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typical alope forms, but very few zephele: in the deep valley beginning 
near Westkill, the reverse is the case: a typical a/ope isa rarity, but the 
intergrades and the mephele type are common. 
Var. doopis Behr. This variety is distinguished from nephele princip- 
ally by the fact that it occurs in Calif. and the Western States, and by the 
absence of ocelli beneath, on secondaries, In size and general appearance 
the insect resembles a ephele intergrade in the Q, and in aseries of spec- 
imens from the catskills compared with a like series from W.T., specimens 
precisely identical were found. The {‘ most closely resembles, the ¢j of 
the the type wephele, but the W. T. and California specimens have as a 
whole, a smaller number of ocelli on secondaries; never having six, though 
one specimen has five. It is at most a poor variety. 
Var. olympus Edw. This form is the one prevalent west of the Miss- 
issippi, and is also found in Ills. It is like the typical zephele but some— 
what darker as a rule: I cannot seperate some specimens of mephele from 
the catskills, from typical o/ympus from’ Mont., Ind. T. & W. T., though 
Mr. Edwards claims that both larva and chrysalis have become modified. 
Judging from my series of imagines, this is but a poor variety at best. 
Var. arzane Bd. Mr. Edwards (1. c.) seems not to have any great 
faith in the validity of this species, and thinks it may be matched by a 
series of mephele, 1 have one example from Soda Springs labelled avzane 
by Mr, Edwards and agreeing with the description of the species. From 
W. T. collected by the survey, 1 have rg specimens selected from a series 
of 40—50 with the view of getting specimens showing variations. Eleven 
of these examples areQ Qand of these, three agree perfectly with the soda 
springs example, and the others run gradually into doors: six of the spec- 
imens have additional or rudimentary ocelli, four with one on each side 
of the lower ocellus, and two with one on the lower side only. But one 
d shows an additional ocellus, the others run to the doopzs type, and so 
gradually and completely, that some specimens can be with equal pro- 
priety placed in either variety. Of doopzs, the collection shows but 3 9 @ 
(i. e. my selection of the catch) while there are 7 (1/1, and with the ¥ 
ariane a full and unbroken line from one into the other is formed. The 
chief point relied upon by Mr. Edwards to distinguish arzane is an in— 
dentation in the outer line of the band of secondaries opposite the cell, 
which is wanting in type aloge or nephele, and is very distinct in typical 
ariane; but my series shows the gradual obsolescence of this feature in 
ariane, and indications of it in undoubted doopis. Above, arzane strongly 
resembles the catskill intergrades, having the ocelli surrounded by yel- 
