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CATALOGUE OF THE 



Herbst, Natursyst. Schmett., IX, t. 252, (1798); 

 (Acidalia I.) Hub., Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 31, 

 (1816); (Arg. /.) Godt,, Enc. Meth., IX, p. 263, 

 (1819); Bdl.-Lec., Lep. Am. Sept., p. 147, t, 43, 

 (1833); Lucas, Pap. Ex., p. 108, t. 56, (1835); 

 Morris, Syn., p. 41, (1862); Harris, Ins. Inj. Veg., 

 Flint's Ed., p. 285, f. 110, (1862); Kirby, Cat,, p. 

 156, (1871); (Speyeria L) Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 

 258, (1875); (Pap. I.} Brown, Constable's Mis., 



III, Butt., }>. 40, t. 2, (1834). 



al>. a. 9 ASHTAROTH, FISHER, Proe. Acad. Nat. Sc., Sehooley's 

 Phil., p. 352, (1852); Morris, Syn., p. 47, (1862) ;' Mountain, 

 Kirby, Cat,, p. 157, (1871). ! N. Jersey. 



Arg. Astarte, Fisher, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc., Phil., p. j 

 179, t, 2, (1858); (Speyeria A.} Scud., Buff. Bull., 

 II, p. 258, (1875). 



Above the spots and marks of primaries suffused and confluent, 

 forming heavy black streaks between the veins and connect- 

 ing with the black outer margin. Secondaries destitute of 

 the two rows of white spots. Beneath primaries marked as 

 above and with the black streaks in the cells heavily suffused 

 with silver. Secondaries with the basal half silver and the outer 

 half dark brown with blackish streaks between the veins; 

 five subnaarginaJ silver spots, two only at all conspicuous, 

 the ftthers merely a few scales. Mus. Streck. 



Fisher changed the name Astarte, under which it was origin- 

 ally described, to Ashtaroth., owing to the former being pre- 

 occupied by a species in Dbldy.-Hew., Diur. Lep., t. 23, f. 5. 



Larval food is, probably, in common with that of 



the other species, various kinds of violets. 



J191. EDWARDS!!, REAK., Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil., VI, p. 137, Colorado. 

 (1866); W. H. Edwds., Butt, N. Am., I, t. 11, 

 Arg., (1869); Kirby, Cat,, p. 160, (1871); Scud.,! 

 Buff. Bull., II, p. '260, (1875); Mead, Wheeler's! 

 Rep., V, p. 754, (1875). 

 Arg. Aglaia, W. H. Edwds., Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil., 



II, p. 504, (1864). 



var. a, NEVADENSLS, W. H. EDWDS., Trans. Am. Ent. Montana, 

 Soc., Ill, p. 14, (1870); Butt. N. Am., I, t. 14, Nevada, 

 Arg., (1871); Kirby, Cat., p. 647, (1871); Scud J Utah, Call- 

 Buff. Bull., II, p. 260, (1875). loniia. 



Wings somewhat broader. Under surface of secondaries in 9 

 not greenish ; . generally with the space between the two 

 outer rows of silver spots pale buff' colour in both sexes. 



var. b. MEADII, W. H. EDWDS., Trans. Am. Ent, Soc., Colorado, 



IV, p. 67, (1872); Butt, N. Am., II, t. 2, Arg., Montana. 

 (1875); Scud., Buff. Bull., II, p. 260, (1875); 



Mead, Wheeler's Rep., V, p. 755, (1875). 



Smaller. Green of under side of secondaries brighter. 



192. NOKOMIS, W. H. EDWDS., Proc, Acad. Nat, Sc., Phil., Ari/ona. 

 p. 221, (1862); Butt, N. Am., I, t, -1, Ar u ., (18C.S); 

 Reak., Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil., VI, p. 136, (1866); 

 Kirby, Cat., p. 157, (1871); Scud., Buff. Bull., 11, 

 p. 259, (1875); Mead, Wheeler's Rep., V, p. 751, 

 t. 35, (1875). 



