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Female : Same as male, but markings heavier. Expands 1 3-4 to 

 2 3-4 inches. Middle, Southern, and Western States. 



2. E. Hsgasia, Cram. Upper side uniform bright ferruginous, 

 the bl ick markings on primaries same as in " Claudia," as also on 

 secondaries with the exception of the absence of median zigzag lines; 

 under side much the same as " Claudia," but less mottled, and more 

 uniformly dark ferruginous. Expands about 2 inches. Southern 

 California occasionally. 



Melitaea, Fabr. 



Generic characters similar to " Argynnis " ; wings usually black 

 or fulvous, and spotted ; no nacre d spots on under side of seconda- 

 ries ; discoidal cellule on secondaries always open. 



1. M. Piiseton, Drury. Male : Upper side black, with a row of 

 marginal red spots followed, by three rows of pale-yellow spots on 

 primaries and two on secondaries; two red spots in cell of primaries; 

 all the described spots appear through on under side but much hea- 

 vier, and in addition there are two more rows of yellow spots on sec- 

 ondaries and irregular patches of red on basal region. 



Female : Much the same as male. Expanse of male, 1 1-2 to 2 

 inches ; of female, 2 to 2 5-8 inches. U. S., east of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains ; Canada. 



2. M. Chalcedon, B'dvl. Male: Upper side black spotted with 

 pale ochrey-yellow and red ; both hind margins edged by a series of 

 small red spots, followed by two rows of yellow, next by a bifid yel- 

 low row on primaries, more or less replaced by red, in cell four red 

 and yellow spots alternating and one yellow below cell ; secondaries 

 have a mesial band of large yellow spots and four spots on basal 

 area. Under side of primaries bright brick-red. with the two outer 

 rows of yellow spots repeated ; secondaries have a red marginal bor- 

 der, then a series of large yellow lunules on black ground, next a 

 series of large red spots, lunular or round 3d, usually edged with 

 yellow, then a mesial row of large yellow spots cut unequally by a 

 black line ; basal area red and enclosing a b md of four yellow spots, 

 and a fifth in cell back of line. 



Female : Similar to male. Expanse of male, 1 3-4 to 2 inches ; of 

 female, 2 1-2 inches. California. 



3. M. Cooperi, Behr. Upper side as in CkaJcedon ; under side 

 dull or brownish red, banded as in Chalcedon, the spots of the bands 



