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7. P. helloides Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. 2me ser. X, 292. 



Upper side smoky yellow, with a beautiful violet reflection in 

 the male. Markings nearly as in P. phleas, except that the latter 

 has only one black point towards the base of the primaries, whilst 

 this species has two. 



Under side of primaries nearly similar to P. phleas ; that of the 



secondaries reddish-gray, with a row of marginal lunules bright 



ferruginous. 



San Francisco. 



Boisd. 



8. P. gorgon Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. 2me ser. X, 292. 



Upper side with a bright violet reflection, a small black border, 

 and the fringe intersected with white ; primaries with a small sub- 

 costal black point ; secondaries with a fulvous anal streak. 



Upper side of the female dull brown, spotted with fulvous, as in 

 the allied species, but of a paler tint. 



Under side of both sexes russety on the primaries, pale grayish 

 on the secondaries, with a great number of ocellate black points 

 on each wing, and a row of fulvous marginal spots on the secon- 

 daries. 



Mountains of California. 



Boisd. 



9. P. xanthoides Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. 2me ser* X, 292. 



Size and general appearance of P. gorgon. 



Under side of the male pale ashy-brown, rather glossy, with a 

 black edge and white fringe slightly cut by the black of the nerves. 

 Primaries with a small subcostal black streak, preceded by a small 

 point of the same color ; secondaries with a fulvous marginal 

 streak towards the anal angle, and marked with two or three mar- 

 ginal black points in a line, and united with the border. 



Under side russety gray, with a great number of black points ; 



that of the secondaries with two or three fulvous lunules towards 



the anal angle, preceded by a ray paler than the general tint. 



Mountains of California. Rare. 



Boisd. 



10. P. arota Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. 2me ser. X, 293. 



Upper side of the male brown, with a glossy red reflection, and 

 some small points which are transparent from the opposite surface; 



