Genus Melitaea 
sharply defined upon the black outer shade, followed by a row of 
irregular white submarginal spots. The transverse bands of spots 
on the primaries are repeated upon the secondaries, where they 
are more regular and the spots more even in size. On the under 
side both wings are pale red, with the light spots of the upper side 
reappearing as pale-yellow sharply defined spots. The fringes are 
checkered black and white. 
?.—Much like the male, but larger. Expanse, <3, 1.35-1.50 
inch; $ , 1.50-1.75 inch. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
This species is common in Texas. It is identical, as an ex¬ 
amination of the type shows, with M. bolli , Edwards, and the 
latter name as a synonym falls into disuse. 
(26) Melitaea minuta, Edwards, Plate XVII, Fig. 11, <3, 
under side; Fig. 12, <3 (The Smaller Checker-spot). 
Butterfly, $ .—This species is fulvous on the upper side, rather 
regularly banded with black lines. The veins are also black. The 
result is that the wings appear to be more regularly checkered than 
in any other species which is closely allied to this. The markings 
of the under side are white edged with black, and are shown very 
well in the plate, so that a lengthy description is unnecessary. 
Expanse, <3, 1.25-1.35 inch; $, 1.50-1.60 inch. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
The specific name, minuta , is not altogether appropriate. 
There are many smaller species of the genus. It is found rather 
commonly in Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. 
(27) Melitaea arachne, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 22, ? 
(Arachne). 
Butterfly.— I have given in the plate a figure of a female bear¬ 
ing this name in the Edwards collection. It is remarkably pale 
on the upper side. There is a large series of types and paratypes 
in the collection, but all of them vary on the upper side of the 
wings in the intensity of the fulvous ground-color and the width 
of the black markings. Underneath they are absolutely like M. 
minuta. I think M. arachne is without much doubt a synonym 
for M. minuta. The species varies very greatly. The types are 
from Colorado and western Texas. Expanse as in M. minuta. 
Early Stages. —Unknown. 
(28) Melitaea nympha, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 21, <3 
(Nympha). 
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