5l8 CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



varying amount of fuscous therein. The seven remain- 

 ing males have the reddish-brown extending to the trian- 

 gles. The three females have the wings reddish-brown 

 to nodus but more marked along costal margin, median 

 space and triangle of hind wings darker brown. 



The difference above numbered 2 is valueless as a male 

 from Los Angeles, Cal., otherwise agreeing with satttrafa, 

 has these veins, red. 



Too man}' intermediate forms thus appear to exist to 

 allow of saturata and croceipoiiiis being considered as 

 distinct. 



The body and especially the abdomen of this species 

 is brilliant red in color. 



Distribution. Mexico (Baja California, as above, to 

 which Hagen adds Cape San Lucas, Tampico, Cordova, 

 Orizaba, Vera Cruz, Tehuantepec), Guatemala, Colom- 

 bia?, California (Los Angeles b}' Dr. A. Davidson), Ari- 

 zona, Montana, Yellowstone. 



PsEUDOLEON Kirby. 

 Kirby, Trans. Zool. Soc. Loud, xii, p. 274:, 1889. 



26. PsEUDOLEON suPERBUS Hagcn. PI. xvi, figs. 



62-66. 



Celithemis s. Hagen, Syn. Neur. N. A. p. HS, 1861. P. s. Kirby 

 I. c, p. 274, pi. liii, fig. 7 (entire insect), 1889. Erythrodiplaa: 

 s. Hagen, Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xviii, p. 67, 1875. 



Comoudu, March, 1893, C. D. Haines. 

 1 $ San Jose del Cabo, May, 1893. 



San Jose del Cabo, September, 1893, G. Eisen. 



Sau Jose del Cabo, October, 1893, G. Eisen. 



Mesa Verde, October, 1893, G. Eisen. 



Sierra El Taste, west side, September, 1893, G. Eisen. 



Miraflores, September, 1894, Eisen k Vaslit. 

 2 San Jose del Cabo, September, 1894, Eisen tt Vaslit. 



54? 18? 



Alternate parallel streaks of brown and a paler color 



