ARGYNNIS XIV. 
ARGYNNIS NEVADENSIS. 1—4. 
Argynnis Nevadensis, Edwards, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. iii, p. 14. 
Primaries long, narrow, strongly arched, convex on hind margin. 
Male. Expands 2.2 inches. 
Upper side pale yellow fulvous, slightly obscured at base ; hind margins bor- 
dered by two parallel lines, enclosing throughout narrow fulvous spaces between 
the nervules ; the submarginal lunules narrow, serrated or lunular, connected with 
each other and with the marginal lines ; and enclosing large concolored fulvous 
spots, other markings delicate, well defined, similar to those of Edwardsii; the 
median band of secondaries being confluent and the discal spot large, open, much 
like the letter C inverted ; fringes luteous, on primaries blackish at ends of ner- 
vules. 
Under side of primaries pale buff, next base and inside the two cellular 
spots with a faint reddish tint ; apex olivaceous ; the two lower submarginal spots 
black, enclosing buff spaces, the others, six in number, olivaceous enclosing sil- 
ver spots ; submarginal patch olivaceous with two silver spots and sometimes a 
third on the margin. Secondaries yellow, the disk mottled with olivaceous ; the 
band between the two outer rows of spots narrow, distinct ; the silver spots unusu- 
ally large, iridescent, 24 in number, viz: seven submarginal, sub-triangular, edged 
both above and below by black scales and above by a broad olivaceous border; the 
second row of seven, the first three, fifth and sixth nearly equal, subovate, the 
fourth small, triangular, the seventh subquadrate, all narrowly edged above with 
black and projecting olivaceous shadows upon the band ; the third row of five, 
the first semi-oval, the fourth and fifth lunate, the second obsolete, third large, 
sub-pyriform, cut by the arc, all narrowly edged with black; in the cell two small 
round spots and below median a long oval, these three edged with black; two sil- 
ver patches at margin of upper nervures; shoulder and abdominal margin lightly 
silvered. Body above fulvous, beneath buff; legs buff, palpi buff, ferruginous above 
and at tip; antennae brown above, fulvous and grey beneath; club black tipped with 
ferruginous. 
Female. Expands 2.8 inches. 
Color a shade paler; the marginal lines diffuse, on primaries forming a broad 
black band showing traces of fulvous spots only next inner angle; the spots within 
