76 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



181. MELITAEA EULVIA Edw. 



Yellow Checker. 

 Allied to M. leanira, but differs in having the brown above dusted 

 with yellowish. There is a series of brownish orange spots, crossing 

 both Avings, preceded by a black band, those on fore wing being replaced 

 by yellow, and at apex, by a black line, and within this is a series of 

 small yellow spots, and a series at end of central cell, larger, and on hind 

 wings, elongated. Inside cell and below it, are three small, yellow spots. 

 Beneath, on fore wings, reddish orange, with the markings above show- 

 ing indistinctly. Hind wings, yellowish buff with veins broadly edged 

 with buff, at end of central cell is a black line, and within the cell, a 

 V-shaped mark of black, point toward the base, and a black stripe in 

 center of wing. Expands, 1.50. Habitat, Western Texas and Colorado. 



182. MELITAEA THEKLA Edw. 



Thekla Checker. 

 Pale ocherous above, fore wings narrowly margined with black, 

 with a white point near upper border. There is a double, sub-marginal 

 row of irregular sized spots; at end of central cell, is a slight band of 

 orange edged with black; upper margin and extreme base of wings, black. 

 Hind wings, with black border and outer margin wider, enclosing a row 

 of obscure dots and streaks. Two irregular, black lines cross the wing, 

 which with the black veins, divide this portion of the wing into checkers. 

 Within this, the basal area is ocherous, marked with only a black line 

 in the central cell. Beneath, deeper in color than above, with similar 

 markings, but the spots are larger, and there is a Avhite bar in the central 

 cell of hind wing; and at base, four long, white spots in a black ground. 

 Expands, 1.30 to 1.50. Habitat, Southern California and Arizona. 



183. MELITAEA BOLLII Edw. 



Boll's Checker. 

 Habitat, South-western Texas and Arizona. Note, for description 

 of this species, and that of others of this genus, see Appendix. 



184. MELITAEA MINUTA Edw. 

 Little Checker. 

 Above, dull yellowish orange, both wings margined with black and 

 crossed by eight black bars on fore, and five on hind, wings, and there 

 is a lighter central bar. Beneath, paler on fore wings, with outer mar- 

 gin whitish, inner bars repeated, but narrower. Hind wings, crossed by 



