LYCLENA. Fa MR. 



(PL. X, F. 3, d'.) 

 X Tejua, Reakirt, Proc. Aead. Nat. Sc, Phil., p. 245, (1866). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 

 Cupido Tfjiia, Kirhy, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 356, (1871). 

 Described from a single d' received from Southern California. 



(PL. X, F. 18, c?.) 

 X Monica, Reakirt, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc, Phil., p. 244, (1866). 



Cupido Monica, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 356, (1871). 

 Lyeaim Monila, Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., ]). 34, (1872). 

 From same locality as the preceding. The de.scrii)tion was taken from two males, one of which the author 

 curiously mistook for a female. 



COMYNTAS, Godart, { Po/i/ommatus C.) Enc. Meth., IX, p. 660, (1823). Morris, Cat. Lep. N. A., p. 12, 

 (1860). "Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 83, (1862). Harris, Ins. Injurious to Vegetation, Flint'.s Ed., 

 11. 275, (1862). 

 Argus Comyntas, Boisdural & Leconte, Lep. Am. Sept., p. 120, t. 36, (1833). 

 Cupido Comyntas, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 356, (1871). 



Lycaiia Comyntas, Edwards, Syn. N. Atu. Butt., p. 34, (1872). Packard, Guide, p. 265, (1869). 

 The commonest of our species, found in Canada and from thence southward to the Gulf of Mexico, and 

 westward from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mts. It is closely allied to the European Polysperchon, Berg. 



Amyntula, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., p. 294, (1852). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 34, (1872). 



Folyomynatus Amyntula, Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12,(1860); Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 87, (1862). 



Mr. Kirby, in hi.s Cat., (p. 356) cites this as a variety of the preceding, which it indceil represent.s on the 



Pacific slope but with which I do not think it is identical; it is generally of much larger size; the tails are 



not nearly so long or slender in comparison, and there are many other minor points of difference. Common 



in California and adjoining territories. 



PsEUDARGioi.u.s, Boisduval & Leconte, {Argus P.) Lep. Am. Sept., p. 118, t. 36, ( 1833). Morrii, Cat. 

 Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (I860); Syn. Lep. N. Am., p 82, (1862). 

 Lycmia Pseud argiolus, Edwai-ds, Proc. Ent. Soc, Phila., Vol. VI, p. 204, ( 1867 ); Butt. N. Am., 



t. 2, Lye, ( 1869 ) ; Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 38, ( 1872 ). 

 Polyovimutus Pseudargiolus, Harris, Ins. Inj. to Veg., Flint's Ed., p. 274, ( 1862 ). 

 Papilio Argiolus, Abbot & Smith, In.sects of Georgia, Vol. I, t. 15, (1797). 

 Lycaim Neqlecta, Edwards, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc, Phila., p. 57, (1862 ) ; Butt. N. Am., t. 2, Lye, 



(1869); Syn. N. Am., Butt., p. 38, ( 1872 ). Packard, Guide, p. 265, ( 1869). 

 Cupido Pseudargiolus et C. Neglecta, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 371, (1871 ). 

 A delicate, handsome species, expanding 1 to 1| inches; male is on upper surface pala azure blue, .sec- 

 ondaries, except at outer margin, paler than primaries. Female white, blue at bases and sometimes on disc of 

 primarie."! ; costal and exterior parts of primaries broadly margined witli black. Under side satiny white or 

 light grey, markings sometimes tolerably well defined, and in other instances faint or nearly obsolete. Found 

 in the Atlantic States trom Canada, soutliwards. 



Mr. Edwards has exercised a great deal of ingenuity in his efforts to persuade the world and himself that 

 two species were confounded under the name of Pseudargiolus, but his labors have not been crowned with 

 proportionate success, in proof of which I would refer to his six figures on plate II, Lye, in Butt. N. Am., 

 three of which the text informs us are Pseudargiolus, and three Neglecta, for truthfulness these figures cannot 

 be excelled, but the funniest part is that with the exception of the one being a little larger than the other, the 

 most critical eye will fail to detect the slightest difference between them. 



PiASUS, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., p. 299, (1852). Edimrds, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 37, (1872). 



Polyommatus Pinsus, Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (1860) ; Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 89, (1862). 

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

 Lyaeyia Echo, Edwards, Proc Ent. Soc, Phila., Vol. II., p. 506, (1864). 

 Same size as and very near in most other respects to Pseudargiolus, the main difference being in the blue 

 of upper surface, which is deeper and more inclined to violet ; the markings of under surface are identical 

 with that species. Common in California and adjacent country. 



LfciA, Kirby, Fauna Borcali Americana, Vol. IV., p. 299, t. 3, (1837). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., 



p. 37, (1872). 



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