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second branch of the median, from which it continues 

 without much variation to the hind margin. The spaces 

 between these bands are paler fulvous than the base 

 and the hind wings, the subterminal being whitish. The 

 first and second of these bands of black are continued 

 across the hind wings in black shades hardly positively 

 enouo;li marked to be called lines. The broad terminal 

 border of the hind wings contains a series of connected 

 whitish lunules. 



The under side has a little more than the basal half 

 of the fore wings fulvous, with four or five large whitish 

 spots ; the terminal portion dark brown, with the border 

 whitish and two large whitish patches. The hind wings 

 are marked much like a Pliyciodes, an oblong brown 

 shading from the base along the middle of the wing to 

 the centre ; a whitish band marks the outer third, a sub- 

 terminal row of whitish lunules, before which is a series 

 of brown sagittate spots. 



This resembles to some extent some of the forms of 

 Phyciodes TTiaros, but the difference may be seen by com- 

 paring the descriptions. 



Found at Key West, Florida, and Cuba. 



55. Grapta Interrogationis, Fab. 



Expanse of wings from 2.3 to 2.75 inches. 



This is a dimorphic species, the hibernating form being 

 known as form Fabiicii, the other as Umhrosa. There 

 are about four broods in a season ; and while the last 

 brood or hibernating butterflies are the pale forms, the 

 others are more or less mixed, as Mr. Edwards has shown. 



Dimorphic form, Fabricii, Edw. — This has the upper 

 Ride fulvous, marked with ferruginous brown and spotted 



