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lowish between the second discal and subterminal lines of both 
wings. Six females (2 females “ Arizona E. G. Graham Acc. 
8157. St. Rita Mts., 5. VII. 2 7”, Carn. Mus., 1 female, same 
region, same collection, “Florida Camp 8.VII.27”, Carn. Mus., 
and 3 females “Huachuca Mts., 6.800 f., 21, 23, 23,VI.36”, ex 
Coll. C. F. dos Passos, Am. Mus. Nat. Hist.), belonging, I 
think, to the same form as the variegated males, may be de- 
scribed as: fuscous with contrasting warm reddish bands and 
margins to lines, and with underside very like Godman’s figure. 
A few words may be added concerning the male armature of 
the four species under consideration. In dorothea the uncus 
looks straighter and the clasp broader (more arched dor sally 
and fuller ventrally) than in maniola , pyracmon or henshawi . 
I do not perceive much difference between the organs pyrac- 
mon and henshawi , except perhaps a slightly thinner uncus in 
the latter. Of the four species, maniola seems to have the nar- 
rowest clasp (concave ventrally, with elongated spur). Partly 
because several superficial characters proved sufficient to easily 
separate the four species, and partly because the number of 
specimens representing each was not compatible with a long 
series of dissection, the examination of the male armature was 
limited to half a dozen preparations, two of which were made 
for me by Mr. W. P. Comstock at the American Museum of 
Natural History. For the genitalia of maniola I used a slide 
prepared in 1934 by Dr. Marson Bates. Judging by the fact 
that he prepared a slide of dorothea too, it seems fair to sup- 
pose that he had noticed the difference between these two in- 
sects long before I did. Further study might reveal whether 
the shape of the clasps is constant (it was identical in 3 speci- 
mens of dorothea ), or, if not, what is the specific scope of its 
variation. 
In conclusion, my thanks are due to Mr. W. P. Comstock of 
the American Museum of Natural History for his invariable 
assistance and advice, and for the loan of their material; to 
Mr. C. F. dos Passos for loaning me his specimens; to Prof. 
Nathan Banks for placing at my disposal the series of the 
Museum of Comparative Zoology; to Dr. C. T. Parsons of that 
institution for assisting me in several matters; to Dr. A. Avinoff 
and Dr. W. R. Sweadner of the Carnegie Museum who not only 
patiently answered my queries concerning the Edwards series, 
but did me the exceptional favor of sending me all the “ hen- 
shawi ” material of the Carnegie Museum. 
