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Godman and Salvin cRhopal. I, p. 177, June, 1882) under the spe- 

 cific name Ladnia, place Saundersii. Tellias ( Bates !, Quehtala ( Reak. \ 

 Ardema (Reak.), Paupera (Feld. ), Mediatrix, Misera ' R. Feld. ), 

 Pretoria (Boisd. ), Crocale (Edvv. •, Adjutrix, and Adelina (Staud. ); all 

 of which they consider but inconstant forms of one species. From 

 their superb work we quote as follows: "Between these extremes 

 Adelina and Saiindersii, every gradation of color can be traced and all 

 the rufous markings, as well as the yellow ones of the under side can 

 be exhibited in different individuals from their maximum development 

 till they vanish altogether. * * * In the Southern States of North 

 America a form occurs which is very like S. Si'undersii, and is prevalent 

 in Texas. This is 6". Adjutrix Scud., but we doubt the possibility of 

 maintaining its distincdon. In Arizona another form occurs, 5. Cro- 

 cale Edw., which we take to be undistinguishable from Adelina, and 

 therefore connected with the whole series. * * * S. Mediatrix comes 

 between S. Lacinia and ^. Saundersii^ 



Among these Texas captures were Saundersii, Adjutrix and Media- 

 trix; the latter two were taken in copulation. 

 Grapta Interrogationis, Fabr. 



var. Umbrosa, Lintn. Rare. 

 Pyrameis Atalanta, Linn. One specimen. 

 Pyrameis Huntera, Fabr. Common. 

 Pyrameis Cardui, Linn. Common. 



Junonia Coenia, Hilb. Common. 

 Apatura Celtis, Boisd. -Lee. Moderately common. 



Apatura Antonia, Edw. 

 Apatura Leilia, Edw. 

 Apattira Codes. Lintn. 

 Our specimens have the basal bar in cell broken as in Celtis, to a 

 more or less degree (this character is evidendy of no value), the ocella- 

 tion oval as in Leilia, the centers pupiled as in Celtis, with three ocel- 

 lations on under side of primaries and a double ocellus on anal angle 

 of secondaries as in Leilia; ground color beneath in most of our speci- 

 mens as in Celtis, while on the upper side it is more like Leilia; the 

 space separating the bars in cell on primaries is lighter colored, but 

 varies; spots on upper side of disc distinct, as in both species. 



Furthermore, certain of our specimens agree with the description 

 of Antonia, and were determined by Mr. Edwards as that species, 

 while others show an absence of the very characters on which Mr. 

 Edwards has separated Antonia, viz.: the pupillated spots and the 

 presence of the anterior ocellus on primaries. The general color also 

 varies. In short we have among our specimens a combination and 

 gradation of the characters of all three forms, nor is there a character 

 given in Mr. Edwards' descriptions and superb plate that is not found 

 to be inconstant. 



