1294 CATALOGUE OF 



slightly furcate by the interior angle. Length of the body 3^ lines; 

 of the wings 10 lines. 



Canada. In Mr. D'Urban's collection. 



31. Melanippe reciprocata. 



Mas et foem. Nigra ; oculi albo cincti ; abdomen subtus albi- 

 dum ; alee fimbria apicali alba ; anticce fascia alba vix 

 obliqua scepissirne apud angulum interior em furcata rarissime 

 ramulum costam versus emittente, punctis duobus costalibus 

 albis ; fimbria postice albo notata. 



Male and female. Black. Allied to M. propriaria. Head 

 white about the eyes. Abdomen whitish beneath. Fore wings with 

 a white hardly oblique band, which varies in breadth and generally 

 is forked by the interior angle, and very rarely emits a branch on 

 the inner side towards the costa ; two white costal points nearer the 

 base; fringe white at the tips and towards the interior angle. Hind 

 wings with the fringe white about the tips. Length of the body 3£ 

 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a—f. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Kedman's collection. 

 g. Orilla, West Canada. From Mr. Bush's collection. 

 h—j. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



32. Melanippe furcifascia. 



Fcem. Nigra ; oculi albo cincti ; abdomen subtus albidum ; aim 

 antica fascial albo, non obliqua vix flavescente suffusa intus 

 excavata extus angulata postice furcata. 



Female. Black. Head white about the eyes. Abdomen 

 whitish beneath. Fore wings with an upright white band, which 

 has a nearly imperceptible yellowish tinge, and is notched on the 

 inner side, is acutely angular on the outer side, and is forked by 

 the interior border. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 

 lines. 



This species has no white marks on the wings, except the band, 

 and thus may be distinguished from some of the extreme varieties 

 of M. gothicata, to which it has much resemblance ; it seems to be 

 the connecting link between the latter species and M. reciprocata. 



a. — — ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



