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male from the same locality which differs in being much darker 



and in having the central white band reduced to a white blotch 



surrounding the discal spot, with 2 or 3 white ringlets below. 



I am not sure, however, that this insect is the proper partner 



of the females described above. In general appearance this 



species resembles a pale specimen of Hydriomena basaliata 



Walker (western form), but the conspicuous white median 



band is distinctive. 



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List of HO species and varieties of Butterflies taken 



by the Members of the St. Louis Entomological 



Club, in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri. 



By Henry McElhose and Hermann Schwarz. 



Danais plexippus, Linn. Abundant. 

 Agraulis vanillae, Linn. Rare. 

 Euptoieta claudia, Cram. Common Sept. and Oct. 

 Argynnis diana, Cram. 1 male at Pevely, 27 miles south of St. Louis. 

 " idalia, Dru. Rare. 

 " cybele, Fabr. Common. 

 Phyciodes nycteis, Db.-Hew. Common. 

 " ismeria, Db.-Lec. Rare. 

 " tharos, Dru. Common. 

 " " var. morpheas Edw. Common. 



" " var. packardii Scud. Rare. 



" " var. marcia Edw. Rare. 



Melitaea phaeton. Rare. 

 Grapta interrogationis Fabr. Common. 



" " var. fabricii Edw. Scarce. 



" " var. umbrosa Lint, Common. 



" comma Harris. Common. 

 '• " var. harrisii Edw. Common. 



" " var. dryas Edw. Scarce. 



" progne Cram. Scarce. 

 " j-album Bd.-Lec. Very rare. 

 Vanessa antiopa Linn. Common. 



" milberti Godt. Very rare. 

 Pyrameis atalanta Linn. Common. 

 " huntera Fabr. Common. 

 " cardni Linn. Common. 

 Junonia coetiia Hub. Common. 

 Limenitis ursula Fabr. Common. 

 '* archippus Cram. Common. 



