SYNOPTIC TABLE OF LEPIDOPTKRA. 



Genus Pieris, Schr'k. 



(Continued.) 



Pieris Sisymbri, B'dvl. Female, wings white ; primaries with six elong. 

 ated black spots on the exterior margin, a black patch 

 borderingon the discoidal cell and approaching the 

 anterior margin, and three or four irregular discal 

 patches of black ; secondaries pure white ; the veins 

 on the underside of the secondaries are yellow and 

 heavily bordered with black. Expands one and three- 

 eighth inches. — California, Colorado. 



Pieris Protodice, B'dvl. Male, wings white ; pri- 

 maries with a black jaatch near the discoidal cell as in 

 Sisymbri, but larger and with a whitish line in the cen- 

 tre ; apex slightly black with from one to four black 

 discal spots, often very indistinct ; secondaries pure 

 white: the underside of secondaries generally with zigzag- markings of an 

 olive tint, but sometimes pure white. The female has the black lnarkin^s 

 on the primaries more intense; the secondaries are white with the veins 

 grayish, and a border of triangular black patches along the exterior margin. 

 Expands from one and three-quarters to Due andseven-eighth inches. IT. S. 



Variety Vernalis, W. H. Edwards, is the spring form of Protodice and 

 somewhat smaller. 



Varieties Oceidentalis, Reak.. and CaLyce, W. H. Edwards, are western 

 forms. 



Pieris Beckex-i, W. II. Edwards. Form and size of Protodice, to which 

 it is very closely allied ; the cellular spot on primaries larger, rhomboidal ; 

 the black spots along the outer margin are disconnected ; the underside of 

 secondaries are more heavily marked. — Utah. Nevada, Arizona. 



Pieris Napi, Linn. Variety Venosa, Scudder. Wings white, black at 

 base extending along part of the anterior margin, the veins on primaries 

 widening towards the exterior margin into triangular patches of black, 

 heaviest near the apex ; a single black discal spot, Expands one and three- 

 quarters to one and seven-eighth inches. —Califoria. 



Pieris Napi, Linn. Variety castoria, Reak. Like the abo\e. but can be 

 distinguished by the absence of tFe black markings at the base and the 

 apex; discal spot very indistinct. Expands one and three-quarters to one 

 and seven-eighth inches, — California. 



Pieris Hapi, Linn. Varieties Frigida, Scudder ; and Oleracea, B'dvl. 



Same as castoria with the absence of all black markings, except that Frigida 

 has the veins on the underside of secondaries heavily marked with black. 

 Expands one and three-quarters to two inches.— Habitat of Oleracea, U. S. 

 of Frigida, Labrador and Anticosti Islands. 



Pieris Hapae, L/nn. Male, pure white with black tips and black discal 

 spot on primaries : secondaries white with a black spot bordering on the an- 

 terior margin ; underside of secondaries and tips of anteriors light lemon 

 color. Expands one and five-eighth to one and seven-eighth inches.— V. S. 



Pieris Rapae, Linn. Variety Novanglipe, Scudder. Male, entirely lemon 

 yellow. 



