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produce a darker shade. Posterior wings with a series of narrow transverse waved lines, extending from 

 the middle to the external edges. All the wings are dentated. 



Under Side. The breast, abdomen, and wings are all of a paler hazel colour. Anterior wings 

 dappled with dark brown on the middle of the anterior edge, and spotted with minute short brown 

 streaks, as well as the posterior. 



GEOMETRA (ANGERONA) SERRATA. 



Plate XX. fig. 4. 



Order : Lepidoptera. Section ; Nocturna. Family : Geometridce, Steph. 



Genus. Geometra. Subg. Augerona, Duponch, Steph. Hipparchus p. Lcaeli. Curt. 



Geom. (Anoerona) Serrata. Alls Iiiteo-fulvis dentatis, fascia lata apicali macula basali aaticarum fasciaque 

 basali posticanim ferrugiiieis. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 lin ) 



Syn. Phal. (Noctua) Serrata, Drury, App. v. 2. 



Habitat: New York; taken on the 26th of June. 



Uipper Side. Antennae and head of a reddish buff colour, the foraier setaceous. Tongue veiy 

 small and spiral. Thorax and abdomen yellow buff colour ; as are all the wings in general. The 

 anterior having a bar of brown red colour, which begins at the tips, and runs across the wings, almost to 

 the middle of the posterior edge ; occupying all that space along the external margin. At the base is a 

 small cloud of the same colour, but much fainter. Posterior wings with a broad marginal bar of the 

 same brown red. A small faint line likewise crosses these wings. The buff ground is sprinkled all over 

 with faint, irregular, dark brown spots, that in some specimens are scarcely visible. All the wings are 

 dentated ; the lower ones most deeply. 



Under Side. Wings yellow buff, with brown red markings, as on the upper side, but less distinct. 

 The irroration stronger and plainer, being also sprinkled over the brown bars. 



ARGYNNIS PHALANTA. 



Plate XXI. fig. 1.2. 



Order : Lepidoptera. Section : Diurna. Family : Nymphalid*, Swains. 



Genus. ARaYtmis, Fal/r. Zatr. et Godai't. j^rgyreus, Scop. Dryades, Hubti. 



Argynnis Phalanta. Alls subdentatis, fulvis nigro maculatis, posticis subtus ad extimum argeuteo-purpuras- 

 centibus, ocellis aliquot fulvis. (Expans. Alar. 3 unc.) 



Syn. Papilio (Nymph. Phal.) Phalanta, Drury, App. v. 2. Fabr. Ent. Syst.Ul.l-p- 1-19. Latr. et God. 



Enc. Mdth. ix. p. 2.59. Piipiho Culnmbiua, Cram. pi. 337. D. E. ( ^ ) pi. 238. A. B. ( $ ). 

 Habitat : China {Drury). East Indies {Fabrkius, Sfc). Isle Mauritius (/. O. W.). 



Upper Side. Thorax and abdomen of a dirty clay colour. Anterior wings of a fine deep clay 

 colour, the tips being of a dirty black ; which colour is continued, by irregular and indented marks, 

 along the extenial edges, almost to the interior angle, where are several clay-coloured spots and marks. 

 Above these are four round spots, running obliquely toward the shoulders. Several other black marks are 

 dispersed on different parts of the wings, particularly near the anterior edges. Posterior wings deep 

 clay-coloured, with two black waved or indented lines, running along the external margin. Over these 



