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gives "Arctic America" for this species, while Holland says that his 

 examples came from the shores of Hudson's Bay. It is interesting 

 to find this species occurring so far down as the plains.] The 

 Satyrus, like hyperanthus, is S. alope, which is a species divided 

 up into distinct local forms. In S. alope, var. nephele, in the $ the 

 yellow bands of the type-form are suppressed, and I think you will 

 find this form among those sent you. [According to Holland the 

 var. nephele, is the form in which partial or total suppression of the 

 whole of the yellow markings of the type takes place. He does not 

 mention this suppression as being sexual. It would be interesting 

 to find it was so in Assiniboia. The type forms of S. alope are 

 exhibited through the kindness of Dr. Chapman.] The ringlet like 

 Ccenonympha pamphihts is C. inornata. [The forms sent are all 

 dark, except three, which are very light in comparison, and much 

 nearer in ground colour to our own C. pamphilus ; they may be what 

 is called in America C. pamphiloides. Holland says the C. ino)'?mta 

 coming from Newfoundland are " distinctly darker than those 

 coming from the north-west."] The Lycccna, with a submarginal row of 

 eye spots on the under sides of all the wings, is Nomiades lygdamas, 

 which is fairly common here ; but there does not seem to be 

 much variation in the hundreds that I have gone over. The 

 other " blue," like L. icari/s, is Cupido saepiolns, and distinctly a 

 western blue. 



We get Pyrameis cardui and P. huniera. When taking a trip to 

 the "bush" last summer, I came across a field full of thistles, and 

 nearly every head had either a larva or an empty pupa case. The 

 larvae were of various sizes, and strange to say I found two or three 

 pup?e and bred several fine imagines. There is no confusing the 

 two : P. cardui has a row of small eyes on the underside of the hind 

 wing, while P. huntera has two large ones only. [Of course the 

 shapes of the wings are also sufficiently distinct.] The butterfly like 

 Melitcea athalia, only smaller, with silvery underside, is Phyciodes 

 ismeria. I think I sent you another one with a plainer underside. 

 This latter is P. tharos. [This was not sent, but examples are placed 

 in the box for comparison.] Now we come to the Hesperidce. The 

 one like Thymelicus action is Oarisma garita, and appears to be a 

 northern species. [Holland does not give a locality so far north as 

 Assiniboia. Dyar, in his catalogue, gives British America.] In addi- 

 tion I have taken a few of the following species : Thymelicus mystic, 

 Thanaos brizo (much the appearance of N. tages), T. persius, and 

 Urbicola (Erynnis) comma. [Of these species, T. brizo, T. persius, and 

 E. comma were received. The last named appears paler than the 

 British form. Holland gives this species under the name^ 1 . Manitoba, 

 which is really a varietal name for the Boreal American form (see 

 Tutt's "British Lepidoptera, Butterflies," p. 167, for a full and 

 detailed discussion of the various races, etc., of this widespread 

 species)]. Pasilarchia archippus is a fairly common species he-re, 

 and I have taken a few Anosia plexippus and Papilio polyxenes 



