'I'lirsc r.-icls. cDiiiihil willi Mr. (irnlc siiikini;' liis own ii.-iiiic. 

 orhix, as a v.iricly of ■.■(innhi in \S'.)'t lAlili. \;il. \ < r., Ili-cnun. 

 XI\'. 5S), st'iin ((inrlnsix (I y Id poinl lo arlus ns ;i mere ;ili(rral ion. 



I.AMI'iri SCO I' 1:0 PS, Dyar. 



1!!()|.. Dy.ir. Cm. I-'.iil., WWI, Ml. ly'lii/wlnn/rnl is. 

 IftdS. Sill., ('.-111. I'nI., M ,, '-"-'T, Hhinii'liinirnlis. 



Kin NClIACliO'l l.S .SCOl'i'.Ol'.S. n. sp. 



Allied lo varidld iiiid all criKiln . I).irk \ ioLiccous lirnwn, sli.idinji- lo 

 dull t'la\ color .it ha.scs of wiiifr.s and on lliorax. Lines |i(iiiiiialc, crcniilalc, 

 as in itltcniiitit, l)iil di.slinct ; orbicular and rcnil'orm di.stinclly bordered 

 with whiti.sli rinjj.-.s, filled with the fjround color, '{"eriniiial .space bliiLsh 

 a.slieii, contrasted; niarjiined narrowly and t'rin;zc darU. 



Deserilx'd from (i specinicn.s, Ka.slo, 15. C. 



r. ,S. N.ilional Miiscnin, tyi)e No. 7;327. 



'r\ I'l: l,ol.\l,l^^: Ka.slo, 15. C. 



Xt-imhku AM) Si:xi;s oi' Tyi-k.s: (i $ Cotyjie.s. 



Typ?;s ix: Xational Museum (■!• $); Barnes Colled ion (1 9). 



Si'i:ci:mkxs T^xaiminki): 1 9 "type" (No. 7327, U. S. N. M.) ; 2 9, 

 Dimcans, X'ancouver Island; 1 9' Shasta Retreat, Siskiyou Co., Calif.; 

 1 9, Pullman, Wash.; 1 $, Tehachapi, Kern Co., Calif.; 1 $ (TopotN-jie), 

 Kaslo, 15. C. 



Gi;NrrAi.ic Si.ini;s: 2, made from the abo\c males. 



Similar to variata; distinguisliablc hy its usually smaller .size; 

 usually brighter and cleaner cut markings, and the primaries at the 

 outer margin narrower than in runty variata of the same wing 

 spread. It is distinctly possible that this may be a northern race 

 of variata; but this seems unlikely, as variata from Kaslo (type 

 locality of scopeops), Northern California and Washington are be- 

 fore the writer, and agree with southern variata in structure and 

 markings. It may be well to note again that northern variata 

 produces more dark and fewer light forms than suutliern ; whereas 

 all the specimens of scopeops seen by the author were light forms 

 similar to southern variata. 



Tlie genetalia of scopeops seem to vary along the same general 

 line as that of variata, as well as can be judged from two speci- 

 mens of a species with such a restricted habitat. 



From this evidence it would seem that scopeops and variata 

 came from a common ancestry, or arose one from the other; and 

 that sufficient time has not elapsed to stabilize the genetalia of the 

 two species. It is probable that variata arose from placida through 

 forms similar to scopeops, as some specimens of placida from Brit- 

 ish Columbia very much resemble scopeops. 



In the specimens of scopeops examined, while the uncus is sim- 

 ilar, there is a vast difference in the armature of the penis. A 

 topotype had the jDenis armed with a plate, on the sides of which 

 were about five minute "teeth," one medium and one large "tooth," 

 whereas a specimen from Kern Co., California, had the same struc- 

 ture armed with two medium and two large "teeth." These "teeth" 

 appear to arise laterally on the edge of the plate (instead of at the 

 end of it, as in variata). 



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