SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES. 



Akgyj^'xis Atlantis. — I was much, surprised at finding several Atlantis 

 among ]\Ir. Mead's collections. They were seen near Turkey Creek and also in 

 the Arkansas Valley. A female in captivity deposited eggs on violets. The larva 

 and chrysalis of Atlantis are described in Packard's Guide, p. 252. 



Argyxxis Aphrodite — Three specimens were obtained by Mr. Mead, vary- 

 ing somewhat from th(jse found in the Atlantic States, in that the male approaches 

 the female in style of coloring, having the deep ferruginous under side of seconda- 

 ries and the fiery hue above that is seen in the females. It is a striking variation, 

 and only after much consideration did I conclude that the species was Aphrodite. 

 The females were very much as in eastern Sijecimeus. No Cybele was seen by 

 Mr. Mead. 



Grapta Fauxus. — This species has been taken by Mr. Julius Meyer (July 

 1872) in Fayette Co. W. Va., the most southern locality as yet known to me. 



LiMENiTis Weidemeyerii. — Of this species Mr. Mead says, "I found my 

 first specimen on the banks of Turkey Creek, June 6th. No more were seen until 

 25th. It seems to be very local and is not found above the altitude at which wil- 

 lows flourish." 



LiMEXiTis Proserpixa. — In his paper entitled "A Systematic Revision of 

 the American Butterflies, &c." Report Peabody Acad. Sci. 1871, Mr. Scudder 

 gives Proserpina as a synonymn of Ursula, with which opinion I by no means agree. 

 Proserpina seems to be confined to the mountain districts, and apart from the re- 

 markable white band that characterises it, has a great resemblance to L. Arthemis 

 in the coloring of the under surface and which Ursula has not. The only test of a 

 species, next to the certain one of breeding it from the egg, is constancy to type, 

 and when a particular form is found year after year, in any locality, the inference 

 is irresistible that it perpetuates its own type and is therefore distinct. We call 

 such form a species, without knowing more of its history than appears on the sur- 

 face, and it is upon exactly this sort of evidence that half our sj^ecies rest. If ever 

 by breeding from the egg Proserpina shall be proved to be only a variety or di- 

 morplious form of Ursula, the discovery will be most interesting, as well as con- 

 vincing. 



Apatura Alicia. — In the jDaper above quoted, Alicia, together with Celtis, 

 is given as synonym of Lycaon, Fab. It is possible that the former may be 

 Lycaon, as seems to be the opinion of Mr. Butler, in Cat. Diur. Lej?. of Brit. Mus. 

 1869. p. 57, but I cannot doubt its distinctness from Celtis, Bois. The figure of 



