374 WM. n. EDWARDS. 



The larva of Progne is described by Fitch, 3rd N. Y. Report, 1856, 

 Sect. 142, as grey, " with a whitish band on the fore part of each abdo- 

 minal segment." 



GrRAPTA SaTYRUS, n. sp. 



Form and size of Comma. 



Male. Expands 2 inches. Upper side yellow fulvous; primaries 

 have a black brown marginal border, narrower than in Fmmns, dilated 

 at apex ; a large subapical brown spot on costa and a second covering 

 the arc; two rounded spots in cell, a third of larger size, near inner 

 margin, and two in median interspaces at right angles with the first; 

 on inner margin near angle a brown patch. 



Secondaries have the hind margin narrowly bordered by brown, an- 

 terior to which is an incomplete line of brown patches; two black spots 

 at origin of median nervules; a large spot on middle of costal margin 

 and another in the disk; fringes dark brown, white in the emargina- 

 tions. 



Under side marbled in shades of brown, sometimes suffused with 

 vinous; the basal area, occupying half the wings, limited by a common 

 flexuous line, next inside which the color is darkest; in cell of prima- 

 ries two long dark spots and some patches of same hue near base of 

 secondaries; the extra-basal space more or less tinted with yellow, much 

 covered with fine, abbreviated, ferruginous streaks; apex of primaries 

 yellow brown, sometimes olivaceous, enclosing three ferruginous points 

 and limited below by a ferruginous line running back from the angle 

 of margin; subapical patch grey, inclining to white; the marginal in- 

 cision bordered by a band which is edged without by a black line, 

 and within by a black bar which encloses arowof narrow olivaceous spots, 

 orlunules; asubmarginal row of black points, distinct at the exti-emities. 



Secondaries have apex as in primaries; a submarginal ferruginous 

 arc from tail to anal angle ; on the margin above the tail a short border 

 as in the incision of primaries; and below to angle a row of olivaceous 

 lunulcs between which and the ferruginous arc is a yellow stripe ; a 

 row of black points as on primaries; the silver mark shaped like the 

 letter C or G, Urge, open, angular below, the lower limb extended and 

 sometimes barbed. 



Body fulvous above, beneath vinous; legs pule buff, pro-legs vinous; 

 palpi buff below, fulvous at tip and on upper side; antenna3 dark brown 

 above, buff below; club black, buff at tip. 



Female. Expands 2.1 inches. Same form and on upper side same 

 color and markings. Beneath nearly a uniform wood or olivaceous 



