LYC.ENA. aa 



Polyommatus Lucia, Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (1860); 8yn. Lep. N. Am., p. 90, (1862). 



Harru, Ins. Inj. Veg., Flint's Ed., p. 275, (1862). 

 Oupido Lucia, et Violacea, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 368, (1871). 

 Lyarna Violacea, Edwards, Proc. Elnt. Soc, Phil., Vol. VI., p. 201, (1866); Butt. N. Am. t. 1, 

 Lye. (1868) ; Syn. X. Am. Butt., p. 37, (1872). 

 About 1 inch in expanse. The male above is bright shining blue, with white fringe.^, sometimes brown 

 at terminations of veins. Female is blue bordered with black at exterior margin, broadest at the apex and ex- 

 tending inwarils on the costa. Southward, in Virginia, the prevalent colour of the female on the whole upper 

 surface is uniform dark brown ; examples also occur in same locality, that are intermediate in colour between 

 these brown ones and the common northern blue foi-m. The under surface is greyish white and varies in depth 

 of markings. There is a row of brown sub-marginal spots succeeded or surmounted inwardly by a row of 

 crescents, in many examples the space between these latter and the outer margin is entirely filled with dark 

 brown, especially on the secondaries, thus forming a scalloped border ; in some specimens in addition to this 

 latter there is on the disk of the secondaries a large brown patch ; this is represented in Kirby's figure in 

 Faun. Am. Bor. ; it seems the further northward the more prominent the markings on the under side become. 

 Found in Laijrador, Canada, and Eastern I'nited States to Virginia ; I have not heard of its having occurred 

 further southward than tiie last named state. 



This unfortunate insect has also been a victim to the insatiable mania for manufacturing new species, 

 which seems to be a national affiiction with the majority of American Lepidopterists. 



Hanno, Stoll, (Papilio H.) Supplement to Cramer, t. 39, (1790). 



Rusticm Adolescens Hanno, Hubner, Samm. Ex. Schmett., (1806-1816). 



Hemiargus Hanno, Hubner, Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 69, (1816). 



Cupido Hanno, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 350, (1871). 



Polyommatus Ubaldiis, Godart, P:nc. Meth. IX, p. 682, (1823). 



Polyommatus Filenvx, Poey, Cent. Lep., (1832). 



Argus Filenns, Boi^duval & Leconic, Lep. Am., Sept., p. 114, (1833). Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., 

 p. 12, (1860) ; Syn. Lep. X. Am., p. 82, (1862). 



Lycama Fiknus, Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 



Argus Pseudoptiletes, Boisduval & Leconte, Lep. Am., Sept., p. 114, t. 35, (1833). 

 The size of Comyvtas and much the same colour on upper surface, a black spot on secondaries towards 

 the anal angle. Under surface silky brown, with a number of spots of same colour surrounded by paler rings 

 and arranged in broken rows ; two black spots at costa of secondaries, one within the cell and another between 

 this latter and the abdominal margin ; between the second and third median nervules, near exterior margin, a 

 large, round, black spot with a few silvery green atoms at its outer eilge ; between this spot and the anal angle 

 is a small, double, silver green spot. Southern States and West Indies — very common in Florida and 

 Georgia. 



Exiijs, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., p. 295, (1852). Edwards, Syn. X. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 



Polyommatus Exilis, Morris, Cat. X. Am. Lep., p. 12, (1860); Syn. X. Am. Lep., p. 87, (1862). 



Oupido Exilis, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 357, (1871). 



Lyarna Fea, Edwards, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. Ill, p. 211, (1871). 

 The smallest of all the known X. Am. Lyc.ena — expands from J to J inch. Upper side reddish brown, 

 darker at the margins, fringe white except towards the inner angle of primaries where it is grey or smoky. 

 Under side whitish at base of wings on primaries, from thence to outer margin reddish striated with fine, 

 irregular, white lines. Secondaries, on disc coloured and marked in same way, anil with a marginal row of 

 spots, the one at anal angle silver, the next four black, and the last two, at apex, silver ; these spots are 

 succeeded inwardly by a white space. California, Xevada, etc. 



fSHASTA, Edwards, Proc. Acad. Xat. Sc, Phila., p. 224, ( 1862) ; Syn. X. Am. Butt, p. 35, ( 1872). 

 Thecla Shasta, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 401, ( 1871 ). 

 This species is unknown to me, nor am I able to identify it by the original description which I here 

 transcribe as another illustration of the valuelessness of such things. 



" ExpiiniU one iiicli. Male. Upper side vicik'l I)Iik- with a piiiU tinge ; hind margin bioadly I'uscoas ; a large blac-k discal spot 

 on each wing; two or three obsolete spots near anal angle, the second ironi llie angle with a faint yellow hinnle; fringe brownish white. 

 Under side greyish white, blneish next base; primaries liave a fnseous spot near hasu, a discal bar and transverse sinnous row of elon- 

 gated fuscon> spots, each edged with whitish : along the margin obsolete spots snrmoyintcd by faint lunnles.- Secondaries have three 

 fnscous points near base, a discal liar and a transverse sinuons row of fuscons spots ; whole hind margin bordered by small metallic blue 

 spots, each snrmonnted by a blackish luniile. — Female: npjier side clean lirown ; the obsolete spots next anal angle, snrmonnted by a 

 narrow crenated yellow band, nnder side as in male, bnt the live yellow spots next anal angle are surnioinited by nchrey yellow hmules, 

 edged above willi lilack, fringe long and fuscous at lerminations iil' nervures. California, Dr. Behr. " 



