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into round spots shaded inwardly with reddish-orange ; on the under- 

 side, apart from the very heavy, almost confluent, black markings, a 

 distinctive feature is a broad black line at base of fringes and a sub- 

 terminal continuous orange band ; the 2 s have a continuous orange 

 band subterminally on upperside of secondaries which does not, how- 

 ever, attain the costa. There is a series of typical enoptes before me 

 from the same locality and there is not the least difficulty in at once 

 separating the two species. The status of (jlauam, Edw., I am unable 

 to determinate at present ; it was described from Nevada specimens 

 received from Hy. Edwards and the types may be still in his collection; 

 they are not at Pittsburg, the series of so-called f/laucon in the Edwards' 

 collection there, being a very heterogeneous assemblage. 



A great deal of careful field work will be necessary to work out the 

 correct reLitionships of the various forms of this group which, 

 apparently, to judge by numerous specimens before us, tends to break 

 up into several geographical rac2S as well as high and low altitude 

 forms. 



Ensticiis niviitiii, Bdv. — This is apparently correctly placed as a 

 synonym of shanta, Edw. ; the types of this latter species, received 

 from Dr. Behr, are not in the Edwards' collection however, and are 

 probably lost, so that the original description is all we have to fall 

 back upon. Lnpini, Bdv., at present listed as a synonym of shasta 

 falls into the acnion group. 



Huaticus antai'(/nn, Edv. — This is a synonym of acmon, Dbldy. and 

 Hew., as listed ; typical acmnn is distinguished by its pale purplish- 

 blue colour and very narrow black border to primaries. 



UiniticKs liipini, Bdv. — I consider this a good species; it is at once 

 distinguished from acinon {antaei/n)i) by its deeper blue colour and much 

 broader black border to primaries. I have before me six <? s from Tulare 

 Co., California, that are typical; it is apparently more restricted in its 

 distribution thanacmon. It approaches very close to iiumticola, Clem., 

 but this latter species is of a brilliant greenish-blue on upperside and 

 the dark border of primaries is slightly narrower. 



RitsticKs jiliileuion, Bdv. — -Correctly listed as a synonym of anna, 

 Edw. I have long series from various localities in the Sierra Nevada 

 Mts. before me ; the black spots on the underside vary in size and the 

 marginal maculation often tends to indistinctness, even more so than 

 in the 3^ type of pJuleinon, figured by M. Oberthiir; this is, however, 

 merely individual, not racial. The ? s rarely show any blue scaling 

 on upperside. Cajuna, Reak., and ari/i/mtoxKs, Behr, are probably 

 correctly listed as synonyms of anna, Edw.; the latter name certainly 

 refers to this species, the type specimens being taken in the Sierra 

 Nevada Mts. 



Ei-eres ainyntiila, Bdv. — Mr. Bethune-Baker has ably treated of this 

 species in the Knt. News, Vol. XXIV., 1913, p. 97 et seq. and I have 

 nothing further to add to his remarks. 



Breplndiuin exilis, Bdv. — This small and very distinct species has 



