GRAPTA n. 



type is figured in Esj^er, Eur. Schmett. I, pi. 59.) But Faunus is notably larger, 

 is deeper fulvous by many degrees, and has a much broader border to the hind 

 margin of j)rimaries. This border is deep black, not ferruginous, even edged 

 within and never crenated as is often the case with G album. The spots are also 

 intense black. The outer half of secondaries is black enclosing simjdy a few sub- 

 marginal yellowish points. In G album this part of the wing is ferruginous and 

 the yellowish points are much enlarged, often into patches that form a connected 

 band across the wing, breaking uj) what otherwise would be the anterior portion 

 of the ferruginous border into spots; thus giving the wing a macular appearance 

 never found in Faunus, nor in Chmma but paralleled in Satyrus. 



The under side of those individuals of G album tliai in any way approach 

 Faunus is cast in the same general pattern with that species, but the colors are 

 different and the marbling much less decided. The basal shade is a dull red- 

 brown varied by lighter brown ; the marginal border is of the same dull color and 

 the intermediate or mesial space is grey brown. Faunus has all the colors intense, 

 the basal shade black brown, as is also the marginal border, and the intermediate 

 space pale brown mottled with grey which becomes consjiicuously white on the 

 subapical patch. The whole surface is suffused with vinous and the general effect 

 of this marbling and coloration is fiir more beautiful than can well be described or 

 than can be imitated at all successfully. No G album is at all comparable to Fau- 

 nas in these respects. The under side of G album is described by Mr. Westwood, 

 in the work before cited, as "greyish ashen" and by Mr. Stainton as "dusky brown." 

 The marginal row of metallic sjaots in Faunus is sometimes blue-black, sometimes 

 green, those of G album are green. 



Other specimens of G album are like Gomma in the form of the wings and ex- 

 tent of indentation, as well as general apj)earance of both surfaces. (For this 

 phase see Esper, I, pi. 13.) But without giving further details as to the differ- 

 ences between these two, Comma presents one character that is decisive. Instead 

 of marginal green spots, in Gomma these are blue and anterior to them is a com- 

 mon row of black points as in Interrogationis. Other specimens of G album, as 

 has been said, resemble /iS''//^r;M in the macular upper surface, but this species par- 

 takes of the same peculiarities beneath, mentioned as distinguisliing Gomma. 



Besides these resemblances many males of C album have the whole under svix- 

 face suffused with shades of yellow, from pale to ochraceous, a feature as yet found 

 in no American sj^ecies. 



The females G album differ still more decidedly from the females of the three 

 species, yellow being often a prevailing tint of the under surface. 



Before describing Faxmus, in 1802, I enclosed .specimens to INIr. Stainton and 

 requested him to compare them with C album. The following was his reply. 

 "Lewisham near London, 10th Feb. 1862. I have carefiilly examined the butter- 

 flies enclosed in your letter and have compared them with American specimens in 

 the collection of the British Museum. No. 2 (Faunus) is a distinct, unnamed spe- 

 cies, which in the List of Lepidoptera in B. M., Part 1, 1844, follows V.Progne as 

 Vanessa — ? from Martins Falls, Albany Eiver, Hudson's Bay." 



Unfortunately the larva of Faunus is still unknown. But those of Gomma 



