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an oblique dark shade band from costa near apex and more or less rigid with 

 a slight outward bend at inner margin; this pale area is crossed by an obso- 

 lescent oblique gray line ; subterminal area beyond oblique shade and terminal 

 area slightly paler blue-gray ; s. t. line broad, distinct, white, bent inward and 

 forming more or less of a white blotch between veins 5 and 6 and slightly 

 accentuated on veins 2 and 3; a white terminal line; fringes blue-gray, paler 

 outwardly; secondaries white crossed by a broad subterminal smoky band, 

 narrowing toward costa and slightly angled at vein 4; slight smoky shading 

 above inner margin toward base of wing. Beneath much as above with the 

 maculation less distinct, the subterminal dark band of primaries strongly 

 marked. Expanse S 35 mm., 9 43 mm. 



Habitat: Santa Cruz Mts., Calif. 4 $,4 $. Types, Coll. Barnes. 



This species was bred by Miss Elizabeth Lowrie and her sister 

 from eggs laid by a captured 9 , taken at Mt. Heimon in the Santa 

 Cruz Mts. at an elevation of 400 ft., the larva feeding on pine ; it is 

 the first recorded Tolype species from California and appears suffi- 

 ciently distinct to warrant a name; we take much pleasure in naming 

 it after the collectors who have been instrumental in supplying many 

 an interesting specimen to our collection. The species is allied to 

 minta Dyar from Florida but is larger with a much more regu- 

 lar outer edge to the median gray band. The larva, according to 

 Miss Lowrie, is gray-brown with a black transverse mark on 3rd 

 body segment containing two yellow dots, beneath whitish, tinged with 

 yellow mesially and with central diamond-shaped black patches; from 

 an alcohol specimen kindly forwarded us it would seem as if the 

 larva showed a series of broad, dark, dorsal diamond-shaped patches, 

 more or less connected, and a waved dark stigmatal hne, but these 

 points may have been accentuated by the preserving fluid. 



