170 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA 



Euptoieta Hegesia. Cram. 



This species is very common in Lower California, and occasionally wanders 

 over the border into this State. I have received specimens taken undoubt- 

 edly within our limits, but it must at present be regarded as a rarity. 



Agraxdis Vanillce. L. 



Very abundant in the gardens of San Diego in August and September. 

 (Mrs. Jas. Behrens.) 



Argynnis Liliana, n. sp. Hy. Edw. 



I am unwilling to add another to the already long list of Argynuis, but 

 can see no other way out of the difficulty which is presented to me by some 

 specimens taken by me in Napa County. I have, however, much pleasure in 

 dedicating what I believe to be a true species, to my friend, Mrs. Lillie Coit, 

 who has added many great rarities to my collection, and at whose country 

 residence, in one of the most charming portions of the State, the species 

 seems to have made its home. It is intermediate between A. Calippe, Bdv., 

 and A. coronis, Behr., partaking of the characters of both, yet I think dis- 

 tinct in the following details: 



It is darker in color of the upper side than .4. coronis, and very much 

 darker than A. calippe, being of a rich reddish brown. The markings above 

 similar to those of these two species. Beneath, the primaries are largely 

 suffused with reddish brown, as in coronis, but the remainder of the wing is 

 occupied by bright buff, not dull pchreous as in corpnis. The silver spots of 

 the margin are very decidedly triangular, and not ovate as are the apical 

 ones of coronis. On the lower wings the differences are more apparent. 

 The silver spots are larger proportionally than in any other species with which 

 I am acquainted, while the sheen of the silver is exceedingly vivid and iuteuse. 

 The marginal spots are quite triangular, and the large one of the cell more 

 decidedly oblong than either in A. coronis or ^4. calippe. The ground color 

 of the wing is bright buff, incliuing to orange; much the same color as in A. 

 rupestn's, and by no means brown as in A. coronis and A. calippe, thus giving 

 a brighter and more lively appearance to the whole of the underside. 



Without forming a positive conclusion as to its value as a species, I think 

 this form well worthy of a separate name. I have taken it for three seasons 

 past near St. Helena, Napa Co., and altogether have had before me thirty-four 

 $ and seven 9 . a U of which are true to their own type, presenting among 

 themselves little or no variation. When placed side by side with long series of 

 the closely allied species, this insect presents at once so great a difference as to 

 strike the observer, being quite as complete as that between A. coronis and A. 

 pervadensis. The actual position of many of our Argynuis as species, can 

 only be determined, however, by watching the insects through their various 

 stages. 



Argynnis monticola. Behr. Var. purpurascens. Hy. Edw. 



Under this name I wish to recognize the form of Arg. monticola, which is 

 found chiefly in Siskiyou County, in the region surrounding Mt. Shasta, as 



