Genus Melitcea 



inhospitable mountain-tops about Laggan, in Alberta, has been 

 named by Dr. Skinner in honor of Mr. Bean, its discoverer. The 

 figure in our plate, which is taken from Dr. Skinner's original 

 type, sufficiently defines the characteristics of the upper surface. 

 Expanse, 1.50 inch. 



Early Stages. — The early stages of M. anicia and its varietal 

 forms are quite unknown. 



M. anicia is found in Colorado, Montana, Washington, and 

 British America. 



(6) Melitaea nubigena, Behr, Plate XVI, Fig. 6, $ ; var. 

 wheeled, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 9, $ (The Clouded Checker- 

 spot). 



Butterfly. — Smaller than any of the foregoing species, and 

 characterized by the much redder ground-color of the upper side 

 of the wings, an extreme form being the variety M. wbeeleri, in 

 which the black ground-color is greatly reduced and almost 

 wholly obliterated on parts of the primaries. There are other 

 marks of distinction given in the figures in the plate which will 

 enable the student easily to recognize this species, which is sub- 

 ject to much variation, especially in the female sex. Expanse, 

 1. 20-1. 50 inch. 



Early Stages. — Mead, in the " Report upon the Lepidoptera of 

 the Wheeler Survey," has described the caterpillar and chrysalis. 



The species is common in Nevada. 



(7) Melitaea augusta, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 4, 8 (Au- 

 gusta). 



Butterfly. — This is another species in which red predominates 

 as the color of the upper side, but it may at once be distinguished 

 by the broad, clear red band on the secondaries, on either side of 

 which are the marginal and outer median rows of yellow spots, 

 and by the bands of yellow spots on the primaries, which are not 

 so well marked in M. nubigena. Expanse, 6, 1. 50-1.75 inch; 

 9 , 1.75-2.00 inches. 



Early Stages. — Unknown. 



The habitat of this species is southern California. 



(8) Melitaea baroni, Henry Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 7, S 

 (Baron's Checker-spot). 



Butterfly. — This species closely resembles cbalcedon upon the 

 upper side, but is smaller and much more heavily spotted with deep 

 red on the upper side toward the base and on the median area of 



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