PHYCIODES. By J. Roser. 437 
Ph. camillus Hdw. (89 d) “Camillus Crescent-spot”’ of the Americans, ranges from British Colombia 
as far as Colorado, Montana, Kansas and Texas. Under surface quite monotonous, but the hindwings pecu- 
larly marked with distinct fulvous lines and dots. Early stages unknown. The paler or darker forms which 
have repeatedly been named (emissa, pallida Edw., mata Reak.) are no local forms, being not restricted to any 
particular locality. 
Ph. mylitta Hdw. (= collina Behr, callina Bsd., epula Bsd-:) (89 e) occurs from Washington to Arizona, 
eastwards as far as Colorado. Q like ¢, but lighter in shade. The eggs are deposited in bunches on thistles. 
After the 4. moult, the larva is black, yellowish beneath, with a dull yellow, narrow dorsal line and similar 
lateral limes. The black spies are arranged in 6 rows, those of the 4.—6. segment yellow. Pupa deep wood- 
brown. Larva on various species of thistle. 
Ph. barnesi Shinn. (89 e), from Colorado, is larger than mylitta, with the forewings narrower and eo 
edged, and the markings of the upper surface preatlya reduced. 
Ph. montana Behr (89 e), from the mountains of California and Nevada, is more heavily marked 
than camillus, with the ground-colour chiefly brillant fulvous. The colouring of the Q is more dusky, but is 
interrupted by a pale median macular band on the upper surface of the hindwings. The earlier stages unknown. 
Ph. picta Edw. (= canace Hdw.) (89 e) from Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and Mexico, is one 
of the smallest and most gaudily coloured species of this group. Underside of hindwings very light and slightly 
marked. Egg yellowish-green. — The caterpillar undergoes 5 moults; full-grown it has 7 main rows of short 
spines. which in the different broods have a different colour, pale brown in the June brood, greenish-yellow 
in October. The prevalent colour is yellowish or greenish brown, with darker or lighter spots. Pupa yellowish- 
brown. Larva on various species of Asters. 
Ph. frisia Poey (= gyges Hew.) (89 e) from the Antilles, Mexico, Central and South America and 
Florida, is presumably a form of tharos or some other closely allied species. Large-sized, with pale markings 
both above and beneath. Earlier stages unknown. 
Ph. boucardi Godm. a. Salv. (89 e), from Mexico (Guerrero, October), probably is a subspecies of some 
North American species. 2 not known. 
Ph. saladillensis Giacom. (89f), from the Argentine Republic, was only discovered two years ago; 
common in the hills around Saladillo and Sa. Cruz. Underneath the forewings resemble tharos, but the ground- 
colour ist lighter, with a striking median band of pale yellow spots. Under surface of hindwings pale yellow 
with a few brownish striae and the typical terminal spots. 9, according to a picture sent by the author for 
our use, much larger; hindwings very slightly marked in the inner half. Underneath the hindwings have a 
reddish transverse band. 
Also Ph. simois Hew. (89 f), from Brazil and Argentina, belongs to the tharos-group. It is of small size, 
with the black markings of the forewings partially united to larger blotches; underside nearly unmarked. 
Ph. elada Hew. (89 f), from Mexico, one of the smallest species of the genus, shows above a network 
of black and yellow; 2 has the middle row of pale spots almost white. Underneath marked like typical 
Melitaea. — socia Fidr., if not synonymous with elada, is surely only a seasonal form, but slightly differing in 
the markings. 
Ph. imitata Streck. (= ulrica Hdw.) differs from elada in the black basal spots on the hindwings beneath. 
Texas to North Mexico. 
Ph. variegata spec. nov. (89f), from Uruguay (1 9) is a dwarf species; forewings marked with black 
and white on yellow ground, hindwings with black only. The markings of the under surface greatly resemble 
those of the upper surface, but the hindwings have a median row of white spots, and a few white spots on 
the outer margin. 
Ph. pallescens Fidr. (89 f), from Mexico, of which we figure the type, would seem to be the ¢ of 
variegata, if the localities where they were found, were not two far apart. Underneath it resembles tharos, 
but the colouring, especially of the hindwings, very pale, with slight markings. 
Ph. pelops Dru. (= anocaona H.-Schiaff.) (89f), from Jamaica, St. Domingo and Porto Rico, is the 
smallest species of the genus; the wings unusually ae yellowish-brown above, with black markings. Under 
surface of forewings pale yellow-brown, marked with black; hindwings greyish-fuscous, paler at the base, with 
delicate blackish-brown markings and a submarginal row of white ocelli. — aegon Ff. of Jamaica has the wings 
smooth margined, black-brown above, with several irregular yellowish-brown macular rows. Hindwings ashy 
camillus 
mylitta. 
barnesi. 
montana. 
picta. 
frisia. 
boucardi. 
saladillen- 
sis. 
simois. 
elada. 
socia. 
imitata. 
variegata. 
pallescens. 
pelops. 
aegon. 
