. A manual of North American butterflies [microform]. Butterflies; Papillons. NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 77 two bars of whitish spots, black-edged, which in the central cell, are somewhat C-shaped, inverted, Fig. 30, f. Expands, Habitat, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. 185. MELITAEA. ARACHNE Edw. Araciine Checker. Similar to M. minuta in general coloration but differs in having two bars of reddish spots, on outer margin of fore wing above, instead of one divided on upper half There are three bars of reddish, in the central cell, not four. On hind wings beneath, rather more yellowish.
. A manual of North American butterflies [microform]. Butterflies; Papillons. NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 77 two bars of whitish spots, black-edged, which in the central cell, are somewhat C-shaped, inverted, Fig. 30, f. Expands, Habitat, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. 185. MELITAEA. ARACHNE Edw. Araciine Checker. Similar to M. minuta in general coloration but differs in having two bars of reddish spots, on outer margin of fore wing above, instead of one divided on upper half There are three bars of reddish, in the central cell, not four. On hind wings beneath, rather more yellowish. Expands, Habitat, Colorado, Arizona, and Western Texas. 18G. MELITAEA NYMPHA Nymph Checker. Black above, both wings with a sub-marginal row of small crescents, inside which is a row of largo, reddish orange spots, slightly white- centered on fore wings above; within this, a third row crossing middle of wings, is pure white on hind pair, j-ellowish on fore. At end of cen- tral cell on fore wings, is a row of three reddish spots; in the cell near end, a pair of yellowish spots, and in middle, a third, larger and reddish. In central cell of hind wings, is a large reddish patch. Beneath, marked much as in M. minuta but differs in having no black dots in the clear, continuous, reddish-orange, sub-marginal band on hind wings. Expands to IlabitaL, Southern Arizona. ' Fiji. 21).. a b c d e f a, lower Bide, hind wing, Argjninis chariclca; b, same, MoUtnea chalcedon; c, same, M. nubigeua; d, same, M, baronl; e, fore wing, upper side, M. palla; f, same, M. harrlsii. GENUS XIX. PHYCIODES. THE LITTLE CHECKERS. Differs from the preceding genus, in having the fore wings rather more rounded at apex, and the colors above are orange with spottings and bandings of black, with oc- casional white spottmgs. Type, P. tharos. (Plate IV, 4.) i i I Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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