622 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [December, 



10. Herpetogomphns designatus Selys. 



June 25th, Cedar Creek ; July 13th, Jemmey's Creek. 



11. Dromogomphns spinosns Selys. 



May 30th and June loth, White River. 



12. Gomphns sordidns Hag. 



May i9-2oth, Jemmey's Creek. Dr. Calvert's determination. 



13. Gomphns fraternns Say. 



S Upper Jemmey's Creek, May 17th ; 9 White River, 

 June loth. [They vary from the typical form toward exter- 

 nus. — P. P. Calvert.] 



14. Libellnla pnlchella Drury. 



July i4-26th, Wild Cat Creek ; July 28th, Jenimey's Creek. 

 15 Plathemis trimacolata De G. 

 June loth, White River. 



16. Sympetrnm cormptam Hag. 

 July 13th, Jemmey's Creek. 



17. Pachydiplax longipennis Burm. 

 June loth, White River. 



A New Variety of Argynnis Nitocris. 



By Wilmatte p., and T. D. A. Cockerell. 



Jkrgynnls nitocris var. nigrocaeralea n. var. 



9- — Upper side: basal half of wing.s dark purple or purple-black in- 

 stead of blackish brown ; quadrate marks very pale yellowish, slightly 

 suffused with red; underside: marginal band of elongated marks pale 

 green, quadrate spots pale yellow, basal area of wings very dark, being 

 largely suffused with purple-black. 



rf . — Under side : basal area of hind wings with ground color cinnamon, 

 very much paler than in 9 • 



Hab. — Beulah, Sapello Canon, New Mexico, middle of 

 August, 1900. This beautiful insect is in some respects inter- 

 mediate lx.*tween nitocris proper and Holland's var. ar rule seen s. 

 It will Ik; readily known by the great difference between the 

 color of the sexes on the hind wings beneath, and the purpli.sh 

 color of the 9 alx)ve. Specimens are in Dr. Skinner's collec- 

 tion, and he will doubtless l>e pleased to show them to tho.se 

 intere.sted. 



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