204 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST COAST 



both wings are interrupted by white in three places, one near 

 apices, again in the middle, and near inner angles, but these inter- 

 ruptions are shown on the plate rather indistinctly. 



303. Calephelis Nemesis. 



Plate XXVII ; Figures 303, Female; c, Female, underside. 

 Lighter in color than Australis, especially on the under side, and 

 about the same size, or a little larger, but you may find some speci- 

 mens which you are unable to satisfactorily assign to either name. 

 The white breaks in the dark fringes of Australis are not so appar- 

 ent in Nemesis, but the dark fringe is lightened somewhat with 

 white hairs, often along the whole margin, with nearly always at 

 least a faint white part near inner angle of fore wing, but prac- 

 tically we may regard the white interruptions as obsolescent or 

 wanting in Nemesis. 



Genus ATLIDES. 



Two tropical species, extremely high-colored and tropical-look- 

 ing, only one of which comes to the West Coast. Six-footed ; 

 bodies short and stout ; extremely rapid flyers. Sex-mark, a 

 "stigma" on the fore wing, seen in the figure of the male, 306, as 

 a black spot on fore wing. 



304. Atlides Crysalus. 



Plate XXVII ; Figure 304, Male, underside, from Colo- 

 rado ; D. Bruce. 



Crysalus is a gorgeous, handsome butterfly ; I have shown the 

 underside, as that is more distinctive than the upper. It is from 

 Colorado, and is said to fly also in Utah, Arizona, and is credited 

 to Southern California, but this latter locality is an error, being 

 merely guesswork, as I believe. 



Citima, a variety, is set down for Arizona, and if correctly so 

 assigned, is an inhabitant of the West Coast ; but I doubt the 

 statement, and think that it is not seen west of the continental 

 divide. 



306. Atlides Halesus. 



Plate XXVII ; Figure 306, Male, Slover Mountain, Cal., 

 1890; Author. 

 This is one of the handsomest of butterflies, the metallic, glisten- 

 ing scales fairly sparkle in the sunshine. Really, it is tropical in 



