APPLE LEAVES CHRYSOPA SPECIES. 87 



15. (16.) Sockets of the antennae broadly margined with black 

 except upon their outer sides. 



The X-marked Golden-eye (C. Chi). Antennae whitish, towards the apex 

 black, their sockets widely edged on their inner sides with hlack, forming a 

 mark resembling the Greek letter chi, or an italic x. A large black dot under 

 each eye and another- forward of it, with a black point in the centre of the face. 

 Four large black dots in a transverse row upon the top of the head. First seg- 

 ment of the thorax with four large brownish black spots at the angles of an 

 imaginary square; second segment with four black dots also forming the angles 

 of an imaginary square, and a minute one above the base of each fore wing. 

 Abdomen black, except at its tip. Veins black at their ends; veinlets black, 

 the middle ones on the outer side of the rib-vein with a green band on their 

 middle; veinlets of the hind wings which branch from the rib-vein, black; those 

 on its inner side with a green band on their middle, those branching inwards 

 from the wavy longitudinal vein slightly black at their bases. Wings expand 

 1.25. Taken the last of June upon bushes in swamps. 



16. (15.) A black Y-shaped mark between and dot below the 

 bases of the antennae. 



The Y-marked Golden-eye (C Upsilori). Light yellowish green. Anten- 

 nae dull whitish, dusky towards their tips; basal joint palegreen, blackish at its 

 apex on the under side. A black dot under each eye and a somewhat square 

 spot forward of it towards the mouth. Mouth tinged with dirty whitish. 

 Palpi with black rings. Four black dots in a transverse row upon the top of 

 the head, the two inner ones larger. Thorax with four equidistant black spots 

 upon each side in a row, the hind ones on the anterior edge of the second seg- 

 ment; back of these four black dots at the angles of an imaginary square, and 

 another above the base of each fore wing. Abdomen obscure greenish above 

 with two faint brownish dots near ihe middle of each segment. Wings pellu- 

 cid, veins pale green, veinlets black, mostly with a pate green band on thek 

 middle, their hairs and those of the veins black; hind wings with the veinlets 

 towards the tip, those in the outer cell and bases of those in the next cell black. 

 Wings expand 0.90 in the male, and 1.10 in the female. This is one of the 

 ^earliest appearing species, coming out the last of May and early in June. 



17. (6.) T#o black dots only upon the top of the head. 



The Two-dotted Goldsn-eyk (C. bipunctata). Pale yellowish green. Head 

 pale yellow, with a black dot on each side of its base above, almost in contact 

 with the eye. Antennae whitish, dark brown towards their tips; basal joint 

 white, with a tawny red band on its upper side; second joint black; their 

 sockets margined with tawny red on the upper and with black on the under 

 side. Eyes brilliant coppery red when alive. Face with a tawny red spot en 

 each side, having an oval black dot in its hind margin. A black stripe undeT 

 each eye sending a slender line from its lower end forwards to the margin of 

 the antennae sockets. Palpi white with black tips and rings. Thorax without 

 gpots. Wings rounded at tips; veinlets green, some of those arising from the 

 rib vein slightly marked with black at their bases, those in the outer cell of 



