Journal of entomology and zoology . he usual form ofiicmoH. Undersides: Dark ashy, with the usual markings welldefined. Habitat: Bakers Beach, north of the Cliff House, within thecity and county of San Francisco; collected during March, 1915, byMr. James E. Cottle of that city. Types 1 (? , 1 9 , in the collectionof the author. This geographical race, restricted to Bakers Beach, San Fran-cisco, can be compared with the spring form of acmoii from otherparts of California, and even from the opposite side of San Fran-cisco bay at Niles Cafion, to which it is somewhat closely can be dis
Journal of entomology and zoology . he usual form ofiicmoH. Undersides: Dark ashy, with the usual markings welldefined. Habitat: Bakers Beach, north of the Cliff House, within thecity and county of San Francisco; collected during March, 1915, byMr. James E. Cottle of that city. Types 1 (? , 1 9 , in the collectionof the author. This geographical race, restricted to Bakers Beach, San Fran-cisco, can be compared with the spring form of acmoii from otherparts of California, and even from the opposite side of San Fran-cisco bay at Niles Cafion, to which it is somewhat closely can be distinguished, however, especially with the females, by theintensity, sharpness and distinctness of the deep purplish blue, theheavy black border; the greatly extended deep red border of thehind-wings; and darker ashy gray and distinct markings of the un-dersides. It is in the same category as the other blue buttcrfiies of the SanFrancisco region: Xerxes, pheres, mertiUt, anliacis and hehrii, which 84 Journal of Entomology and Zoology. PoiiKina College. Clarcmont, California 85 ha\e assumeti a distinct fticics, due, undt)uhtedly, to the peculiarisolation and meteorologic conditions of that region. It was theintention of the late Beverly Letcher to describe and name thisform. It gi\es me great pleasure to name this local form in lu)nor ofmy friend, Mr. James lulward Cottle of San I^rancisco, well knownas a collector of the Lepidoptera around Mt. Shasta and San Fran-cisco bay, and the care displayed in the preparation of his less is his personality at entomological meetings; and it washimself who pointed out to me the distinctixe points, the desirabilityof naming it, and presented several specimens to me, and suppliedthe accompanying photograph, and who will be pleased to defendthe naming of it against any criticism. Caprellidae From Laguna Beach Caprclhi liibcrcnldlci n. person is co\ered with hliint tuhercles, placed in the fol-lowing positions: Two on the seco
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