ARGYNNIS X. 



ARGYNNIS NAUSICAA, 1-4. 



Argynnis Nausicaa (Nau-sic'-a-a), Edwards, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, V., 104, 1874 ; id., Papilio, II., G, 1882 ; 



Mead, Report, Wlieeler Exped'n, V., 752, 1875. 



Male. — Expands 2.5 inches. 



Upper side deep red-fulvous, the bases much obscured ; hind margins edged by 

 two lines almost confluent ; the submarginal spots lunular, separated, the other 

 markings as in the allied species, light ; the mesial band of secondaries broken, 

 not continuous ; fringes yellowish in the interspaces, black at the ends of the ner- 

 vules. 



Under side of primaries almost wholly bright red-brown, less red next apex; a 

 little buff in the middle of the sub-costal interspaces ; the submarginal spots 

 lanceolate, the lower ones black, those next apex brown, the upper six imperfectly^ 

 silvered ; one or two sub-apical silver patches. 



Secondaries dark brown, often ferruginous, mottled with buff ; the band 

 between the two outer rows of spots narrow, much encroached on by the ground 

 color, sometimes clear buff, sometimes more or less dusted with lirown scales; all 

 the spots small and well silvered ; those of the submarginal row narrow, broader 

 next outer angle, all edged above with brown or ferruginous ; those of the second 

 row narrow, heavily edged above with black ; the third row consists of three sub- 

 lunate spots, also edged black ; in the cell one or two often minute spots in black 

 rings, and three patches at base ; the shoulder and inner margin silvered. Body 

 dark fulvous, beneath, gray-brown on thorax, the abdomen buff ; legs buff ; palpi 

 buff" at sides, brown in front and at tip ; antenna3 fuscous above, brown below ; 

 club back, the tip ferruginous. (Figs. 1, 2.) 



Female. — Same size. 



On the upper side the marginal lines are confluent on primaries, and the huiules 

 are joined to them, the.se latter inclosing pale fulvous spots inclining to white 

 next apex ; the spots of the mesial band small, mostly lunular. Under side of 

 primaries deeper red, the buff spaces more extended, and covering the upper 



