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mostly angular, extending quite across the wing, excepting against the two sub- 

 marginal spots ; a large rectangular spot at outer end of cell, beneath the lower 

 inner angle of which is a small triangular spot ; along the hind margin faint traces 

 of points or spots, scarcely more than a few scales, excepting at apex, where are two 

 small clusters of scales. Secondaries have a submarginal series of points, a large 

 subrectangular spot on middle of disk ; against this, towards abdominal margin, a 

 small oval spot ; another oval of rather smaller size in middle of cell ; fringes pale 

 brown. Underside of primaries ochraceous from base to outer edge of median row 

 of spots, which are enlarged, confluent ; within this ochrey space is a small oval 

 black spot in cell, another near origin of first median nervule, and a large rect- 

 angular black spot beneath the last in submedian interspace ; the interval in 

 ochraceous median row black, as is also the space between that row' and the 

 marginal spots, which are distinct ; the two submarginal spots as on upperside. 

 Secondaries of a darker or brownish shade ; the marginal and submarginal rows 

 complete, the spots being small, of nearly equal size and mostly subrectangular ; 

 the discal spots repeated, slightly enlarged, with black edges, and, in addition, a 

 similar oval spot on abdominal margin against the first oval named ; and another, 

 larger, on costa against the cellular spot ; all these spots of a paler shade than the 

 ground colour, whereas the marginal rows are concolored on a darker ground. 

 Received from Mr. James Behrens, and taken at Kodiak by Mr. Bischoff. This 

 species is allied to mandan, Edwards. 



Edwards seems to have described (Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, hi., pp. 196 

 and 214) the species twice over from the same specimens in the same 

 publication. There may have been some special reason for this, but 

 we do not follow that this is so, and simply mention the fact that 

 students may refer thereto if necessary. 



Egglaying. — In confinement, eggs were laid singly, and attached 

 firmly to the blades of Bromus asper on June 14th, 1891, and com- 

 menced to hatch on June 24th (Frohawk). Two eggs laid on the 

 same blade of grass May 26th, 1893 (Raynor). Buckler had eggs that 

 hatched on June 11th, 1883. Bean notes {Can. Ent., xxv., p. 148) 

 that he had several eggs laid one night by lamp-light at 11 p.m. The 

 young larva, he says, emerges near the apex of the egg, and usually 

 eats little, if any more, of the shell, than is sufficient to allow of its 

 exit. Eggs laid July 13th, 1888, on grass, at Nepigon, hatched July 

 23rd (Edwards). 



Egg. — Of a very pale straw colour, comparatively smooth, with 

 scarcely any marblings or marks. It is, in shape, rather more than hemi- 

 spherical with flattened base. A number of irregular, very fine flutings 

 run in a general way from base to apex, the spaces between looking, 

 under a high power, as if irregularly pitted. The micropyle is 

 remarkably characteristic ; it is placed right at the apex in a small 

 hollowed basin, rising into a rounded elevation in the centre of the 

 depression, almost like an inverted cup in a saucer, except that the 

 central elevation does not reach up to the rim of the depression (Tutt, 

 May 26th, 1893). Ten days later the apex of the egg was very 

 dark, and the following day (June 6th) a very dark round spot was 

 seen occupying exactly the apex of the egg ; under a powerful lens this 

 was shown to be the head of the larva, the brown mouth-parts, as 

 well as the blackish head, being exceptionally conspicuous (Tutt, June 

 6th, 1893). In shape, hemispherical with flat base, its colour white 

 and shining like porcelain. Three days before hatching, a dark spot 

 appears near the top, becoming, the next day, a large, dingy-greyish 

 blotch, which sullied the entire surface as the shell became more 

 transparent. The spot becomes defined as the head of the larva the 

 day before hatching (Buckler). The egg is -8mm. wide, being about 

 one-fifth wider than high, of a somewhat compressed conical form, 



