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were sent him by Dr. Behr in 1876 along with other typical examples 

 with a letter saying "I send you all my Argynnides in their doubtful 

 state and with your better collections and literature you can do far 

 more than I with my limited opportunities." Under these circum- 

 stances we see no adequate reason why we should not accept these 

 specimens as the types. Edwards first applied the name coronis Behr 

 with Dr. Behr's consent to the species "No. 2" of Behr's paper in 

 Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. II, 173, 1862 (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., Ill, 435) ; 

 the species figured by Edwards as coronis in Butt. N. Am. Ill, 

 Argynnis IV was determined as such by him from a colored figure re- 

 ceived from Dr. Behr and this conception of the species has evidently 

 been generally accepted since then. 



We have examined the Strecker types extremely carefully, com- 

 paring them with a long series of specimens and find them absolutely 

 identical with the species known as liliana Hy. Edw. and not the same 

 as the species figured by Edwards. One of the main points of distinc- 

 tion is the narrowness of the yellow subterminal area on the under- 

 side of the secondaries which in Edwards' figures is relatively broad. 

 Dr. Behr in the original description states that the species is veri- 

 similar to callippc Bdv. but actually differs in the lack of the pale 

 markings of the upper side and this statement is perfectly true as 

 callippe possesses the same narrow band on the underside as does 

 coronis (liliana), which is additional proof that the Strecker "types" 

 are more to be relied upon than Edwards' determination from a fig- 

 ure. The species is said by Dr. Behr to frequent several localities near 

 the bay of San Francisco and this would therefore be in the same 

 general region as the type locality of liliana Hy. Edw. which is St. 

 Helena, Napa Co. 



A. mormonia Bdv. (PI. X, Fig. 2). 



The species has been confused with montivaga Behr but is ap- 

 parently a good one and may be distinguished from this latter species 

 by the fact that in the $ sex the branches of the median and cubital 

 veins of primaries are never enlarged by black scales as is the case 

 with montivaga ; our figures of both species bring out this point of dis- 

 tinction. Arge Stkr. is a synonym and erinna Edw. a very closely 

 allied form hardly worthy of a name ; however, as it was described 

 from Spokane, Wash., the name erinna may be used to indicate the 

 northern race, mormonia applying to the Calif ornian and South Oregon 

 form. Oberthur's figure of mormonia (Etudes de Lep. Comp. IX (2) 



