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writers who did not themselves name it, but doubtless it is as good 

 a variety as some of those that are not omitted, as Behri, Sayi. 



Sedakovi is found in Colorado, and possibly in the mountains 

 to the north of Colorado. It is rather small in size, being about 

 two to two and a half inches in expanse ; the female is dark, like 

 Hermodur, has no red on fore wing, but usually has red on hind 

 wings, after the ordinary Smintheus style. This form is very 

 likely to be found on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Moun- 

 tains, and therefore is included in the fauna of the West Coast. 



12. Parnassius Nanus. 



No figure. 



I have never seen an example of Nanus, nor a figure of one ; it 

 is described as being the smallest Parnassian in America, being 

 only one and three-fourths to one and seven-eighths inches in 

 expanse, which is much smaller than any figured in this book. 

 I can therefore only quote the description as I find it in the books : 

 That Nanus is of the Sedakovi type, "only more pronounced"; 

 the male has no red on either wing, and has a prominent discal 

 spot on hind wing. The female is after the Hermodur type, dark ; 

 has on costal of fore wings two faded red spots ; on hind wings 

 are red ocelli with whitish centers. 



Like Sedakovi, Nanus is from the Rocky Mountains, the type 

 being from near Calgary, on the eastern slope of the moun- 

 tains, taken about 1892 ; and it is stated that it has also been taken 

 at Spence's Bridge in British Columbia, on the western slope of 

 the mountains, and so coming within the territory covered by this 

 work. 



13. Parnassius Magnus, n. v. Never before illustrated. 

 Plate II; Figures 13, 13b. 



Fig. 13, Male, Enderby, B. C. ; collector unknown ; 1880 ( ?). 



13b, Female, Enderby, B. C. ; collector unknown; 



1880 (?). 



This pair was given to the Author at the museum at Victoria, 



Vancouver Island, by the curator there, in July, 1891. The exact 



date of collection is unknown. Both of the specimens were broken, 



and have been mended. As the specimens stood in the case in the 



museum, I recognized the strangeness of them, and the curator 



kindly gave them to me, to my great joy. 



