mounted flowering plants, numbering over two thousand specimens, to the Uni- 

 versity of California. During the last few years he has devoted all his spare 

 time to coleoptera and lepidoptera, especially the former. He is an indefatigable 

 collector, a close observer, a true scientist and numbers among his correspondents 

 some of the foremost coleoptensts of the world. 



WANTED: FOODPLANTS OF THESE BUTTERFLIES. 



The foodplants charts which were published last year will be sent postage 

 prepaid to any address upon request. Before revising these charts I want, if pos- 

 sible, the foodplants of any of the following list of butterflies (Dyar's nomen- 

 clature has been used) : 



Parnassius nomion, eversmanni; Iphidicles sinon; Papilio americus; Itho- 

 balus acauda ; Archonias lyceas ; Leptalis melite ; Neophasia terlooii ; Tachyris 

 margarita, amaryllis; Pontia nelsoni; Synchloe olympia, lotta, cethura, pima; 

 Aphrissa statira; Phcebis argante; Gonepteryx clorinde; Kricogonia lyside, fan- 

 tasia, unicolor; Eurymus hecla, boothn, hartfordii, occidentals, christina, interior, 

 pelidne, palaeno, nastes, moina; Pyrisita gundlachia, proterpia, mexicana, bois- 

 duvaliana; Eurema westwoodi, euterpe, linda, jucunda, gnatheme; Colaenis julia. 



Argynnis nokomis, nitocns, leto, lais, hippolyta, cornelia, electa, Columbia, 

 bremnerii, zerene, monticola, rhodope, behrensii, halcyone, platina, coronis, cal- 

 lippe, snyden, nevadensis, chitone, rupestris, laura, semiramis, inornata, atossa, 

 adiaste, eurynome, mo:itiva?a ; Brenthis pales, youngi, triclaris, chariclea, freija, 

 polaris, frigga, astarte. 



Lemonias coopen, colon, anicia, maria, nubigena, gillettei, quino, helvia, 

 sterope, acastus, neumoe:eni, whitneyii, hoffmanm, gabbii, approximata; Cin- 

 clidia ulrica, dymas, perse, albiplaga; Thessalia wrightii, alma, theona, cyneas, 

 thekla, bolln, definita; Schcenis mmuta, arachne, nympha; Chandryas ismeria. 



Phyciodes vesta, phaon, batesii, pratensis, barnesi, montana; Microtia elva; 

 Anthanassa frisia, tulcis; Chlosyne janais, erodyle; Mestra amymone, floridana; 

 Polygoma hylas, oreas, silvius; Anartia jatrophae; Victonna steneles; Hypanartia 

 lethe ; Eunica monima, tatila ; Diaethria clymena ; Amphichlora fornax, feronia ; 

 Timetes coresia, chiron; Athena peleus, eleucha. 



Basilarchia floridensis, obsoleta; Limemtis bredowii; Chlorippe antonia, 

 leilia, ahcia, codes; Smyrna karwinskii; Ccea acheronta; Historis odius; Anaea 

 portia, mornsonii; Cercyonis wheelen, gabbii, paulus, sylvestns, cetus, sthenele; 

 Gyrocheilus tntonia; Erebia fasciata, discoidahs, rossii, disa, vidlen, youngi, 

 tyndarus, sofia; Neominois dionysius. 



Coenonympha elko, ochracea, kodiak, pamphihus, typhon, haydenii; Eno- 

 dia creola ; CEneis nevadensis, tarpeia, noma ; Neonympha henshawii ; Cissia 

 mitchelli, rubricata ; Epinephele x'.caque ; Dircenna klugii ; Mechanitis californica ; 

 Dynothea lycaste; Lycorea cleobaea; Hypatus cannenta; Chrysobia mormo, duryi, 

 cythera; Emesis zela; Calephelis caenius, boreahs, austrahs, nemesis; Caria meli- 

 certa; Eumaeus minyas; Hypaurotis crysalus; Eupsyche telea, hugon, jada. 



Thecla alcestis, californica, itys, auretorum, dyope, sylvinus, wittfeldn, On- 

 tario, putnami, spadix, tetra, chalcis, saepium, adenostomatis, tacita, spmetorum, 

 blenina, castalis, ilavia ; Mitoura simasthis, acis; Calycopis cecrops; Callicista 

 columella, clytie, leda, ines; Incisalia iroides, fotis, mossi; Callophrys affinis, 

 apama, shendanii; Erora laeta; Tharsalea virgmiensis, hermes; Gaeides dione; 

 Epidemia dorcas; Chalceria rubidus. 



Satynum fuliginosa; Cupido heteronea, clara, saepiolus, arnica, pembina, 

 phileros, ardea, kodiak, mela; Nomiades xerces, couperii, lygdamas; Phaedrotes 



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