ARGYNNIS IX. 



AEGYNNIS HALCYOXE. 



Argynnis Halnjone (Ilal-cy'-o-Dc). New species. 



Primaries broad, moderately arched, concave on hind margin. 



Male. Exjiands 2.5 inches. 



Upper side fulvous, inclining to lutcous, very little dusky at the base; the 

 hind margins bordered by tAvo parallel lines which enclose narrow fulvous spaces 

 between the nervules ; the submarginal spots of 2')rimarie3 serrated, enclosing spaces 

 a little jialer than the ground color ; those of secondaries lunular and connected 

 with each other as well as with the marginal lines ; the median band of secondaries 

 confluent ; other markings as in the allied species, less delicate than in TIcspcris, 

 but very much more so than in 3IonticoIa ; fringes luteous, black at tips of nervules. 



Under side of primaries pale fulvous at base and on inner margin, yellowish 

 or buff on costa and disk, with brown sub-apical patch ; hind margin yellowish- 

 brown ; sub-marginal spots serrate at inner angle and black, toward the apex 

 lunular and brown, all the latter enclosing spots more or less silvered ; on the 

 brown patch two silver spots ; the other markings of upper surface repeated. 



Secondaries deep red-brown, more or less mottled with yellowish ; hind margin 

 brown, paler towards anal angle ; the sjiace between the two outer rows of silver 

 spots encroached on by the basal shade ; the silver spots are tAventy two or three in 

 number, viz : the outer row of seven, rounded or oval at outer angle, remainder 

 elongated, all edged slightly above and below with black scales and surmounted by a 

 broad brown shade ; the second row of seven, the first three and fifth obovate, fourth 

 small, rounded, the sixth and seventh nearly rectangular, edged above with black ; 

 the third row of four or five, the first and fourth crescent, second often wanting, third 

 pyriform, cut by the arc, fifth on the margin, a streak, all edged above with black ; 

 in the cell a rounded spot, another below median, both surrounded with black ; two 

 small patches of silver at base of nervures ; shoulder and abdominal margin 

 heavily silvered. 



Body above luteous, beneath yellowish ; palpi yellowish; antennae dark above, 

 fulvous below ; club black, ferruginous at tip. 



Female unknown. 



From two specimens, taken in Colorado by Dr. Velie, and now in the collec- 

 tion of B. D. Walsh, Esq. of Rock Island. 



