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left forewing is also abei'rant, there being an additional short 

 transverse vein joining veins 6 and 7 at about their middle, thus 

 forming an additional small closed cell to the forewing. A West 

 Coast species — Vancouver — California. /'. ;ilaucii.'< which is a very 

 closely allied form is confined to the Eastern area. 



Papilio zelicaon, Lucas. Usually known by Boisduval's name 

 zolicaon. A typically West Coast species, little given to variation. 

 A mountain and lowland species. 



Megano^toiiia eurijdice, Bdv. The sexes very dissimilar — the 

 female showing very clearly the close relationship to our Gonepteryx 

 rhamni. The male is called the "Flying Pansy" and also 

 the " Californian Dog-face." A rare form of the female shows 

 traces of the dark border of the male. 



AnthncJiaria sara, Lucas. It was not known to what particular 

 named form these specimens belong; the confusion of names is so 

 great in this group. Long series with accurate data as to date, 

 place, altitude and season are much to be desired. 



Fieris protodice, Bdv. Both of the winter form vernalis, Edw. 



Pieris rapae, L. Said to have been introduced to the States 

 about 1860, it was first caught in California in 1883. The females 

 are very small and dark. 



Colias eimjtheme, Bdv. A pair of the spring and early summer 

 form, keeu-mjdin, Edw., and 1 male and 2 females of true ettri/tlwine 

 form, i.e., the winter form usually known as ariadne. This point 

 has only recently been cleared up by reference to the types in 

 Oberthur's collection. 



Dione vanillae, Linn. A common Central and tropical S. 

 American butterfly occurring also m the W. Indies. It is sard to 

 have been first introduced into California about 1885, and since 

 then to have become almost a pest, the larv?e feeding on the passion 

 vine. 



Arfiymiix seiniraiim, Edw. A very local insect, possibly only a 

 race of the much more widely distributed A. cnronis, Behr. 



Melitaea chakedon, Dbl., and Hew. One of the American 

 representatives of the aurinia group. Said to be one of the 

 commonest butterflies of S. California. Certainly one of the first to 

 be described. 



Pyraiiieis carye, Hb. In the States confined to the western 

 areas, but having a wide range southwards and extending even to 

 the Falkland Isles. 



Limenitis bredowii race californica, Btlr. A mountain butterfly 



