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colour areas distributed as in nycteis, but much less contrasting, the b<isal 

 area being bright fulvous, and the brown field at apical margin less intense 

 in colour. At base are 5 large nacreous spots and a dash inside the 

 internal vein. The triple mesial band is wide, distinct, and nacreous, the 

 spots of the same shape and comparative length as in nycteis ; but the 

 outer tranverse traversing line is somewhat angled where it crosses the 

 nervules, that is, is made up of short, almost straight dashes as in M. 

 Harrisii, not of rounded crenations as in nycteis. The outer margin of 

 this band is, as in nycteis.^ not clearly defined, a character in which both 

 of these species differ from M. Harrisii, where this is distinctly the case. 

 Beyond the mesial band is a row of 5 ocelli, the central one of which is 

 white, ringed with brown, and the two outer ones on each side of this are 

 black, shaded inwardly with fulvous and pupilled with white. The most 

 conspicuous character of this species, and one by which it is easily 

 separated from nycteis, is the complete series of large marginal silvery 

 lunules which occur on every interspace, as in M . Harrisii. In Hanhami, 

 as in nycteis, the pattern below is outlined in brown, while in Harrisii 

 the margins of the spots are black, thus producing the well-defined and 

 distinct pattern which is characteristic of that species. Body above black, 

 fulvous on sides, silvery beneath. Abdomen banded narrowly with white 

 above. Antennae black above, banded with white, bright fulvous beneath. 

 Palpi silvery white, fulvous at tips. I must acknowledge that I refer this 

 species with some hesitation to the old genus Phyciodes. The general 

 appearance and venation seem to make it congeneric with nycteis ; but, 

 at the same time, the upper sides of some specimens resemble closely 

 extreme forms of M. Harrisii, in wh'ch the yellow colour predominates, 

 and in addition, the shape of most of the markings beneath is similar to 

 those of that species. On examining a good series of specimens, the 

 venation comes rather under the genus Charidryas, characterized by 

 Scudder, and as figured by Holland in the Butterfly book, than under 

 Cinclidia. Although, as stated, the markings resemble more closely 

 those of Harrisii in shape, the distribution of the colour areas is more as 

 in nycteis. There is also in the mottled appearance of the under side a 

 resemblance to P. mylitta, which is congeneric with nycteis. 



Distribution : Manitoba (Eastern, Central and Southern), Minnesota. 

 The first specimens of this insect seen by me were in the collection of 

 Mr. A. W. Hanham, at Winnipeg, near which place, at Bird's Hill, he 

 had taken them late in June, 1895. Subsequently I took several 

 specimens at the same place and at Brandon in the beginning of July. 



