PL. XXII 



One of the very small species of the genus. The specimen 

 we figure is the type, that is to say, the specimen upon which 

 Edwards founded his description of the species. Expanse <? , 

 1.00 inch; 9, 1.10 inch. 



Habitat Arizona and northern Mexico. 



(6) Melitcea dymas Edwards, Plate XX, Fig. 4, 9 . Type 

 (The Least Checker-spot). 



Even smaller than the preceding, having an expanse of only 

 0.85 to 1.00 inch. It is much paler on the upper side than 

 M. perse, and the markings are different. 



Ranges from southwestern Texas and Arizona to Mexico. 



GENUS PHYCIODES DOUBLEDAY 



(THE CRESCENT-SPOTS). , 



Usually quite small butterflies, the species found in our 

 region being some shade of fulvous or reddish, above with 

 dark markings, which are less distinctly reproduced on the 

 paler under side of the wings. Of the spots on the under side 

 the most characteristic is the crescent between the ends of the 

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