42 BULLETIN UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA. 



from 2 to 5 mm. wide, bordered exteriorly by the black border above 

 showing through; discal spots above deeper orange than ground color; 

 below, discal spot on fore wings small, dark brown, on hind wings light 

 silver with red border; legs, antennae, anterior of thorax, hairs of head 

 and fringe deep rose red; sometimes the outer anterior angle of the fore 

 wings and the posterior angle of the hind wings above and below 

 suffused with deep red. Female, similar in general color to male, less 

 pronounced, and if anything, lighter; discal spot on anterior wings 

 black, showing through on under side; discal spot on hind wings similar 

 to male; less black at base of wings, posterior edge of lighter color than 

 in male; black border not so wide as in male, with dashes of much lighter 

 orange than ground color; dashes suffused at anterior angle of hind 

 wing; under side as in male; rose red antennae, thorax, head, legs, and 

 fringe as in male. 



Early Stages — Holland says "closely resembling those of meadii, of 

 which it may be only a varietal form. 



Distribution — It is recorded as inhabiting the lofty peaks of the 

 Western Cordilleras. It has been taken by Douglass at Fish Creek, 

 August 16, 1900, and in the Tobacco Root Range July 14, 1900. 



Remarks — It differs materially from the meadii in the writer's col- 

 lection taken at Pike's Peak in 1892. Elis as described above from Mon- 

 tana is larger in both sexes than meadii, has much less green, and with 

 decidedly different washings of orange on the borders of the wings of the 

 female. This female meadii has much more red in the ground color than 

 in elis. The meadii were taken at 12,000 feet and elis at about 8,000 

 which would of course make some difference. We have taken neither 

 meadii nor elis west of the main range. 



