JO:f^ES — ON NOTA SCOTIAN DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 23 



Grapta interrogationis, (Godt.) 

 G, aureuon (Cramer.) 

 G. calereum, (Gom.) 



Mr. Belt caught one of this species in the Horticultural 

 Gardens in Aug. 1863. I have not heard of any other instance of 

 its capture in the neighborhood of Halifax. It is common in the 

 northern United States and Upper Canada. 



Grapta jprogne^ (Cramer,) 

 Vanessa progne, (Godt,) 

 V* ^argenteum^ (Kirby.) 



It appears to be widely distributed over the northern parts of 

 America, being found within the arctic circle and as far west as 

 Fort Simpson on the Mackenzie. 



This is a somewhat common species about Halifax, appearing in 

 a damaged state early in the summer. These early broken winged 

 specimens are those that have secreted themselves in some 

 sheltered situation during the past winter, and perfect examples of 

 the year's brood are not seen before the beginning of July. 



Grapta Comma, (Harris.) 



Tliis species appears to be so variable in its markings that 

 entomological authors are much divided in opinion as to whether 

 there is more than one species. Mr. Belt showed me two well 

 defined varieties, which he declared were persistent, as he had 

 examined numbers of each, and the markings always exhibited the 

 same difference. The commonest of England (^Grapta G. albian) 

 which is very similar if not identical with our species, is also liable 

 to variation of marking, so probably it is one of those forms 

 several of which are known to zoologists, liable to variation 

 according to external circumstances. 



Two varieties are found near Halifax, yet they are very locally 

 distributed. 



