Genus Melitaea 
plate is a trifle paler than the male. Expanse, 6, .85 inch; ? 
1.00 inch. 
Early Stages. — Unknown. 
The habitat of this species is southwestern Texas. 
(20) Melitaea perse, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 19, $ 
(Perse). 
Butterfly. —This is nearly related to the two foregoing species, 
but the ground-color is darker fulvous than in dymas , the mark¬ 
ings are slight as in that species, and the arrangement of the 
spots and bands on the under side is similar. The marginal 
crescents on the under side of the primaries are largest at the 
apex and rapidly diminish in size, vanishing altogether about 
the middle of the wing. Expanse, S, 1.00 inch; ?, 1.10 inch. 
Early Stages. —These remain to be discovered. 
The only specimens so far found have come from Arizona. 
(21) Melitaea chara, Edwards, Plate XVII, Fig. 3, 6 ; Fig. 
4, $ , under side (Chara). 
Butterfly. —No lengthy description of this pretty little species 
is required, as the plate, which gives both sides of the wings, 
shows their peculiarities with sufficient accuracy to enable an 
exact determination to be made. The whitish spot on the costa 
before the apex on the upper side, and the chalky-white mark¬ 
ings and spots on the under side, serve at once to distinguish 
this form from its near allies. Expanse, $, 1.00 inch; ?, 1.25 
inch. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
I have a large series of this species, all from Arizona, where 
it appears to be common. 
(22) Melitaea leanira, Boisduval, Plate XVI, Fig. 20, $ 
(Leanira). 
Butterfly , $ .—Ground-color brownish-black, fulvous on the 
costa, with submarginal, median, and basal rows of yellow spots. 
Both the primaries and secondaries have a marginal row of red 
spots, and the former have in addition a submarginal row of such 
spots. The under side of the primaries is reddish-fulvous, with 
the markings of the upper side reproduced. The secondaries 
have a marginal row of yellow crescents, then a black band in¬ 
closing yellow spots, then a median band of long yellow cres¬ 
cents. The remainder of the wing to its insertion is black, spotted 
with yellow. 
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