CHRYSOPHANUS I. 



CHRYSOPHANUS CUPREUS, 4—7. 



Chrysopbanus ciipreus, Edwards, Trans. Am. Ent. Soo. 1S70, p. 20. 



Male. — Expands 1.1 inch. 



Uppei' side bright copper-red, color of Riibidus ; hind margins narrowly bor- 

 dered by fuscous ; 1)oth wings crossed by a tortuous, extra-discal row of fuscous 

 spots and points ; a large fuscous spot on arc of primaries and a point on that of 

 secondaries. 



Under side of primaries red-ochi'aceous ; spots as above, but enlarged, and in 

 addition, two in cell, all edged with buff; the marginal border as above, grayish, 

 having on its inner edge a row of small brown spots; secondaries paler, much 

 ii-rorated with black at base ; upon hind margin a royv of separated orange 

 huiules, against which, next marginal edge, are traces of brown spots ; the extra- 

 discal spots as on upper side, but in addition, there are eight others, three on 

 costal margin, two in cell, two on arc, and one on abdominal margin. 



Body fuscous, below pale buft'; legs and palpi bulf ; antennae annulated black 

 and white ; club fuscous, tip fulvous. 



Female. — Expands 1.2 inch. 



Color pale red, marked on both sides as in the male ; the spots much enlarged 

 and conspicuous. 



This species is also found in Oregon, but I am unable to give its exact locality. 

 It is as yet exceedingly rare in collections. 



