NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



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two bars of whitish spots, black-edged, which in the central cell, are 

 somewhat C-shaped, inverted, Fig. o(), f. Expands, 1.40. Habitat, 

 Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. 



1S5. MELITAEA. ARACHNE Edw. 

 Arachne Checker. 

 Similar to M. minuta in general coloration but differs in having 

 two bars of reddish spots, on outer margin of fore wing above, instead 

 of one divided on upper half. There are three bars of reddish, in the 

 central cell, not four. On hind wings beneath, rather more yellowish. 

 Expands, 1.60. Habitat, Colorado, Arizona, and "Western Texas. 



18G. MELITAEA NYMPHA Edw. 

 Nymph Checker. 

 Black above, both wings Avith a sub-marginal row of small crescents, 

 inside which is a row of large, reddish orange spots, slightly white- 

 centered on fore wings above ; within this, a third row crossing middle 

 of wings, is pure white on hind pair, yellowish on fore. At end of cen- 

 tral cell on fore wings, is a row of three reddish spots ; in the cell near 

 end, a pair of j-elloAvish spots, and in middle, a third, larger and reddish. 

 In central cell of hind wings, is a large reddish patch. Beneath, marked 

 much as in M. minuta but differs in having no black dots in the clear, 

 continuous, reddish-orange, sub-marginal band on hind wings. Expands 

 1.30 to 1..jO. Habitat, Southern Arizona. 



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a, lower side, hind wing, Argjainis chariclea ; b, same, Melitaea chalccdon; c, same, M. nubigeaa; 

 d, same, M. baroni; e, fure wiug, upper side, M. palla; f, same, M. harrisii. 



GENUS XIX. 

 PHYCIODES. THE LITTLE CHECKERS. 



Differs from the preceding genus, in having the fore 

 wings rather more rounded at apex, and the colors above 

 are orange with spottings and bandings of black, with oc- 

 casional white spottings. Type, P. tiiaros. (PlatoIY, 4.) 



