190 WM. II. EDWARDS. 



which rest the lunules, but not forrains; one united band as on primaries ; 

 Ihe median band formed of separated spots from costa to disco-central 

 nervule, thence heavy, confluent, and lost on the brown marginal space; 

 on the arc a large open curved mark; fringes pale luteous. 



Under side of primaries pale cinnamon brown at base, fading to pale 

 oehraceous on costa and apically ; the markings of the upper side re- 

 peated imperfectly ; hind margin brown, with pale lunules, not silvered, 

 above which are serrated black spots, only distinct toward inner angle. 

 Secondaries buff, inclining to oehraceous, mottled with greyish green ; 

 the spots paler, yellowish; the subuiarginal seven in number, broad, 

 serrated; the second row of seven, the first, second and third subovate, 

 of nearly equal size, the fourth minute, the fifth ovate, twice the size of 

 the first, the sixth ovate, smaller than fifth, seventh semi-oval ; the 

 third row of three, and two in cell; another at base of sub-cost;il and a 

 stripe at base of median. 



Body blayk, with fulvous hairs; benaath grey falvou-i; pilpi fulvjus ; 

 autennse brown above, fulvous below ; club black, tip ferruginous. 



Female. — Expands 1.9 inch. Deeper colored, with a pale or faded 

 space on inner mai'giu ; hind margin of primaries broader, rather 

 erose within, the enclosed spots whitish, as also are those of seconda- 

 ries. Under side as in male. 



From 1 % , 1 9 ) received from James Behrens Esq. Taken in 

 Aliaska, opposite Kodiak by M. Bischofi". 

 MELiTiEA Sterope, n. sp. 



J/«/e.~Expauds 1.8 inch. Upper side blackish brown with white spots; 

 primaries have two rows of small spots parallel to the murgin; a third 

 row, sinuous, of large spots, bifid anteriorly; two spots in and one be- 

 low cell. Secondaries have a marginal row of large crescents or 

 rounded spots, preceded by a second of points, and by a third of 

 elongated spots crossing the disk; a white point in cell ; fringes fuscous. 



On under side of primaries the white spots re-appear, but diffused ; 

 hind margin bordered by a narrow oehraceous band on which rests a 

 series of white crescents preceded by an oehraceous space; within this a 

 row of white points ; in cell a transverse white bar and a spot on cos- 

 tal nervure ; a large spot bahind cell ; remainder of cell and base 

 oehraceous. Secondaries have a marginal row of large white crescents, 

 edged above and below with black, preceded by a white band which is 

 limited anteriorly by a sinuous black line extending across the disk ; 

 this band contains a series of small oehraceous spots each enclosing 

 a white point; across disk a second broad baud of elongated white 



