CHRYSOPHANUS I. 



CHRYSOPHANUS SIRIUS, s_10. 



Clinsophaiius .Sirius, Edwards, Trans. Am. Eiit. Sou. 1871, p. 210. 



Male. — Expands 1.3 iiicli. 



Upper side brilliant copper-red, deepest on costal margin of primaries and on 

 both hind margins and all the nervures, the interspaces having a Ijrown shade 

 when viewed directly, but fiery-red otherwise ; on the hind margin of secondaries 

 the deep red border is broken into spots towards anal angle, these spots inclosing 

 black lunules that are produced by the expansion of the black line that edges 

 both margins ; discal spot of primaries a straight fuscous Ijar ; a fuscous point in 

 cell ; discal mark of secondaries a streak, and three or four points Ijeyond cell ; 

 frino'cs orav-white. 



Under side of primaries buff with a red tint, of secondaries Imff; ^wimaries 

 have a sub-marginal row of rounded fuscous spots, obsolete apically ; a bent row 

 across the disk, rounded, nearly equal ; a Ijar on arc. a spot and point in cell and 

 a spot below cell on sub-mechau interspace; secondaries have a tortuous row of 

 points or minute spots, and three points nearer liase forming a line across the 

 wing. 



Body above fuscous, beneath pale but!"; legs Iniff; palpi same: antenna^ an- 

 nuhxted black and white ; clul) fuscous, tip ferruginous. 



Female. — Same size. 



Upper side fuscous, the dislc of primaries pale fulvous, more or less oljscured by 

 fuscous, of secondaries still darker ; all the spots of under side are discovered 

 through the wing, those of secondaries much enlarged ; within the fuscous mar- 

 ginal border of primaries a deep fulvous stripe which curves around inner angle ; 

 secondaries have a marginal band of fulvous serrations, within each of whicli is a 

 fuscous spot. 



The female of this species bears a striking resemblance to the female of Lycania 

 Hdvronea, as may be seen by referring to our PLate of the latter. 



The genus Chrysophanus (Polyommatus of Boisduval) embraces many l)eantiful 



