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persephone. Since, as above mentioned, both sexes of the 

 yellow form occur, it is fair to assume that the blacker form is 

 the male of anna. Indeed, as is shown by the extreme form 

 of persephone (Fig. 5), there seems to be little doubt that oc- 

 casionally males with wholly black wings do occur. In Fig. 3 

 is shown a specimen of typical persephone. From it will be 

 seen the gradation into typical anna. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VIL 

 Fig. I Apantesis anna, yellow form male. 

 Fig. 2 Apantesis anna, yellow form female. 

 Fig. 3 Apantesis anna v. persephone, typical male. 

 Figs. 4 and 5 Apantesis, intermediates between pcrscpliojie and anna, 

 males. 



Fig. 6 Apantesis anna, typical female. 



A new Aberration in Phyciodes (Lepid.). 

 By Herman H. Brehme, Newark, New Jersey. 



(Plate VII, figs. 7 and 8 ) 

 Phyciodes picta Edw. ab. jemezensis n. ab. 



Above : Primaries black ; three small fulvous spots in the discal cell ; 

 an outer row of six pale spots, the last two of which are fulvous and 

 rather obscure ; this row of spots is succeeded by a broken shade line 

 of a yellow color which in the normal form of picta is almost absent. 

 Secondaries also black, with an angular, rather broad fulvous band 

 crossing the wing about one-third out. The band originates a little be- 

 low the costa and extends only to a little below the cubital vein. An 

 outer row of three or four very faint fulvous spots followed by an 

 equally obscure whitish shade line more pronounced near the inner 

 margin. Fringes of both wings as the normal form. Beneath as in 

 normal specimens, but the black markings of the primaries are more 

 suffused and the fulvous spots form a continuous band passing through 

 the center of the wing. Two rather small brown spots which are not 

 present in normal specimens are near the center of the yellow hind 

 wings. 



Type. — One male in the collection of the author. 

 Habitat. — Jemez Springs, New Mexico, June 21, 1012. 

 This handsome aberration was bred by ^Ir. John Woodgate 

 along with numbers of the typical form. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE VII. 

 Fig. 7. Upper side, Fig. 8. Under side, of Phyciodes picta, n. ab. 

 jemesensis. 



