ARGYiXMS XllI, 



ARGYNNIS ZERENE. 1—4. 



Anji/nius Zcrcne. Bnisduval, Ann. Ent. Soc, Fr., IS.ii. Behr, ( Xo. 9) Proc. Cal. Acad. N.it. Soi. 

 1802. K.hvanls, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., 18(34. Ifydaspe. Boisduval, ].cp. de la Cal'e., 1800. 



Primaries broad, strongly arched, much rounded at apex, convex on liind 

 margin. 



-ATale. Exjiands 2.1 to 2.3 inches. 



L'p|)er side deep fulvons ; hind margins edged by two fine parallel lines which 

 enclose a fulvous space ; on tliese rest a series of heavy black lunules, connected 

 on primaries, .separated on secondaries ; other markings an in Jfrnficoln ; fringes' 

 yellowish in the emarginations. 



Under si<le of primaries cinnamon red except at apex, Avhere it is buff; sub- 

 apical patch ferruginous; .spots without silver, buff excc])t at inner angk*, there 

 suffused bv the ijround color. 



Secondaries ferruginous, mottled willL l)uir, which is usually UKjre or less tint- 

 ed with pink ; submarginal band much covered by the ferruginous shadows pro- 

 jected l)y both rows of spots ; hind margin ferruginous; spots yellowish buff, with- 

 out silver; the seven submarginal large, rounded or triangular, edged above and 

 below l)y a few dark brown scales, and above also by ferruginous lunules; the sec- 

 ond row mo.stly large; the first, second, third, fifth and sixth, nearly equal in size, 

 subovate, all heavilv edared above with black; the third row of five, of which 

 the first, fourth and fifth arc semi-oval, the second a ])oint, the third large, i:»yri- 

 form, cut by the arc, all heavily edged above with black ; in the cell one or two 

 small spots in black rings, and an oval in ring at base of median. 



Body above fulvous, below, thorax grey-fulvous; legs l)uff; palpi buff below; 

 fulvous above ; antennae brown ; club black, tip ferruginous. 



Female. Expands 2.4 inches. 



Upper side dull fulvous, much obscured at base ; the sub-apical fulvous s]3ots 

 pale ; under side of jjrimaries deeper red ; sjjots without silver. 



California ; found according to Dr. Behr, between Nevada City and Bear Valley. 



In 18G2, in paper above cited. Dr. Behr says, "The diagnosis tliat Dr. Bois- 

 duval gives of Zerene certainly comprises two sjiecies," and he tem2iorarily desig- 

 nates the two as Nos. 8 and 9 in his list of Californian Argynnides. In his subse- 

 quent paper of 1863, he names No. 8 Monlicola, leaving Zerene to the other species. 



