14 WM. H. EDWARDS. 



to the subcostal and median nervures of secondaries. Under side 

 white, the nervures bordered with smoky brown, most densely on 

 sub-median of both wings and the branches of same ncrvure on secon- 

 daries; sliduldcr of secondaries pale orange. 



Body above blue grey, below white ; palpi white tipped with ^ey ; 

 antennjc fuscous above, white below, finely annulated with white. 



Female. Expands 1.7 to 1.9 inches. Similar, the surface more ob- 

 scured, in some individuals almost wholly so. 



Not uncommon in the Kanawha district in the month of May, and 

 there replacing Ohracea. I have received from Mr. Saunders occa- 

 sional specimens taken by him at London, Canada. 



Argynnis Nevadensis, n. sp. 



Primaries long, narrow, convex on hind margin. 



31ale. Expands 2.2 inches. Upper side pale yellow fulvous, slightly 

 obscured at base; hind margins bordered by two parallel lines, enclosing 

 throughout narrow fulvous spaces between the nervules; the subuiar- 

 ginal spots narrow, serrated or lunular, enclosing large concolored ful. 

 vous spots, all connected with each other and with the marginal lines; 

 other markings delicate, well defined, similar to those of Ilalcyone ; 

 the median band of secondaries being confluent and the discal spot 

 large, open, much like the letter C inverted; fringes luteous, on pri- 

 maries blackish at ends of nervules. 



Under side of primaries uniform pale buff except next base and 

 within the two cellular spots, which have a faint reddish tint; hind 

 margin edged by two faint olivaceous lines; the two lower submarginal 

 spots black, enclosing buff spaces, the others, six in number, olivaceous 

 enclosing silver spots; submarginal patch olivaceous with two silver 

 spots and traces of a third on the margin. Secondaries yellow, the 

 disk mottled with olivaceous; the band between the two outer rows of 

 spots narrow, distinct; the silver spots unusually largo, iridescent, 2-1 

 in number, viz : seven submarginal, triangular, edged above by a few 

 black scales and a narrow olivaceous border; the second row of seven, 

 the first three, fifth and sixth nearly equal, subovate, the fourth small, 

 triangular, the seventh sub(|uadrate, all narrowly edged above with 

 black and projecting olivaceous shadows upon the band ; the third row 

 of five, the first semi-oval, the fourth and fifth lunate, the second obso" 

 lete, third large, pyriform, cut by the arc, all edged above with black ; 

 in the cell two small round spots, a long oval at origin of median, these 

 three edged by black; two patches at base of upper nervures; shoulder 



