May, '05] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 1 35 



drus deairrens, Querais chrysohpis , and Conothus divaricatus. 

 The zones represented are the Lower and Upper Transition. 



The butterflies listed below have been mainly the results of 

 the writer's many collecting trips to the summit, for several 

 years past, in May, June, July and August. The list is surely 

 not complete, but will serve as an incentive for more and better 

 work in the future. Earlier collecting would quite surely add 

 species. 



The scenery is so grand and inspiring, the air so clear and 

 bracing, nature so joj^ous and absorbing, that as each summer 

 vacation approaches, an irresistable impulse is felt for another 

 quiet, lone intercourse with this grand old monarch of time. 



1. Danais plexippus Linn. — A few found on the summit 

 several years ago, around the Asckpias blossoms. 



2. Danais berenice Cram. — Rare. Only occasionally seen. 



3. Argyiinis s^., probably semiramis, noted on the summit 

 several years ago. 



4. Melitcsa chalcedon Db. & Hew. — Very common. Larvae 

 found on Mitmdus. 



5. MelitcEa gabbii Behr. — Not common in June. 



6. MelitcEa zvrightii Edw. — Two specimens taken during the 

 last two summers. 



7. Phyciodes mylitta Edw. — Frequent in Santa Anita canon. 



8. Grapta satyr us Edw. Occasional. 



9. Va7iessa antiopa Linn. — Only occasionally seen. 



10. Pyrameis carycE Hbn. — Common on all the mountains. 



1 1 . Pyrameis cardiii Linn. — Common everywhere. 



12. Juno7iia coenia Hbn. — Common and very pugnacious. 



13. Limeyiitis lorquini Boisd. — Common especially in the 

 canons. 



14. Heterochroa calif ornica Butl. — Common around the Quer- 

 cus chrysolepis, to the summit. 



15. Cceyionympha calif ornica Db. & Hew. — Common and very 

 variable. 



16. Ccenonympha ochracea Edw. — Not rare ; especially in 

 June-August. Recorded under the name of brenda. 



17. Satyrus silvestris Edw. — Common in the chaparral belt. 

 Variable and probably more than one species. 



