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the breathing pores are placed, extends along each side of the abdomen and is 

 ealged on its front side with a narrow white stripe, and on its opposite side is 

 an elevated black point upon each segment. Along the middle of the back is a 

 whitish stripe which becomes double towards its lower end, and on each side 

 of this is a dull olive spot on each segment with an obtuse elevated point out- 

 side of each .spot. The lower end or head is deeply notched so as to form a 

 somewhat conical point on each side, resembling a pair of horns. 



The BL'TTERFLT mcasurcs across the spread wings from 1.90 to 2.30. Its/ore 

 imngs are of a bright tawny orange color, sometimes paler tawny tovrards tliuir 

 tips or over their whole surface. Their hind border is black, commouly freckled 

 witli yellow or gray scales on its outer half. Along the forward edge of this 

 black border is a row of seven faint crescent-shaped spots of a paler yellow 

 color than the ground, the second one from the inner margin largest, and 

 those next to the outermost one oval rather than crescent-shaped and commonly 

 with a black dot more or less distinct, placed upon their forward ends. For- 

 ward of these pale crescents is a dark rust-red spot upon the inner and a larger 

 one upon the outer margin. A large somewhat square black spot is placL'd for- 

 ward of this last one, upon the apex of the discoidal cell, which spot becomes 

 dark rust-red towards its outer end and sometimes does not reach the outer edge 

 of the wing. Upon the disk are live smaller round black spots, the three for- 

 ward ones in a transver.se row. of which the two outer ones are placed in the 

 discoi lul cell and nearer to each other and are often smaller and deeper black 

 than the other three, which form a longitudinal row inside of and parallel with 

 the middle vein. The outer margin and hind part of the inner margin is black 

 irregularly alternated with grayish white. At its base the outer margin is 

 strcn^'ly contracted or obliquely excavated instead of being straight oi^merel}' 

 rounded inward as in other species. The hind margin is irregularly scalloped 

 or wavy along its edge, with a more or less deep rounded excavation in the 

 middle, at the outer end of which is a projecting prominent angle which is com- 

 monly acute. The fringe is black with whitish alternations between the pro- 

 jecting teeth. The inner maigin is also strongly excavated or arched, 'ihc hind 

 wijigs are black gradually shaded into rusty-red across their middle and here 

 often showing short transverse black lines, the basal portion tawny orange with 

 f. wide blackish margin and two round black spots, the inner one smaller and 

 tapering anteriorly to a point. In the black ground forward of the hind margin 

 is a row of pale yellow dots, those towards the inner margin more faint and 

 often obliterated. The hind edge Is scalloped and wav}-, with a deep round 

 excavation between the middle and the inner angle, on each side cS which is a 

 projection resembling a short tail which is rounded at its apex and of a bluish 

 gray color. Under Hide dark gray with numerous irregular transverse streaks 

 of blncU, dusky and brown, giving the surface a pi-culiar curdled appearance 

 like that of the fabric called '* chene cloth." The fore wings are cros.sed pos- 

 teri«>rly with a broad j^ak'r gray irregular band, whioli is widened at its outer 

 end into a large hoary wliitc patch occupying the whole apex of the wing. In 

 the centre of the hind winps is a silvory-whiti* mark whirh is l)ent at an obtuse 

 angle in its middle with the two ends straight. This mark is variable, being 

 sometimes slender through its whole length, sometimes twice as thick at its 



