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color, the latter tawny ; the marginal lunules on secondaries are 

 tawny ; beneath, the lunules next the inner angles of secondaries 

 are silver white, as are the band and the spots next the base ; near 

 the apex of primaries are four or five small silver spots. Expands 

 1.2 inch. 



Texas, Kansas, California. 



This species appears to vary widely in color. Individuals are 

 found blackish instead of fulvous, the wavy lines near the base lost 

 in the uniform shade. The marginal spots and band are light 

 colored, nearly yellow, but disposed as in the type above described ; 

 the under side exhibits little variation. 



Edwards. 



8. M. minuta Edwards. Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1861. 



Upper side orange fulvous ; a narrow black border upon the 

 hind margin of both wings, within which is a series of fulvous 

 lunules ; preceding the black border a narrow common fulvous 

 band edged anteriorly with black, and inclosing on costal margin 

 of primaries a transverse row of four obsolete white spots ; from 

 this band to the base both wings are marked by transverse, undu- 

 lated black lines ; base clouded with brown ; costa of primaries 

 brown ; fringe white, cut with black at the intersection of the 

 nervures. 



Under side orange, brighter on secondaries ; a narrow white 

 border on the hind margin of both wings ; anterior to this a series 

 of white lunules, each edged with black ; on costal margin of pri- 

 maries a transverse row of four white spots ; beyond this to the 

 base black markings as on upper side ; on secondaries the lunules 

 are preceded by an immaculate orange band, beyond which is a 

 broad transverse white band, containing three rows of black spots, 

 somewhat irregularly placed, and mostly oblong; some of the 

 middle row circular ; another irregular white band crosses the 

 wing towards the base, edged with black spots ; at the base a 

 white spot edged with black. Expands 1.4 inch. 



Texas. 



Edwards. 



9. M. nycteis Douhledaij. Figured in Doubl. & Hewitson, pi. 23. 



Male. — Upper side tawny ; fringe long, with alternate bars of 

 black and white ; primaries next the base crossed by black undu- 

 lated lines edged without by a zigzag black band which is dilated 

 on the costal and on the inner margin ; a broad black border on 



