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light gray. The lower wings are fringed with white interrupted 

 with black spots. Along the outer margin is a row of small l)lac'k 



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JjycBBiia ijsemlaigiolus 

 Fig. 5. Female. 



Spots. The thorax is black, the abdomen dark gray. 'J'he underside 

 of the female is shown in Fio-. G. The winos are o-rav, darkest 



Lycfena pseudargiolus. Under side. 

 Fig. 6. Female. 



next the body. Heavy blackish spots adorn the wings and a wide 

 border of blackishdjrown scalloped on the inside follows the outer 

 margins. The specimens descril)ed and flgared were all taken early 

 ill the season near my home. 



A specimen from Haverhill, Massachusetts, is somewhat larger 

 than those first described. It is like the ordinary variety above ex- 

 cept tliat the lower wings have a large very light area in the middle. 

 Beneath, it is very light gray with small distinct lines and s[)ots. A 

 variety sent me from near Toronto, ()nt., is large and beautiful. In 

 the male insect (Fig. 7) the u})per side of the wings is rich shining 

 purple with a narrow line of black edging the outer margin of all 

 four wings. Outside of this is an uninterrupted white fringe. The 

 body is bluish-gray. The under side (Fig. 8) is a much darker gray 



