faint brownish ringe. 



Holotype.—l 9, Wellington, B. C, (July 12th, 1904), (G. W. Taylor), 

 in Canadian National Collection. 



Allotype. — 1 cf , Duncan, B.^C, (C. Livingston), in same collection. 



Paratypes.~2 9 's. Royal Oak, B. C, (May 26th, 1917), (R. C. Treherne) ; 

 Victoria, B. C, (May 21st, 1917), (A. E. Cameron), in Canadian National 

 Collection. 



The above race, characterized by its dark ground colour and heavy black 

 spotting on under side with lack of orange margin to spots, seems confined to 

 Vancouver Island. It bears apparently a certain relation to pudica Hy. Edw. 

 in this lack of orange, but this latter race is described as having the lower side 

 "more silvery grey" than melinus with obsolescent maculations whereas the 

 heavy black maculation of the underside in the present race is a feature that 

 at once strikes the eye. 



*Contribution from the Entomological Br., Dept. of Agr., Ottawa. 

 February, 1921 



