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28. MELANIPPE ? SPARSATA. 



Ala fusco-subcinerece, strigis undulatis fuscis et albidis ; anticce 

 fascia media alba obscure marginata et puncto medio mi- 

 nuto fusco. 



Cidaria sparsata, Zett. Ins. Lapp. 765, 12. 



Lapland. 



North America. 



The species of this region will form three groups ; the first be- 

 longs to the 6rst European group ; the second to the third 

 European group ; and the third to the seventh European group. 



Group 1. 



29. Melanippe gothicata. 



Nigra; alee fascia exteriore alba varia nigro punctata, linea sub- 

 marginali alba valde interrupta, fimbria albo guttata; anticce 

 lineis interioribus albis. Var. /3. — Alee lineis plurimis albis. 

 Var. v. — Alee anticce fasciis duabus latissimis albis postice 

 connexis ; posticce alba, nigro marginatce. 



Melanippe gothicata, Guen. Phal. ii. 388, 1521. 



This species varies exceedingly as to the relative proportion of 

 black and white on the wings. 



a. Vancouver's Island. Presented by Dr. Lyall. 



b, c. St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay. Presented 



by Dr. Barnston. 

 d, e. Orilla, West Canada. From Mr. Bush's collection. 

 /. Nova Scotia. From Lieut Redman's collection. 

 g. East Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 

 A, i. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



30. Melanippe propriaria. 



Fcem. Nigra ; corpus subtus albidum ; palpi por recti, brevissimi ; 

 anticce fascia exteriore lata nivea apud angulum interiorem 

 subfurcata. 



Female. Black, slender. Body and legs whitish beneath. 

 Palpi porrect, very short, hardly extending beyond the front. Fore 

 wings with a broad exterior upright snow-white band, which is 



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