4 LEPIDOPTERA OF NORTH AMERICA. 



have not the fulvous crescent on the internal angle, and the under 



side has not the fulvous crescent in the border, nor the sagittate 



spots between the border and discoidal cellule of P. turnus. 



California. — In the spring and summer. 



Boisd. 



4. P. eurymedon Boisd. Ann. Soc. ent. 2me ser. 280. 



The general appearance of turnus, but the black predominates 

 more, and the bands are nearly white. Ground color very black ; 

 primaries with four bands, white a little yellowish ; the first at the 

 base; the second before the discoidal cellule ; the third, very short, 

 represented by a simple streak at the end of the cellule ; the fourth 

 bifid at its summit and united below to the second ; a row of 

 marginal oblong points diminishing before the internal angle. 

 Secondaries with two wide whitish bands, or rather with a whitish 

 disk, cut by a black ray as in P. turnus; the border divided by a 

 row of five crescents, and two fulvous anal ones ; anal emargination 

 fulvous, surmounted, as well as the internal crescent, with a group 

 of blue atoms ; tail black, spatulate, edged with whitish as well as 

 the emarginations. Under side of primaries, nearly like the upper. 

 That of the secondaries similar to turnus but much more black ; 

 the border sometimes divided by fulvous crescents, and sometimes 

 of the ground color, except the two anal and the anal emargination 

 which are always fulvous ; all the crescents are surmounted by a 

 row of blue spots. Body black above, with two white rays on the 

 thorax ; whitish below, with two black ventral rays. 



California. 



Gray regards P. eurymedo7i as a mere variety of P. rutulus. 

 Catalogue of Lep. Ins., in collection of Brit. Mus., pt. 1, p. 24. 



Boisd. 



5. P. zolicaon Boisd. Ann. Soc. ent. 2me ser. 280. 



Primaries black, traversed by an oblique, yellow band, divided 

 into eight spots by the black nerves ; this band is preceded by two 

 streaks and a spot of the same color ; the border divided by eight 

 yellow points. Secondaries with a black arc at the end of the 

 discoidal cellule ; abdominal edge black, powdered with yellow, 

 tail linear, black, obtuse, bordered with yellow on one side. 



The anal eye bright fulvous, circled with yellow fulvous, body 

 black, with a lateral yellow band. 



California. 



Boisd. 



