ARGYNNIS XIV. 



AEGYNNIS NEVADENSIS. 1—4. 



Argijnnis Nevadensis, pjdwards, Trans. Am. Eut. Soc. iii, p. 1-i. 



Primaries long, narrow, strongly arched, convex on hind margin. 



Male. Expands 2.2 inches. 



Upper side pale yellow fulvous, slightly obscured at base ; hind margins bor- 

 dered by two 2);ii"allel lines, enclosing throughout narrow fulvous sjiaces between 

 the nervules ; the submarginal lunules narrow, serrated or lunular, connected with 

 each other and with the marginal lines; and enclosing large concolored fulvous, 

 spots, other markings delicate, well defined, similar to those of Edwardsil; the 

 median band of secondaries being confluent and the discal spot large, open, much 

 like the letter C inverted ; fringes luteous, on primaries blackish at ends of ner- 

 vules. 



Under side of primaries pale buff, next base and inside the two cellular 

 spots with a faint reddish tint; apex olivaceous; the two lower submarginal spots 

 black, enclosing buflf spaces, the others, six in number, olivaceous enclosing sil- 

 ver sjjots ; submarginal patch olivaceous with two silver spots and sometimes 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 unusu- 

 ally large, iridescent, 24 in number, viz: seven submarginal, sub-triangular, edged 

 both above and below by black scales and above by a broad olivaceous border; the 

 second row of seven, the first three, fifth and sixth nearly equal, subovate, the 

 fourth small, triangular, the seventh subquadrate, 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 obsolete, third large, 

 sub-pyriform, cut by the arc, all narrowly edged with black; in the cell two small 

 round spots and below median a long oval, these three edged with black; two sil- 

 ver patches at margin of upper nervures; shoulder and abdominal margin lightly 

 silvered. Body above fulvous, beneath buff; legs buff", pal])i buff, ferruginous aI)ove 

 and at tip; antennae brown above, fulvous and grey beneath; club black tipped with 

 ferruginous. 



Female. Expands 2.8 inches. 



Color a shade paler ; the marginal lines diffuse, on ])rimaries forming a broad 

 blaci"? band showing traces of fulvous spots only next inner angle; the spots within 



