56 Journal New York Entomological Society. [VoI. x\. 



Dr. Dyar describes the larvae as follows : 



"Similar to D. perspicua G. & R., but the yellow lines narrower. The color 

 of the body in the mature larvae is black, not red in any of the specimens sent. The 

 lines are yellow, narrower than the intervening spaces throughout, separated at the 

 ends ; dorsal space rather broadly black ; head, cervical shield, anal plate and leg- 

 shields black. Hairs all whitish, rather abundant. There are four yellow lines on 

 each side above the feet, a narrow, broken pedal one and a broader distinct medio- 

 ventral one, the ventral areas between the abdominal feet red." 



NEW ENGLAND CATERPILLARS; NO. i. 



By Wm. T. M. Forbes, 



Worcester, Mass. 

 Argynnis aphrodite Fabricius. 



Body dull black, with faintly paler spotting ; jet black around the hornbases. 

 In structure belongs strictly to Argynnis ; spines all equal, as long as width of joint 

 with lateral spinules a third length of spine over all. Dorsal spines black, upper lat- 

 erals on abdomen with faint horn-colored bases, lower laterals and laterals of thorax 

 pale horn-color, except the very tip. Legs black, tips of abdominal ones paler. Paler 

 below. The pale ground forms a sort of double dorsal line between the black sub- 

 dorsal spots. \]^ inches long when resting. 



Granby, Mass., June 6, 1906, well grown. Hungup June 18, in 

 a rudimentary cocoon; pupated June 20; exit July 10, a crippled 

 but perfectly normal female. 



Scudder has good descriptions of the other Eastern Argynnides in 

 The Butterflies of New England, but only a brief note on aphrodite. 

 I have seen no full description. 



Table of the Eastern Species of Argynnis. 

 Black, with spinules less than half length of spines. 



Rich black, all spmes horn color at base cybele. 



Black and paler mottling, lateral spines only with pale aphrodite. 



Deep purplish, with spinules half length of spines atlantis. 



Alcestis is apparently unknown. 



