_Butterfly_, ♂.--The wings on the upper side are black, crossed by numerous bands of small fulvous spots, the one crossing the middle of the median area being composed of the largest spots. The fore wings on the under side are fulvous, shading outwardly into ferruginous. The spots and bands of the upper side reappear upon the under side, but are lighter, and the submarginal row of crescents is pale yellow and very distinct, the spot between the second and third median nervules being the largest, and the spot between the fourth and fifth subcostals being only a little smaller. The under side of the hind wings is deep ferruginous, crossed by bands of pearly pale-yellow spots, those of the outer margin being the largest. ♀.--The female is much like the male, with the ground-color a little paler. Expanse, ♂, .90 inch; ♀, 1.00-1.10 inch. _Early Stages._--Unknown. This little species is found in western Texas, Arizona, and northern Mexico. (19) =Melitæa dymas=, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 18, ♀ (Dymas). _Butterfly._--This species is closely related in size and the style of some of the markings to the foregoing species, but may be at once distinguished by the lighter ground-color, which is pale fulvous, and the totally different style of the marginal markings on the under side of the wings. The female represented in the plate is a trifle paler than the male. Expanse, ♂, .85 inch; ♀, 1.00 inch. _Early Stages_--Unknown. The habitat of this species is southwestern Texas. (20) =Melitæa perse=, Edwards, Plate XVI, Fig. 19, ♂ (Perse). _Butterfly._--This is nearly related to the two foregoing species, but the ground-color is darker fulvous than in _dymas_, the markings are slight as in that species, and the arrangement of the spots and bands on the under side is similar. The marginal crescents on the under side of the primaries are largest at the apex and rapidly diminish in size, vanishing altogether about the middle of the wing. Expanse, ♂, 1.00 inch; ♀, 1.10 inch. _Early Stages._--These remain to be discovered. The only specimens so far found have come from Arizona. (21) =Melitæa chara=, Edwards, Plate XVII, Fig. 3, ♂; Fig. 4, ♂, _under side_ (Chara). _Butterfly._--No lengthy description of this pretty little species is required, as the plate, which gives both sides of the wings, shows their peculiarities with sufficient accuracy to enable an exact determination to be made. The whitish spot on the costa before the apex on the upper side, and the chalky-white markings and spots on the under side, serve at once to distinguish this form from its near allies. Expanse, ♂, 1.00 inch; ♀, 1.25 inch. _Early Stages._--Unknown. I have a large series of this species, all from Arizona, where it appears to be common. (22) =Melitæa leanira=, Boisduval, Plate XVI, Fig. 20, ♀ (Leanira).