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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
din Edw., and like the type common. Also occasionally 
the albino var. of the female. 
. harfordii Hy. Edwards. Pac. Coast Lep. 1877 
Common at Altadena and in the mountain canyons. 
(Grinnell. ) 
Pyrisita Butler, Cist. Ent. 1870. 
. mexicana Boisd. Spec. Gen. 1836 
Occasionally taken near Pasadena. (Herr.) (Franklin.) 
Eurema Hubner. 
. nicippe Cramer Pap. Exot. 1782 
FAMILY NYMPHALIDA. 
Agraulis Boisd. & LeConte. 
. vanille Linn. Syst. Nat. 1758 
This beautiful insect abounds in every garden in S. Cali- 
fornia having a ‘‘ Passion vine.’’ 
Argynnis Fab. 
. coronis Behr, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 1862 
Not common; Santa Monica Mts. (Max Albright.) 
A. callippe Boisd. Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. 1852 
Common during May in localities where Viola pedunecu- 
lata grows. Pasadena, and at Elizabeth Lake. (Grin- 
nell. ) 
.semiramis Edw. Can. Ent. 1886 
Not rare in the region about Newhall; (Shooter.) In the 
high Mts. (Grinnell.) 
Lemonias Hubner. Syn. (Melitaea.) 
. chaleedon Doubl. Hew. Gen. Di. Sep. 1847 
Occurs near the entrance of Santa Monica Canyon in 
the middle of April, but a few miles up the canyon it 
does not appear till the end of May. ‘‘May and June in 
the foothill Altadena. (Grinnell.) There are several 
ornate aberrations in design in the markings of some 
specimens, which of course constitute a genuine variety. 
.editha Boisd. Ann. Soe. Ent. Fr. 1852 
Found at Crafton’s near San Bernardino by R. Von. 
Osten Sacken and determined by Dr. H. Behr. 
. augusta Edw. Can. Ent. 1890 
Foothills-of San Bernardino Mts.; also at Fresno. 
L. gabbii Behr, Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. 1863 
Common in all canyons from the sea to the Mts. in spring 
and early summer and on the sand hills at Ocean Park. 
Thessalia Scudder. (Syn. Melitaea.) 
.leanira Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 1869 
Common, but local in foothill canyons. 
