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spot; discrtl spot broader, sinuous, sending a short spur along sub- 

 costal ; costal edges more irrorated ; under side as in male. 



From 1 S , 1 9 , taken at Coalburgh, W. Va., in April, 1?71. and 

 1 % , taken by Mr. Boll, at Dallas, Texas, and in collection of the 

 3Iuseum of Conip. Anat. Cambridge. 



I was very much surprised at finding this pair at Coalburgh among 

 a lot of Gemitia, taken in April, 1871, by a young friend whom I had 

 enjoined to take everything that was white. I had never before met with 

 it. and thought that locality had been pretty well gleaned. It is also 

 remarkblae that the next specimen should come from so remote a dis- 

 trict as Texas. The species cannot be mistaken for any other, on ac- 

 count of the three bands crossing secondaries. 



CoLTAS Meadii, n. sp. 



Male. — Expands 1.7 inch. 



Upper side fiery orange, uniform in color quite to the marginal 

 border, and with a purplish reflection ; bases of wings black ; abdom- 

 inal margin green and yellow, much sprinkled with black ; the mar- 

 ginal border of primaries broad, black, erose within, not much ad- 

 vanced on costa and projecting but a short spur on inner margin ; of 

 secondaries nearly as broad, covering the whole margin, rather wavy 

 within ; discal spots of primaries nearly wanting, indicated by a few 

 black scales on a deeper orange ground ; on disk of secondaries a deep 

 orange spot; fringes roseate mixed with yellow. 



Under side of primaries yellow-green on costal and hind margins, 

 buff on disk j the anterior part of the wing much specked with black; 

 discal spot yellow in a black oval; secondaries uniform yellow-green 

 and much specked with black ; discal spot silvery in a large ferrugi- 

 nous patch ; a roseate spot at base. 



Body above black covered anteriorly by roseate hairs; beneath, the 

 thorax and abdomen greenish; legs pale roseate; palpi greenish, rose- 

 ate in front; antennae roseate; club brown tipped with fulvous. 



Female. — Expands 1.9 inch. 



Primaries orange, the nervules and costa and base much irrorated 

 with black, secondaries dull orange ujuch obscured by brown ; within 

 marginal borders a complete series of yellow spots, not wholly enclosed 

 on secondaries; discal spot of primaries an orange streak in small 

 black oval. 



Under side less green than in male, rather greyish; disk of prima- 

 ries deep orange. 



