230 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



in contrast to the shorter and broader wings of Alexandra, with rounded 

 apices and hind margins. The fore wing of the female had more or less 

 of a marginal border, and there was an orange discal spot to hind wing. 

 In Alexandra, the female had no border, but was immaculate, and there 

 was but a pale discal spot, if any at all, on hind wing, and never orange. 

 There were other differences of less importance perhaps, but the ones 

 mentioned were enough to make the separation of the two forms not 

 merely proper but imperative. In 1877, Pr. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sci., Mr. 

 Henry Edwards expressed the opinion that Edtuardsii was but a variety 

 oi Alexandra, d>Xi^ with my present experience, I can only join in the same 

 conclusion. The two females which came from one laying of eggs, as 

 before related, were of the two types in many respects. One was immacu- 

 late, and altogether, in color and markings, the typical Alexandra as 

 figured in B. N. A. (and like the mother insect), the other had the mar- 

 ginal border of Edtvardsii, while both had the pointed wing given as 

 characteristic of the latter. The species is Alexandra, and Edwardsii a 

 variety of the same. 



Among the many examples recently sent me by Mr. Bruce are two 

 albino females, one with, the other without, any traces of marginal 

 borders. Usually the discal spot on under side of hind wing is without a 

 circlet, but I have two males with a narrow brown ring, and one of these 

 has a second small spot, such as appears in many species of the genus. 

 One of Mr. Bruce's males has a broad, not very distinct, border outside 

 the ring. Generally the fringes throughout are yellow, but occasionally 

 they are pale pink. Some examples have no pink at base of hind wings, 

 others a minute patch of it. In none have I ever seen a trace of sub- 

 marginal spots on either wing below, or of a patch at outer angle of hind 

 wing. 



NOTES ON THE GENUS ARGYNNIS WHILST ALIVE IN 



THE IMAGO STATE. 



BY GAMBLE GEDDES, TORONTO, ONT. 



I. Arc. Lais, Edw. 



A new species discovered by me in 1SS3, whilst collecting for Mr. 

 Henley Grose Smith, of England. It was described by Mr. W. H. 

 Edwards shortly after my return. In the end of June and beginning of 



