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Arachnis picta verna var. nov. (PI. XIII, Figs. 5, 6). 



We have received a series of an Arachnis from a correspondent 

 in Three Rivers, Tulare Co., Calif., which does not exactly match 

 any of the named species or races of this genus. In the S sex it is 

 closest in maculation to maia Ottol. (PI. XIII, Fig. 7), the maculation 

 and color of primaries on upper and under sides being practically 

 identical ; the secondaries however on the upper side show none of 

 the hyaline nature so characteristic of the Coloradan mam but are 

 evenly pink with three broken rows of black spots much as in hampsoni 

 Dyar ; the underside shows the same white costal spots which we find 

 in maia and is otherwise similar to the upperside in markings. In the 

 S sex the dorsal dark gray markings are less broad than in tnaia 

 (Fig. 8) and more as in citra, i. e., the basal segments show a narrow 

 dark median line broadening gradually towards anal segment into tri- 

 angular or diamond-shaped patches ; the banding of the secondaries 

 is also more as in citra for the subterminal blackish band is broken 

 into spots, not broadly continuous as in maia, and the terminal border 

 is somewhat reduced. As our series is very constant in these respects 

 and as we also possess a single $ specimen from Eureka, Utah with 

 similar maculation we believe we are justified in proposing the above 

 racial name for this form which we take pleasure in naming after Mrs. 

 Verna Fry, the collector ; the status of the various forms needs carefully 

 working out with due regard to genitalia and larvae before we can know 

 whether we are dealing with several species or merely races of picta; 

 if citra should prove to be a good species our new form will probably 

 become a western race of it characterized by the whiter coloring of 

 the bands ; for the present we treat it as a race of picta; our types series 

 consists of 3 S 's and 6 9 's all from the above mentioned locality. 



Apantesis franconia Hy. Edw. 



In our recent List we made this a form of figurata Dru. with 

 preciosa Ni.xon as a synonym ; in the Hy. Edwards Coll. there is no 

 specimen marked "type" but under celia is a specimen labelled "Fran- 

 conia N. H. (Slosson)" which may possibly be the original type speci- 

 men if this is not in Mrs. Slosson's Collection. According to this speci- 

 men we believe Dr. Dyar is correct in listing franconia as a synonym 

 of celia, which leaves the name preciosa Nixon for the yellow form of 

 figurata; celia may be a small northern race of figurata, agreeing as it 

 does in general type of maculation, but until exact details concerning 

 the larvae are available any such reference would be premature. 



