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L. cassius and L. marina are allied, but different ; nor are L. comyntas and L. gozora 

 far removed. 



1. Lycaena sagittigera. 



Lyccena sagittigera, Feld. Eeise Nov. Lep. p. 281, t. 35. ff. 20, 21 \ 

 Pcedrotes sagittigera, Scudd. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sc. iii. p. 116. 



Alis pallide violescenti-caeruleis, margine externo fusco, ciliis albis fusco intermixtis : subtus pallide fuscis, 

 anticis macula cellulari, altera ad cellulae finem aliisque septem discalibus nigricanti-fuscis albo cinctis, 

 lunulis submarginalibus fuscis, introrsum late, extrorsum anguste albo limbatis ; posticis dimidio cellulae 

 distali albo, macula nigra notato, maeulis nigris discalibus albo cinctis, cum lunulis submarginalibus nigris 

 albo conjunctis, lunulis bis inter ramos medianos et ad angulum analem extrorsum cervino limbatis. 



Rah. North America, Southern California and Colorado 2 . — Mexico, Sonora (Lorquin 1 ). 



This species was originally described from Sonoran specimens, and we have an 

 example labelled Sonora which was formerly in Mr. Bates's collection. It is better 

 known from California, whence we have several examples from various sources. 

 Though described in 1865 and well figured by Dr. Felder, L. sagittigera has since 

 received no less than five synonyms, which are all mentioned in Mr. Streckefs 

 Catalogue. 



2. Lycaena sonorensis. 



Lyccena sonorensis, Feld. Reise Nov. Lep. p. 281, t. 35. ff. 3, 4 1 . 

 Philotes sonorensis, Scudd. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sc. iii. p. 116 2 . 

 Lycana regia, Boisd. Lep. Cal. p. 46 3 . 



Alis pallide metallic© caerulescentibus, margine externo anguste nigro, ciliis albis fusco intermixtis ; anticis 

 lineola ad cellulae finem maculisque discalibus nigris, plaga magna duplici ad medium marginis externi 

 aurantia : subtus fuscis albo atomatis, triente externo pallidiore ; anticis macula ad cellulae finem aliisque 

 sex discalibus nigris albo cinctis, macula aurantia bipartita sicut in pagina superiore, posticis dimidio 

 costali maeulis nigris albo cinctis obsolete notato. 



2 alis fuscescentioribus, maeulis nigris submarginalibus quoque ornatis, posticis plaga magna aurantia ad 

 medium marginis externi maculisque tribus nigris discalibus quoque notatis. 



Hab. North America, California 2 . — Mexico, Sonora (Lorquin 1 ). 



A beautiful and distinct species, with no near allies. The specimens described by 

 Dr. Felder were obtained by Lorquin in Sonora, and we have an example formerly in 

 Mr. Bates's collection purporting to be from that country ; the species, however, is best 

 known as an inhabitant of California. Lorquin's specimens, described by Boisduval as 

 L. regia, were taken at Los Angeles. 



3. Lycaena acmon. 



Lycaena acmon, Westw. in Doubl. & Hew. Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 294, t. 76. f. 2 l . 

 Rusticus acmon, Scudd. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sc. iii. p. 122 2 . 



Alis violaceo-caeruleis, marginibus externis fuscis, ciliis albis ; posticis maeulis submarginalibus fuscis, intror- 

 sum litura fulva limbatis: subtus pallide griseis, dimidio distali maeulis distinctis nigris albo cinctis 



