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of the wing, where it attains internal margin, and spreading across the hind 

 part of the thorax. It is darker shaded, somewhat brownish anteriorly. 

 Collar dead black. The black lines are indicated on the gray costal 

 margin. Orbicular a minute dot. Reniforrn strongly indicated, sur 

 rounded with the pale shading of costal margin. T. p. line continuous, 

 reddish brown where it crosses the gray margin, and here angulate, black 

 below and strongly marked, a little dentate. Subterminal line followed 

 by an interrupted reddish brown shading. Terminal line black, festooned, 

 followed by a pale thread-like line at base of fringes, which latter are 

 blackish. The denticulate black t. p. line continued across hind wings, 

 which agree with the primaries. Over the middle of the wings are two 

 or three blackish shade lines representing the median shade and t. a. line. 

 Beneath a little paler, with small discal marks, white centered. Feet 

 dotted with white ; abdomen blackish. Expanse 31 mil. Hab. Bastrop 

 Co. (O. Meske). 



This species seems to be allied to Selenis lanipes Guen., of unknown 

 locality. It appears to differ decidedly in color, the continuous black 

 transverse posterior line, and the absence of the multitude of parallel, 

 denticulate, unequal violet gray, reddish and black lines, crossing the 

 wings in lanipes. There is also the absence of any sexual character in 

 the clothing of the hind tarsi, unless I have made a mistake in my deter- 

 mination, which, after re-examining both hind wings, I think is not the 

 case. The " ligne coudee" is, instead of being continuous and evenly 

 strong as in monotropa, " indiquee par des traits noirs plus epais, fondus 

 inferieurement/' in lanipes. Guenee"s figure represents a similarly sized 

 but much higher colored insect than the one I describe, and I do not 

 think there is any reasonable doubt that they are different species. 



NOTES ON THE OCCURRENCE OF ARGYNNIS IDAUA Drurv. 



BY H. H. LYMAN, MONTREAL, P. Q. 



Mr. W. H. Edwards, in his article on Argyfinis myrina, published on 

 page 189 of Vol. vii, of the Canadian Entomologist, says that in all 

 the species of butterflies which he has ma.de observations on, except 

 Apatura clyton, the females emerge as early as the males, and in the course 



