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like indention, which traced through a series of specimens gets forked 

 and finally separates the band into three parts. This reduction of the 

 marginal band into spots is always accompanied by the development 

 of the > mark on primaries, so that not an intimation of tlie > mark 

 exists where the black marginal band is most complete and it irgener 

 ally most developed when the band is broken into nearly two rows of 

 spots. Ihe band or its fragments rarely interfere with the discal spot 

 and the color of the hind wings is altogether independent from the 

 markings. 



How important a factor the transmis.sion of parental characters is in 

 respect with the variability the trials will show; unfortunately not always 

 the male could be secured with the exposed female, but as copulation 

 within the same progeny was undesirable this could not be overcome 



9 exposed May 28th. 

 ^ mark narrow but distinct. 

 Secondaries reddisli ; black marginal 



l«nd partly broken up into spots. 

 S not obtained. 

 105 perfect specimens examined. 



S S AT- 9 9 58. 



S $ witb > mark or indication of it : 



39- 

 $ $ entirely without > mark : S. 

 9 9 with > mark or indications : 



J*-* 

 9 9 entirely without > mark 26. 

 9 9 with yellow liind wings, none. 



9 exposed June Sth. 

 9 with yellow hind wings and without 



■J mark on primaries. 

 $ with broad > mark and faint reddish 



tmt on secondaries near root of wing. 

 Marginal spots of secondaries mucli re- 

 duced. 

 113 perfect specimens examined. 

 <? ^ 63. 99 50. 

 The whole offspring with yellow hind 



wings. 



S $ with > mark 47. 



S $ without > mark 16. 



9 9 with js mark 11. 



9 9 without > mark 39. 



9 exposed May 14th. 

 9 without Jg mark on primaries. 

 Secondaries red with black marginal 



ban'd. 

 c? with very plain S; mark, hind wings 

 without reddish tint. 

 200 specimens examined. 



S S 7^- 9 9 122. 



S $ with > mark 23. 

 $ $ without >: mark 55. 

 9 9 with > mark 4. 

 I'wo of these with red and two with 



yellow hind wings. 

 9 9 without > mark and red hind 



wings iiS. 

 9 9 "-ithont > mark and yellow 



secondaries 20. 



All the 9 9 of this brood with black 

 marginal band, except the four with 

 ^ mark. 



9 exposed May 14th. 

 9 with red hind wings and distinct > 



mark on primaries. 

 $ not examined. 

 150 specimens examined. 



S S 7S- 9 9 75- 



S $ with te: mark 75. 



9 9 with ^ mark 75. 



9 9 with red secondaries 35. 



9 9 with yellow secondaries 40. 



