36 THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



: ^iRUBROLIMBATA aberr. nov. 

 Plate VI, Figure 4, under side. 



This aberration. I am inclined to believe, is of the 

 race of anicia termed capella Barnes, which occurs 

 not uncommonly at lower levels than the typical form 

 in Colorado. 



Primaries, upper surface : all of the yellow spots 

 suppressed except for one line which runs across the 

 inner portion of the limbal area. There is a repression 

 of the black bands and mottlings of the limbal area, 

 giving the appearance of a brick-red wide margin. 

 The venules, however, are edged with black, and there 

 is also a fine black submarginal line. The basal area 

 is predominantly brick-red, with black lines crossing 

 the discal cell, and a darker powdering at the inner 

 edge of the area. All yellows in this area are sup- 

 pressed. 



Secondaries, upper surface: all yellow spots and 

 lines are wanting, and all black bands in the limbal 

 area missing except for the black lineation of the ner- 

 vules and a submarginal narrow band. This gives the 

 same characteristic brick-red wide margined appear- 

 ance as that of the primaries, which is further height- 

 ened by an almost complete sufifusion of the basal, and 

 inner part of discal area with black. One semilunar 

 red spot only occurs in the outer part of the discal cell. 



Primaries, under surface: not dissimilar to mela- 

 nodisca except for the lighter color of the discal cell 

 and costal erea. 



Secondaries, under surface: the black bands and 

 spots of the typical form have been suppressed except 

 for the striping of the nervules, a fine line running 

 around the basal area, and a narrow submarginal 

 stripe. The marginal and discal areas are a solid 

 yellow crossed longitudinally in the center by a red 

 band. The basal area is predominantlv brick-red. 

 with some irregular yellow spots margined with black. 

 The pattern is well brought out in the plate. (Fig. 4.) 



Described from one male, taken bv the author in 

 South Park, Colorado, July 13th, 1902. 



