1862.] li-'l 



on the Mulberry, Lcptnra ritbrica on flowers, Ilsemonia MeMwimeri on 

 the edge of water, Trupaneo tjundrdta in the open field.s. and Ncuroiica 

 semifasciata under a log. 



NEW BUSINESS. 



Mr. J. Frank Knight offered the following, which were unanimously 

 adopted : — 



Resolved, That the thanks of the Society be presented to Mr. Charles 

 Wilt, for his kindness and liberality in granting the free use of the room 

 in which the Society has held its meetings during the past two years and 

 a half, and whereby the interests of the Society have been greatly advanced. 



Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing Resolution be communicated to 

 Mr. Wilt. 



The Chairman then announced that the next Stated Meeting of the 

 Society will be held in the new Hall at No. 518 South 13th Street, on the 

 11th of next month (August). 



Descriptions of certain species of DIURNAL LEPIDOPTEKA found within the 

 United States, figured in Doubleday's Genera but undescribed. 



BY WM. H. EDWARDS. 



1. Aegynnis Astarte. 2. Melitaea Chalcedon. 



3. Melitaea Anicta. 4. Timetes Couesia. 



Argynnis Astarte Doubleday. 



Mcde. Expands 2 inches. Upper side uniform tawny; hind margin of 

 both wings edged by a fine black line preceded at a small interval by a sec- 

 ond, on which rests a series of black lunules that enclose tawny spots ; 

 primaries have, as in Aphrodite, a transverse row of rounded black spots, 

 a ziszaff band, a mark like the letter P inverted in the arc, three bent 

 transverse lines in the cell and a sub-median black line. Secondaries have 

 a transverse row of small black spots and another of narrow black crescents; 

 in the cell a* recurrent black line. Under side inclining to buff; primar- 

 ies lightly tinged with brownish-red at base and on inner margin, with 



