ARGYNNIS III. 



and indeed all the markings, heavier than in the male. Under side of pri- 

 maries red-tinted except at apex, which is ochraceous ; secondai'ies as in the 

 male. 



The only locality at present known for this species is Bald Mountain, Cariboo, 

 British Columbia, at which several specimens were taken in 1873, by the late 

 Mr. G. R. Crotch. 



The virgins Opis and Arge first brought offerings from the Hyperboreans 

 to Apollo at Delos ; and dying there, " they receive honor from the Delians, 

 the women calling on their names in a hymn ; and ashes from the altar are 

 thrown upon their sepulchre, which is behind the temple. of Diana, facing the 

 east, very near the banqueting room of the Ceians." So the old historian ; and 

 later by thi'ee milleniums it pleased me also in naming this hyperborean butter- 

 fly to honor the heroic- virgias. 



