752 ZOOLOGY INSECTS. 



Under side of primaries cinnamon-red from base to hind margin, and 

 over entire wing, except a small subapical space across the subcostal nervules, 

 which is bright ochraceous-yellow, and a brown patch just anterior to this 

 on costal margin. The black markings repeated. The five lanceolate spots 

 next apex inclosing silver lunules. Three silver spots on the brown costal 

 patch, one of them minute. 



Secondaries deep ferruginous from base to outer edge of the second row 

 of spots ; between this and the outer row a clear space, as in Cylele, bright 

 ochraceous-yellow. The seven submarginal spots .narrow segments of cir- 

 cles, edged above with ferruginous; the second row seven, rather small; the 

 first, second, and sixth equal, subrotund ; the third and fifth long oval ; the 

 fourth minute, and seventh sublimate ; all heavily edged above with black. 

 The third row of three large spots, the first and third sublunate, the second 

 rounded, edged above with black. In cell a round spot, and below cell an 

 oval, both ringed with black ; all these spots well silvered ; a silver patch 

 at base of cell, and another at base of subcostal. Shoulder and abdominal 

 margin lightly silvered. 



Body above fulvous ; beneath fulvous, with buff and gray hairs ; legs 

 fulvous ; palpi fulvous, buff at sides; antennae fuscous above, fulvous below; 

 club black ; tip fulvous. 



Female. Unknown. 



From one male taken at White Mountains, Arizona, by H. W. Henshaw, 

 August, 1873. Edwards, I. c. 



AKGYNNIS APHRODITE, Fabr. 

 Argynnis Aplirodite, EDW., Butterflies N. A., i. 



This species was taken by the expedition in Arizona, and occurs also 

 in Colorado, though it is very rare. These far western specimens differ 

 considerably from the usual eastern type in being of a deeper hue ; the 

 males especially being darker red-brown below. 



tAEGYNNIS NAUSICAA, Edw. 



Argynnis Nausicaa, EDW., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., v. 



Male. Expands 2.5 inches. Primaries strongly arched, moderately 

 produced ; hind margin straight. 



