LYCiENA II 



as their name also indicates. In the description they make repeated comparisons 

 with Argiolus, and close by saying ; "the tint of the under side, the size of the black 

 dots and the marginal lunules easily distinguish this species from Argiolus,'' all 

 which is correct as between the males of the two species in question. They also 

 describe the fringes of the male as white cut with black imjjlying the fringe of both 

 wings. Of the female they say ; "The upper side is of a paler and less violet blue, 

 with a large black border upon the forewings and a marginal series of points of 

 same color nearly as in the female oi Argiolus. At the extremity of the discal cell 

 of forewings is likewise a small black arc. The fringe of forewings is cut with 

 black." This description of the female is that of the species figured by Abbot and 

 Smith. The figure of female on the plate also represents that species, and follows 

 the text. But the descrijjtion of the male, except in its comi)arisons with Argio- 

 lus, and the figure corresponding on the j^late, seems not to indicate the Argiolus 

 of Abbot and Smith, any more than Ncglecia or Violacca. The figures rather rep- 

 resent the former of these two, especially in the long white fringe to hind wings, 

 while the text describes the fringe of Violacca, that is, white cut with black on both 

 wings. It is very difficult to determine closely allied species from any but the 

 most carefully executed plates and in the case of Pscudargiolus, I think it jJrob- 

 able the description was intended to cover what were considered varieties of one 

 species. In this rather confused state of things it seems to me projaer to fix the 

 name Pscudargiolus ujion that species which is nearest the true Argiolus, and which 

 is also the one figured by Abbot and Smith. 



The figures of Pseudargiolus in Harris represent Lucia, Elirby ; at least, the 

 under side is of that species, while the text describes Neglecta, Edw. which replaces 

 Pseudargiolus in the Xorthern States. 



The plant figured in our plate is the Sand Blackberry, R. cuneifolius, common 

 in Virginia. 



LYCAENA NEGLECTA. 4—6. 



Lijcxna neglecta., Edwards, Proc. Acad, ^fat. Sci. Phil. 1862. Pseudargiolus, Harris, Insects 

 Massachusetts, 2nd edition, page 274, (text). 



Male. Expands 1.1 inch. 



Upper side of primaries delicate azure-blue, paler in the disk and silvery on 

 costal margin ; secondaries greyish-blue, with a broad azure margin ; both wings 

 edged by a black line which expands towards ajiex of primaries into a narrow bor- 

 der and runs a little way along costal margin ; fringe of j^rimaries white cut with 

 black at tips of the nervures ; of secondaries also sometimes cut with black, but 

 usually wholly white. 



