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spots also liniitod by a black line and divided unerjually by another, 

 obsolete in middle of disk ; remainder to base ochraceous enclosing a 

 transverse row of six white spots, each edged with black; shoulder 

 white. 



Female. — Expands 1.9 inch. Similarly marked except that the 

 hind margins of upper side are bordered by ochraceous crescents and 

 the second row of spots is partly replaced by same color; small patches 

 also in cell and on costa of primaries 



From 1 S , 1 9 , taken in Oregon, and belonging to the collection 

 of Henry Edwards, Esq. 

 Melit^ea Tiiekla, n. sp. 



Primaries long, narrow, much produced apically. 



Male. — Expands 1.35 inch. Upper side pale ochraceous; prima- 

 ries have a narrow black marginal border, dilated at apex, and enclos- 

 ing in the upper median interspace a white point; a double sub-mar- 

 ginal row of irregular sized, but mostly subquadi-ate, concolored spots, 

 separated by the black nervules and by broken transverse lines ; on 

 the arc an ochraceous, slightly bent bar edged by black ; costal edge 

 black; base partly black. Secondaries have a wider black border, 

 within the anterior edge of which is a row of pale points and streaks; 

 across the wing two irregular black lines, which, with the black ner- 

 vules, divide the limb into two rows of spots, the sub-marginal sub- 

 quadrate, the other elongate; beyond to the black base ochraceous, 

 marked only by a black stripe across the cell; fringes black and white. 



Under side deeper colored, marked as above ; the border of primaries 

 enclosing a complete row of white spots and points; that of seconda- 

 ries enclosing large white spots, lunate at extremities, sub-quadrate 

 otherwise; next preceding is a row of ochraceous spots correspondino- 

 to the submarginal of upper side, and followed by one of elongated 

 white spots on black ground ; then follows a broad ochraceous space, 

 within which is a white bar in cell ; at base four long white spots 

 on black ground ; shoulder and abdominal margin white. 



Body above black, beneath yellow white ; palpi white, blackish 

 above and at tip; antenna; brown annulated with white; club ochraceous. 



From the collection of the Agricultural Department, Washington, 

 D. C. Taken by Dr. E. Smart in Southern California. This species 

 belongs to the group of Leanira. 



Eresia punctata, n. sp. 



Male. — Expands 1.2 inch. Upper side fuscous; primaries have a 

 yellow subapical costal point, a large yellow spot divided unequally 



