510 K0CTLTID.13. 



with brown, a slight discoidal spot and rather diffused postmedial 

 and subterminal Hnes. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the uj)per part of the stigma forming a 

 detached point in celL 



Ab. 2. Much more red-brown ; fore wing -with the golden areas 

 much reduced, the point in cell separate fi'om the stigma, some 

 golden scales on discocellulars, the wedge-shaped mark before the 

 sub*;erminal line golden yellow ; hind wing red-brown, the cilia 

 pinkish. — Mendocino. 



Hah. Canada, Hudson's Bay, Albany E., St. Martin's Falls 

 {Barnston), 2 S , Ontario, Orillia (Bush), 1 d" , Alberta, Calgary 

 IWolley-Bod), 4 J, 2 ?, High E. (Baird), 2 d, Vancouvtr L, 

 Cowichan Bay (LivingstoJi), 2 J ; U.S.A., Northern, Eastern, and 

 Middle States, 4 c? type, Virginia, Oregon, Portland, Colorado, 

 California, Mendocino, 1 S • Bxp. 84-40 millim. 



Larva. Thaxter, Papilio, iii. p. 18. 



Early stages siiailar to JE. contexta. Food-plants, Grasses. 



8334. Phytometra nichollse. (Plate CCXXXVIII. fig. 2.) 



2 . Head yellow tinged with fiery red ; thorax red-brown mixed 

 with yellow ; abdomen yellow suffused with red-brown. Fore wing 

 red- brown ; the costal area, the inner area beyond the antemedial 

 line, and the terminal area except towards apex golden-yellow 

 suffused with rufous ; a curved red-brown subbasal striga from 

 costa ; antemedial line double, red-brown, excmwed below costa and 

 inwardly oblique below the cell ; an oval silvery- white spot defined 

 by blackish below middle of cell, exi^anding outwardly, a similar 

 small elliptical spot beyond its lower extremity ; a blackish brown 

 point at upper angle of cell and faint oblique brown line from lower 

 angle to inner margin ; postmedial line brown, oblique to vein 6, 

 angled inwards at diseal fold and oblique from vein 5 to inner 

 margin ; a rather wedge-shaped silvery- white mark below vein 6 

 from the postmedial to the subterminal line, which is strong black- 

 brown and oblique from apex to diseal fold, then slighter, excurved 

 at vein 4 and waved to inner margin, defined on inner side by 

 whitish towards apex ; a rather diffused brown line before termen 

 and a brown terminal line ; cilia ^^ellowish, red- brown at tips. 

 Hind wing glossy yellowish suffused with brown ; cilia yellowish ; 

 the underside pale ochreous slightly tinged with red-brown, a small 

 brown discoidal spot. 



Hah. Canada, Br. Columbia, Pass D. Hope (Mrs. NiclioU), 

 1 $ type. Exp. 40 millim. 



8335. Phytometra contexta. (Plate CCXXXVIII. fig. 3.) 



riusia contexta, Grote,BuIl.Buff.Soc. Nat. Sci.i.p. 193(1873); Ottolengui, 

 J. N.Y. Eiit. Soc. X. pi. Tii. f. 12; Sniitb, Cat. Noet. N. Am. p. 2i«. 



cS . Head and thorax bright rufous mixed with yellow ; abdomen 



