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mon in central California but does not appear in the southern part of 

 the state at all." 



The species interested me and during 1906 I took and spread 

 over 200 specimens between February 15 and September 1. The 

 darker forms, perhaps, predominated early, though I took as dark speci- 

 mens in July and August as in February. The ocelli varied from none 

 at all on either wing through all the combinations to the characteristic 

 two on the primaries and six on the secondaries, and a few had 

 twinned spots on the outer angle of the primaries. The colors ranged 

 from buff to deep yellow and from light gray to almost black. Nearly 

 every species except pulla that Wright figures in his book was easily 

 distinguishable. Wishing better authority than my own judgment, I 

 sent a representative series to Dr. Henry Skinner who pronounced 

 them californica without comment. Dyar, in Bull. 52, U. S. N. M., 

 recognizes but two forms, californica and pulla — Smith's list adds 

 galactinus to the list of forms ; but I am inclined to think that all the 

 species of Wright's list, with the exception of pulla, should be relegated 

 to the synonymy of californica, as Dyar has done. In this county, 

 californica ranges from tidewater to the mountains, being very plentiful 

 at Witch Creek at elevations of between 2,750 and 4,000 feet. 



40. Anosia plexippus Linnaeus (308). 



Common throughout this region. A slight difference in the color 

 of the four spots on the outer angle of the primaries is seen. In speci- 

 mens taken on the coast they are light brown, almost white, while 

 mountain specimens show the spots much darker, the color being 

 decidedly brown. 



41. Anosia strigosa Bates (309). 



This form is common in this region from the coast to the desert. 

 I took it in considerable numbers in the Sweetwater Valley near De- 

 hesa during July, 1906. 



42. Chrysobia virgulti Behr (316). 



This little fellow flies in thousands about the wild buckwheat 

 (Eriogonum) during the whole season. The later specimens seem to 

 be a little lighter in color and the females a little smaller. 



43. Calephalis australis Edwards (322). 



Though not very plentiful in this locality, australis cannot be con- 

 sidered rare. It is most often found flying about in the brush border- 



