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crosses the spaces on either side of the lowest branch of 

 median, parallel and close to the inner border of mar- 

 ginal band. Secondaries ; basal half dusky with irregular 

 small fulvous spots ; space between costal and subcostal 

 dusky ; marginal dusky border not very broad, with a 

 marginal series of scarcely arcuated, obsolete, orange 

 lunules, bordered with black, and also a submarginal 

 series of obsolete pale fulvous crescents, generally most 

 distinct between uppermost branches of subcostal and 

 median nervures ; next the marginal band a slightly 

 arcuate series of large round black spots, those between 

 branches of median, pu pilled with pale fulvous ; the cen- 

 tral fulvous band cut in two by an arcuate transverse 

 dusky line. 



Beneath. Primaries much more pale fulvous than above, 

 with the principal markings of the upper surface faintly 

 repeated, but with the subapical dots much larger, and 

 with the addition of a narrow marginal orange band bor- 

 dered with black and three apical pearly white, generally 

 confluent, spots. Secondaries pale straw yellow, with a 

 basal band of confluent pearly white spots, next to which 

 is a broad yellowish brown transverse band, darkest exter- 

 nally ; the margin, except at the outer angle, is broadly 

 blackish brown, with the submarginal row of round spots 

 of upper surface repeated and margined with orange ; 

 next the margin is a narrow orange band like that of pri- 

 maries, resting upon which is a series of pearly white lun- 

 ules, the two outer of which, with that between uppermost 

 branches of median, are very large, the others inconspicu- 

 ous ; the median broad pale yellowish band is divided into 

 two portions by an undulate ferruginous line ; fringe of 

 both wings white interrupted with black. Expanse of 

 wings 6 1 3-5 in, 9 1 4-5 in. 



Quite rare ; I have only seen a few specimens from 

 Lenox and Williamstown, Mass., and from Norway, Me., 

 Mr. Verrill. 



36. MELITJEA HARRISII nov. sp. Melitcea Ismeria? Harr. 

 (not M. Ismeria Boisd. and Lee.) May be quickly distin- 

 guished from M. Oenone by the under surface of secon- 

 daries, which are cinnamon-red with bands and spots of 

 white margined with black, as follows : a broad mesial 

 band cut across externally with black ; a basal transverse 



