(T WM. H. EDWARDS. 



mottled briglit yellow and pale red-brown, the yellow prevailing on disk, the 

 other bordering hind margin and forming a band across basal area, besides a demi- 

 band on middle of wing from inner margin. 



J'eOTa/c.— Expands 1.2 inch. Upper side fuscous mottled with pale yellow 

 fulvous; the hind margins broadly fuscous; the basal areas pale fuscous; the- 

 fulvous occupying the disks, not clearly defined, and especially on primaries much 

 obscured ; primaries have three translucent spots in the subcostal interspaces ; two 

 fulvous spots anterior to these last and opposite cell ; and two translucent spots of 

 larger size in the two median interspaces; in some examples these median spots 

 are yellow, not translucent. Under side of primaries blackish-brown at base, 

 brown over apical area and hind margin; the costal spots and those against cell 

 repeated, the median spots indistinct. Secondaries red-brown, indistinctly mottled 

 with fulvous across middle of disk and along costal* margin and at base; inner 

 angle brown-fulvous. In some examples this wing is scarcely mottled, but nearly 

 uniform red-brown, and is flushed with grayish-purjile ; so also is the apex of 

 primaries. 



Taxites is near Zabulon, a species which varies greatly. The most 

 evident distinction consists in the extent of the fulvous area in the male, 

 and in the translucent and other spots on fore wings of the female. 

 I have examples of Za/mlon, taken at Coalburgh, which have the 

 under side of secondaries mottled in same way as in this western form, 

 and examples of the female, especially in the melanic dimorphic form 

 Pocahontas Scud., are very close in the resemblance of under side to 

 the usual t}^>e of Taxilcs. This replaces Znbulon on the Pacific slope. 

 1 have examples from Arizona, also from South Colorado and Nevada, 

 taken by Mr. Morrison ; and Mr. Neumoegen found several at Oak 

 Creek Canon, South Colorado. Mr. H. Edwards has a female taken 

 in California. 



Amblyscirtes Siinius. 



ilf«/e.— Expands .85 inch.— Upper side grayish-brown with a silky gloss; pri- 

 maries have a white spot, fulvous tinted, at end of cell, and a bent row of similarly 

 colored small spots across disk from costa nearly to inner margin ; of these three 

 are perpendicular to costa and the others form a line oblique to them, a little 

 sinuous, curving in submedian interspace towards inner margin; secondaries have 

 on disk traces more or less decided of a narrow fulvous band above median j 

 fringes Long, cinereous. Under side of primaries fulvous in cell, and fulvous 

 washefl gray over disk and to inner margin; apical area gray; the basal area 

 below cell pale fuscous; the spots repeated and a little enlarged. Secondaries 

 light gray-brown; on the disk a whitish band nearly parallel with costal and 

 hind margins; and an indistinct whitish patch near base below cell. Body dark 

 fuscous above, yellow-gray beneath; palpi white at base, gray above: antennae 

 white beneath, annulates white and black above, club ferruginous. 



-Fewio/e.— Expands .95 inch. Upper side lighter, rather yellow-fulvous obscured 

 by brown ; the basal areas and hind margin of primaries being darkest ; spots as 

 in the male, not distinct. Under side as in the male, but paler. 



From 1 ^ , 1 $ , taktn at Oak Creek Canon, Colorado, by Mr. 



