Genus Melitaea 



cone, with fifteen or sixteen vertical ribs, which are highest 

 about the middle. 



Caterpillar. — The matured caterpillar is reddish-fulvous, with 

 a black stripe on the back. Each segment is marked with one 

 black ring before and two black rings behind the sets of spiny 

 tubercles with which the segments are adorned. There are nine 

 rows of spines, those above the feet being quite small. The 

 spines are black, tapering, and set with diverging black hairs. 

 The food-plants are aster and Diplopappus umbellatus. 



Chrysalis. — The chrysalis is pearly-gray or white, blotched 

 with dark brown or black. 



This choice little butterfly ranges from Nova Scotia to Wis- 

 consin, extending as far south as northern Illinois, and north- 

 ward to Ottawa. 



(18) Melitsea elada, Hewitson, Plate XVII, Fig. 2, $ 

 (Hewitson's Checker-spot). 



Butterfly, $ . — The wings on the upper side are black, crossed 

 by numerous bands of small fulvous spots, the one crossing 

 the middle of the median area being composed of the largest 

 spots. The fore wings on the under side are fulvous, shading 

 outwardly into ferruginous. The spots and bands of the upper 

 side reappear upon the under side, but are lighter, and the sub- 

 marginal row of crescents is pale yellow and very distinct, the 

 spot between the second and third median nervules being the 

 largest, and the spot between the fourth and fifth subcostals 

 being only a little smaller. The under side of the hind wings is 

 deep ferruginous, crossed by bands of pearly pale-yellow spots, 

 those of the outer margin being the largest. 



9 . — The female is much like the male, with the ground-color 

 a little paler. Expanse, $,. 90 inch; 9, 1.00-1. 10 inch. 



Early Stages. — Unknown. 



This little species is found in western Texas, Arizona, and 

 northern Mexico. 



(19) Melitaea dymas, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 18, 9 

 (Dymas). 



Butterfly. — This species is closely related in size and the style 

 of some of the markings to the foregoing species, but may be 

 at once distinguished by the lighter ground-color, which is pale 

 fulvous, and the totally different style of the marginal markings 

 on the under side- of the wings. The female represented in the 



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