THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST, 



sometimes enclosing an orange dot. Edge of costa rose red. Second- 

 aries without any marginal border, but occasionally with a slight powder- 

 ing of black atoms near the apical angle. Discal spot large, round, deep 

 orange. A few black scales at the base of both wings. Fringes of both 

 wings rose red. Beneath, greenish yellow, especially the secondaries, 

 basal half of primaries suffused with orange, which does not reach the 

 costa. Costal edge of both wings rose red. Costa and apex of primaries 

 and the whole of secondaries sprinkled with fine black scales. Discal 

 spot as above, but always with a yellow or orange centre. Discal spot of 

 secondaries round, medium sized, silvery white, encircled with reddish 

 brown. At the base of secondaries there is a small pink patch. Palpi 

 yellow, or sometimes rosy at tip, legs rosy, antennae rosy shaded with 

 brown. 



In one specimen the marginal band is almost obsolete, being only dis- 

 tinct on the costa, and with a slight shading of black scales about the 

 end? of the nervules. 



One specimen has three submarginal spots near the outer angle of the 

 under side of primaries, the others have no trace of these spots. 



Var A. $ . Marked as in type described above, but albino, the color 

 above and below being greenish white. Discal spot of secondaries 

 above, orange. Two specimens are of this kind, but in one the marginal 

 border is considerably reduced. 



Var. B. ^ . Greenish yellow above, both wings very slightly suffused 

 with orange, it being just perceptible on the secondaries. The marginal 

 band only represented by a slight powdering of black scales at the apex. 

 Discal spot of primaries small, oval, deep orange, that of secondaries 

 large, round, and of the same color. 



Below similar to ordinary type, with the exception that the orange 

 flush is very slight, and that the discal spot of primaries is smaller and 

 reddish brown. 



The whole series of fifteen specimens shows very little variation apart 

 from the albino female and the distinctness or partial obsolescence of the 

 marginal band of the female, the Var. B. described above chiefly differing 

 from the normal form in the absence of the marginal band and in having 

 the discal spot of primaries orange ; but it is the only specimen I have 

 which at all approaches the female figured and described by Mr. Edwards. 



The arguments advanced by Dr. Hagen for considering Christina a 

 variety of Edwardsii may be briefly stated as follows : The Entomolo 



