Hagen.] 172 [December 27, 



Jura have it half broader. The black band is cut more or less 

 near to the margin, or not at all. Of the European only one 

 from the Jura has an indication of yellow veins; Herrich- 

 Schaeffer mentions one with some veins yellow. On the seconda- 

 ries below, some of the Labrador specimens have a brown dash 

 near the outer angle, which the European ones fail to possess. 

 The females are not different. As it is now generally accepted 

 that the European and the American form belong to the same 

 species, I have only to speak about the C. Pelidne Staud. and 

 W. H. Edwards. Both authors are of the opinion that Palaeno 

 and Pelidne are different species, at least they are quoted so in 

 their catalogues. Both authors give C. Labradorensis Scudd. as 

 a synonym of C. Pelidne, but the original types labelled by Mr. 

 Scudder himself belong to C. Palaeno. Of C. Pelidne three 

 labelled by Mr. Staudinger, and five collected by Professor 

 Packard, $ 9 all from Labrador, are before me. 



These specimens agree well with the figures and descriptions 

 by Mr. W. H. Edwards and Herrich-Schaeffer, and differ from 

 C. Palaeno by the smaller size, exp. 37 to 42 millim., and the 

 narrower black band, which is cut by yellow veins. But those 

 variations are also represented in European specimens. Of C. 

 Palaeno Dr. Staudinger says, if both fly in Labrador at the same 

 locality, he would consider this to be a proof, that both are differ- 

 ent species. But Ariadne and Eurytheme also fly together. That 

 the Pelidne form has not occurred in Europe is not of importance, 

 when we remember that Keewaydin is undoubtedly the same as 

 Chrysotheme, and nevertheless the form Eurytheme is not devel- 

 oped in Europe. I agree with Mr. Schilde that for this Labrador 

 form, if it is not a protracted and overlapping seasonal form, the 

 name C. Pelidne can be retained as an aberration. Mr. 

 Moeschler, Stett. Ent. Z. Yol. 31, p. 114, says : concerning the 

 C. interior, occidentalis and Labradorensis, Scudd., I believe that 

 the first and the last are synonymous with C. Anthyale (Pelidne, 

 Staud.). Mr. W. H. Edwards, to whom I communicated some of 

 the Labrador species, writes to me that he is of the same opinion, 

 but not for C occidentalis as the female is totally different. 



Mr. H. Christoph, Stett. Ent. Zeit., Vol. 16, p. 112, states the 

 occurrence of C. Pelidne on the northern shore of Baring's Island, 

 Lat 74°. 



