234 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



^ , for I cannot remember seeing a $ flying, or if I did, was not pre- 

 pared to make notes about it. As most of our collectors are aware, the 



$ and the ^ differ in appearance considerably, the female being a very 

 dark brown (almost black) and yellow, whilst the male is red and brown 

 like any other Argynnis. 



I append a list of Argynnidas which I have myself taken at different 

 times, with notes on their flight and habits. 



1. Arg. Lais, Edw. Very lively on the wing, but easily captured with 

 cyanide bottle from flowers. 



2. Arg. Cybele, F. Precisely the same as Cybele in this Province in 

 its movements. I never saw Cybele from the time I left St. Paul, Minn., 

 until I arrived at Edmonton, N. W. T. 



3. Arg. Coronis, Behr. Extremely lazy and easy of capture. I have 

 walked through patches of golden rod and knocked the stalks and flowers 

 about considerably without disturbing Coronis. I have also taken them 

 between my thumb and forefinger without any attempt at escape. 



4. Arg. Char idea, Schneid. ; 5. Arg. Boisduval/ii, Somm. Not a 

 particularly lively fly. Often difficult of capture, as it flies high in the 

 air at certain parts of the day, particularly the evening. I was not aware 

 that these were separate species until my return, and so my notes apply 

 to both. 



6. A?-g. Atlantis. Edw. A curious fact in connection with the dark 

 variety of Atlantis taken in the Mountains is that it constantly alighted 

 on the trunk of a tree head downwards, like the Graptas often do. Very 

 lively and about only during the brightest part of the day. 



7. Arg. Eurynoine, Edw. A slow insect for the most part and easily 

 approached. 



8. V. Eri?ma; 9. V. Arge, Streck. Not observed. 



10. Arg. Clio, Edw. Principally males taken ; very quick and hard 

 to catch without rubbing the wings. 



11. Arg. Artonis, Edw. Same as above. 



1 2. A. Afonticola, Behr. Very rapid flight ; hard to take. 



13. A. E(hvardsii, Reak. ; 14. A. Nevadensis, Edw. Short zig-zag 

 flight ] alights quite frequently on the ground ; e.xtremely difficult to take 

 either in flight or whilst at rest. 



15. Arg. Bellona, F. Specimens taken altogether whilst flying, with 

 only one or two exceptions. Comparatively easy to catch on the wing. 



16. Arg. Myrina, Cram. Same as any locality in Ontario. 



