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marked in a similar manner, only the submarginal lunules of hind 

 wings are decidedly yellow, are larger in proportion, and are 

 deeply excavated. 



From I 5 I 5 taken at Mt. Hood, Oreg. Several years ago 

 I received three males of this species from Hayden Expedition 

 in Idaho, but they were so rubbed and damaged that I could 

 make no accurate description of them. I submitted them to Mr. 

 Henry Edwards, and one of them still has his label on the pin 

 with the expressed opinion that it is a new species. 



Melitaea colon. 



Male. Expands 2 inches. 

 Near to CJialcedon, Bois. Upper side black, dusted yellow at 

 base of primaries, spotted with yellow-buff and red. Costal edge 

 of primaries red, all red deep ; both wings have a marginal border 

 of red spots, largest next apex of primaries, and diminishing reg- 

 ularly to inner angle. The spots of secondaries small, even-sized, 

 sometimes wholly wanting ; followed on primaries by a row of 

 minute spots, mixed red and yellow ; on secondaries by a row of 

 small yellow spots,, sometimes more or less wanting. The third 

 row on primaries is sinuous, and made up of small yellow spots, 

 nearly even. The fourth row is also sinuous, not quite parallel 

 to third]; approaching it on mid-wing, red, except the spot on 

 costa and the one in sub-median interspace which are yellow or 

 mixed ; at end of cell without are three small spots, mixed ; in 

 cell a transverse bar and a patch near base, both yellow. Red 

 scales between and outside these spots; a yellow patch below cell. 

 On secondaries the third row is obsolete, a few red or yellow scales 

 indicating the position of some of the missing spots. The fourth 

 row crosses the disk, yellow ; on basal area, either four or five yel- 

 low spots, according as the two in cell are confluent or not ; 

 fringes, buff, black at ends of nervules. 



Under side of primaries, bright red from base to margin. 

 The second row of spots represented by yellow lunules on anter- 

 ior half of the wing, each edged-posteriorly by black. The yellow 

 spots of third row are repeated. The yellow spots in and below 

 cell indicated by a lighter shade of red, and edged on one or both 

 sides by black. 



Secondaries still darker red ; the marginal band red ; then 

 yellow lunules edged above and below with black ; then a red 

 band, not made up of confluent lunules, but a nearly even band, 

 with no yellow, and crossing from margin to margin ; next a 

 yellow discal band, as broad as the red one, just preceding, cut 

 unequally, and near the posterior edge by a black line ; also, 

 edged black on basal side ; basal area red, with five yellow spots, 

 the red ground posterior to the spots and also along inner mar- 

 gin forming bands about as wide as the yellow discal band; 

 shoulder yellow. 



