70 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



161. MELITAEA ANICIA Doubl-Hew. 



White-spotted Checker. 



Similar to M. baroni but differs in having the white spottings above 



much more extended, nearly obliterating the red, and the fore wings are 



narrower and much more pointed. Expands, 1.50 to 1.80. Habitat, 



California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and INIontana. 



1G2. MELITAEA NUBIGENA Behr. 

 Cloud Checker. 



Similar to M. anicia in size, form, and general coloration, but differs 

 in having the club of the antennae wholly black, not red-tipped, the band 

 of spots in the pallid interspace, part orange, and following the band of 

 crescents. Habitat, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and 

 Montana. 



lG2a Melitaea nubigena w'heeleri H. Edw. Similar to type 

 but pale red on ground color of upper surface ; base of wings, white, and 

 there is more black beneath. Habitat, Nevada. 



103. MELITAEA QUINO Behr. 



QUINO Cl[ECKEr.. 



Differs from M. chalcedon, in being much brighter above, but the 

 under side of the hhid whig is paler and there are six distinct spots, only, 

 in the central band; the club of the antennae is black, not red. Ex- 

 pands, 1.60 to 1.80. Habitat, Mendocino, California. 



1C4. MELITAEA BARONI H. Ei>w. 



Baron's Checker. 

 Size, smaller than M. cooperi but about the same ground color ; dif- 

 fers in markings, in having the first row of yellowish spots on fure wings 

 reduced to a narrow, nearly continuous, line, the third row of spots on 

 fore, and second on hind, wings, red, with two red spots in central cell 

 of fore wing, about as in phaeton, and having a whitish bar between 

 them. Beneath, there is a white, isolated line of spots in the middle of 

 the reddish interspace between first and second row of whitish spots. 

 Eig. 30, b. Expands, 1.00 to 1.80. Habitat, Northern California. 

 Occurs in May, June, and July. 



1G5. MELITAEA RUBICUNDA H. Edw. 

 Red Checker. 

 Above, black, with rows of spots as follows ; fore wing, first row, 



