86 lyc.i<:na. 



Expands 1^ inches. 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 with a mesial and sub- 

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

 California, rather con)mon. 



Xerces, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr., p. 296, (1852); Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 



FolyomriKifus Xerces, Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (1860); Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 88, (1862). 

 Cupido Xerces, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 373, (1871). 

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

 both wings with white discal spot and sinuous row of large sub-marginal white spots, all spots blind. California. 



*tARi)EA, 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 O.itri inch. I ppur side violet blue, f;rey blue when seen obliijuelv ; hind margin of primaries very narrowly 

 edged by fuscous ; of secondaries by a black line : fringes long, white. Under side fawn color, secondaries tinted with blue at base ; pri- 

 maries have a large black reniforni discal spot, edged with white ; an imperfect transverse median row of four black dots surrounded by 

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

 series, still less distinct ; no median spots ; a large white patch on arc. Body above concolored ; beneath white ; legs white ; palpi white 

 tipped with grey ; antemiae annulated white and black ; club black, tip ferruginous. From Nevada, vicinity of Virginia City." 



^tERYMis, Boisduval, Lep. Cal., p. 48, (1869). Edwards, Syn. N. Aiu. Butt., p. 36, (1872). 

 Cupido Eripnas, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 366, (1871). 

 "Oregon." Another entire stranger to me. 



iPL. X, F.lc?,2 9.) 

 JCatauna, Keakirt, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sc, Phila., p. 244, (1866). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 35, (1872). 

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



ii/erraa Z)a!ni?rt, £y«Y;rc/s, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, Vol. Ill, p. 272, (1871); Syn. N. Am. Butt., 

 p. 50, (1872). 

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

 under the name of Dawnia were taken in Colorado. 



(PL. X, F. 16, .f.) 

 Okbitulus, DePrunner, (Papilio 0.) Lepidoptera Piedmontana, p. 75, (1798). Esper, Schmett. 1, t. 112, f. 4, 

 (1800). Oc/i.sf?i/ie(mt>;, Schmett. I, 2, 43, (1808). i/u6ne/-, Eur. Schmett. I, f 841, (1818-1827). 

 Agriades Orbilidm, Hubner, Verz. Bek. Schmett., p. 68, (1816). 

 Po/yommatus Orbitulus, Godart, Enc. Meth., IX, p. 688, (1823). 

 Lycivna Orbitulus, Staadivger, Cat. Le]). Eur., p. 11, (1871). 

 Cujjido Orbitulus, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 363, (1871). 



Papilio iMeleager, Hubner, Eur. Schmett. I, f. 522-525, (1798-1803); f. 761, 762, (1803-1818). 

 Lycana Bustica, Edwards, Proc. Ent. Soc, Phila.. Vol. IV, p. 203, (1865); Syn. X. Am. Butt., 



p. 36, (1872). 

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

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



p. 36, (1872). 

 Cupido Tehinna, Kirbi/, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 377, (1871). 

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



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

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

 Upper 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 drawn from one of Reakirt's original types of Tehama now in 

 my possession ; some other exam])les which I have are nmch darker, showing none of the yellowish grey of this 

 one which is " var. a." *) further distinguished by the distinctness of the sub-marginal spots and luuules 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. 



Aquilo, BoLsduval, (Arqus A.) Icones, t. 12, f. 7, 8, (1833). 



Lycmia,Aquilo, Herrich~tichaeffer,iichmett.^\ir.,\o\.L, f. 24, 25, (1843); f. 343, 344, (1847). 

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

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

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



Lyccena Franklinii, Curtis, Ross, 2d Voy. App. Xat. Hist., p. 69, t. A, (1835). 



*) In Reakirt's description. 



