86 



r.YCM^:xA. 



Expands 1| inche.s. Male violet blue, with narrow black border on outer margins ; fringe white. Female 

 greyish brown, bluish towards base. Under side in both sexes very pale grey ; primaries, a black discal spot 

 and mesial row of six black spots, the one nearest inner angle geminate; secondaries witii a mesial and sub- 

 marginal row of wliite spots, also a white discal spot and another near the base ; none of the spots are pupilled. 

 California, rather common. 



Xercrs, Boisduvai, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., p. 296, (1852) ; Edwards, Syu. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 



PobjomriKitus Xereea, Murria, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (1860); Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 88, (1862). 

 Cupido Xerces, Kirbtj, Cat. Diurnal Le|)., p. 373, 1 1871). 

 IJ inch in expanse. Upper .surface, male blue, female greyish brown; fringes white. Under surface, 

 botii wings wit!) white discal spot and sinuous row of large sub-marginal white spots, all spots blind. California. 



*tAKi)E.\, Edwards, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. Ill, p. 209, (1871) ; Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 37, (1872). 

 Unknown to me — here is a copy of the author's description : 



"Male. — Expands 0.9"> inch. I'pper side violet liliu-, irrey blue when seen oblii|iiely ; hinil rnarf;in of primaries very narrowly 

 Cfl};ed by fusoons ; ol seiondaries by a black line : I'riniies lonj;, while. I'nder «ide (iiwn rolor, secondarie.s tinleil with bine at base ; pri- 

 maries have a larjte black renifonn discal six)!, ed-fcd with white; an imperfect transverse median row of four black di)t.s surrounded by 

 white, those at either extremity obsolete ; faint traces of a sub-maryiiial series of brown lunule.s. Secondaries have traces of a similar 

 series, .-till less distinct ; no n)edian spol.s ; a large white patch on arc. IJody above concolored ; beneath white ; legs white ; palpi white 

 tipped with grey : antennae annulaled white and black ; club black, tip ferruginous. From Nevada, vicinity of Virginia City." 



*tEKVMrs, Boisduvai, Lep. Cal., p. 48, (1869). EdwimU, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 36, (1872). 

 Cupido En/niim, Kirby, Cat. Diurntil Lep., p. 366, (1871). 

 "Oregon." Another entire stranger to me. 



(PL. .\, F. 1 J, 2 V-) 

 JCatamna, Reakirt, Pioc. Acad. Nat. Sc, Phila., p. 244, (1866). Edtrardu, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 

 Cupido Calalina, Kirby, Cat. diurnal Lep., p. 376, (1871). 



Lyavna Daunia, Ed irnrds, Tr-dt)^. Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. Ill, p. 272, (1871); Svn. N. Am. Butt., 

 p. 50, (1872). 

 A rare species : the types came from or near Los Angelos, California ; tliose that were re-described later 

 under the name of Ikmnia were taken in Colorado. 



(PL. X, F. IB, c^.) 

 Orbitulis, I\-Prunner, [hipi/io 0.) Lepidoptera Picdmontana, p. 75, (1798). E.'tper, Schmntt. I, t. 112, f. 4, 

 (1800). Ochsenheimer, Schmett. I, 2, 43, (1808). Hubner, Eur. Schmett. I, f. .S41, (1818-1827). 

 Afjriudes OrbHidiis, Hubner, Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 68, (1816). 

 P'olyommidus Orbiln/uf!, Godort, Enc. Meth., IX, p. 688, (1823). 

 LycaiM Orbitu/us, tilandinger, Cat. Lep. Eur., p. 11, (1871). 

 Cupido Orbititlu.s, Kirbi/, Cat. Diurnal Lej)., p. 363, (1871). 



Fapi/io Meleaf/er, Hubner, Eur. Schmett. I, f 522-525, (1798-1803); f. 761, 762, (1803-1818). 

 Li/cana Jiu.stira, Eduurda, Pioc Ent. Soc, Phila.. Vol. IV, p. 203, (1865) ; Svn. N. Am. Butt., 



p. 36, (1872). 

 Cupido Ruxtica, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 377, (1871). 

 Lymna Tehama, Reakirt, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc, Phila., p. 245, (1866). Edwards, Svn. N. Am. Butt., 



p. 36, (1872). 

 Cupido Tehinna, Kirby, Cat. I)iurnal Lep., p. 377, (1871). 

 Lycirna Cilia, Behr, Proc. Cal. Acad. Nat. Sc, Vol. Ill, p. 281, (1867). Edwards, Svn. N. Am. 



Butt., p. 33, 50, (1872). 

 Cupido Cilia, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 363, (1871). 

 L^pper surface of female entirely brown, with a darker discal mark on each wing. Under surface precisely 

 as in the male. The male figure on t. 10 was tlrawn from one of Rcakirt's original types of Tehama now in 

 my possession ; some other examples which I have are much darker, showing none of the yellowish grey of this 

 one which is " var. a." *; further disHnguislied bv the distinctness of the sub-marginal spots and lunules of upper 

 side of secondaries. Found in the Swiss Alps and Pyrenees, as well as on the higher peaks of Colorado and 

 the Sierras of California. 



Aiiiii.o, Boisduvai, {Argw^ A.) Icones, t. 12, f 7, 8, (1833). 



Lyvana, Anuilo, Herrich-8charffer,'!ii-\m\t\.i.Y.nv.,\o\.l., f. 24, 25, (1843); f. 343, 344, (1847). 

 Duponchel I, 47, 6, 7. Wallengren, Skand. D.igf, p. 211, (1847). Moschler, Wien. Ent. Mon., 

 Vol. IV., J). 343, (I860). Staudinger, Cat. Eur. Lep., p. 11, (1871). Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., 

 p. 363, (1871). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 



lyyat^ia Franklinii, Curtis, Ross, 2d Voy. App. Nat. Hist., p. 69, t. A, (1835). 



*) In Rcakirt's description. 



