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in tlie collection of Mr. J. C. Grundel, and as he has taken another similar 

 one this season, I consider it sufficiently constant to be worthy of a name. 



Lemonias chalcedon aberr., Grundeii aberr., nov. — 9 • On primaries 

 the spots are produced into long bars, which are arranged more or less 

 regularly into three series, the outer two somewhat rounded ; very little 

 red, except on outer margin. On secondaries the markings are in the 

 shape of long yellowish bars, eight in number ; a very fine marginal border. 

 Beneath, on primaries the markings are repeated apically, as in typical 

 specimens. On the secondaries the bars are repeated and are broken 

 centrally by an irregular ferruginous band ; base ferruginous, with several 

 black patches. Expanse, 2.10 inches. Cathran Gulch, Wright's Station, 

 Calif., May 17, 1902. The ornamentation above resembles that of 

 Lemonias Hoffmanni aberr., mirabilis, Wright (Butt. West Coast, pi. XX, 

 fig. 184 and b). The specimen taken this year is somewhat smaller, and 

 the black basal area of the upper wings is produced further exteriorly. 

 Otherwise it is much similar. 



Lemonias pal/a, Boisd. — Plentiful in the canons. It is dimorphic, 

 two forms of females being found, one a foxy-reddish colour and the other 

 blackish. All intergradations may be found. Erefnita, Wright, and 

 sahina, Wright, are females of palla. This species is confined more to 

 the foothills, like leanira, and unlike chalcedofi, does not occur in the 

 valley. The known food-plants are Castileja and Plantago. 



Thessalia leanira^ Boisd. Not uncommon. Specimens vary greatly 

 in size, from 1.40-2.00 inches. The variety obso/eia, Hy. Edw., was 

 described from San Rafael, in Marin County, and probably occurs here. 

 Nothing is known of the preparatory stages. 



Phyciodes pj'atensis, Behr. — Quite plentiful. May be found in num- 

 bers about puddles in early summer. The larva feeds on Carduus. ' 



Phyciodes my Hit a, Edw. — Much rarer thdiVi prate?isis. The food-plant 

 is the same as the preceding. 



Polygonia satyrus, Edw. — This is our commonest angle-wing, and 

 may be found flying a greater part of the year. 



Polyg07iia satyrus^ var. marsyas^ Edw, — A darker form than satyrus, 

 which I take to be the variety marsyas, is much rarer than the lighter. 

 The food-plant of this and the preceding is nettles. 



Polyg07iia zephyrus, Edw. — May be found sparingly along roadsides 

 a;nd open spots in the canons where water is found. . Wright, in his Butter- 

 flies of the West Coast, states that '-'the larval food-plant of all Graptas is 



