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LYCiENA. 
a long pointed tail ; on the margin next anal angle an indistinct row of blackish spots ; on the arc a recurved black stripe, surface of wing 
much obscured. Under side of primaries pale huff, the spots repeated but large and more distinct; margin grayish ; secondaries have the 
basal two-thirds grayish, the margin buff clouded grey ; the disk crossed by a row of black spots, those at the extremities crescent ; on the 
arc a black streak; three small spots above in a transverse line and three others near base; at anal angle a black spot and near it others 
almost obsolete. Female. Expands 1 1-10 inch. Similar to male, the markings more distinct.” 
California. 
__ (PL. X, E. 12 d\ 13 $.) 
Xanthoides, Boisduval, ( Polyommatus A".) Ann. Soc. Ent. Fi\, p. 292, (1852) ; Lep. Cal., p. 45, (1869). 
Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (1860); Syn. Lep. X. Am., p. 86, (1862). 
Ijycama Xanthoides, Kirby , Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 343, 11871). 
Chrysophanus Xanthoides, Edwards , Syn. X. Am. Butt., p. 33, (1872). 
California. The male of this fine species differs remarkably in colour of upper surface from analagous 
forms. In many examples the pale parts of the upper surface of 9 is not as red as depicted in fig. 13, (PI. X), 
more of a greyish buff. 
Rubious, Be hr, ( Chrysophanus R.) Proe. Ent. Soc. Phil., Vol. VI, p. 208, (1866). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., 
p. 33, (1872). 
Lycama Rubidus, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 345, (1871). 
Appears from author’s following description to be somewhat allied to Sirius : 
Male. Expands 1 2J0 inch. Upper side uniform bright copper-red, secondaries having a narrow border along the hind margin of 
lighter color ; both wings edged by a black line ; fringes grey, several of the spots of under side of primaries show faintly through the 
wing ; on secondaries a faint discal streak. Under side white, with a faint tinge of orange ; no spots on secondaries ; primaries have a 
marginal row of not very distinct brownish spots, wanting on the upper half of the wing ; a sinuous row of six clear, black, rounded spots 
across the disc, the 6th spot double ; a long spot on the arc ; two round spots in the cell and one below. Antennse black above, ringed 
with white, whitish below ; tips ferruginous. One rf received from the interior of Oregon.” 
*fCuPREUS, Edwards, (Chrysophanus C.) Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., Vol. Ill, p. 20,(1870); Syn. N. Am. Butt., 
p. 33, (1872). 
Lycama Cuprous, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 345, (1871). 
1 have as yet had no opportunity of seeing examples of this insect. The author describes 'it as below ; 
“Male. Expands 1.1 inch. Upper side bright copper-red, color of Rubidus ; hind margins edged by black, the secondaries nar- 
rowly ; both wings crossed by a tortuous extra discal row of small brown spots and points; a spot on arc of primaries and a faint spot in 
cell; on arc of secondaries a black point. Under side of primaries ochracepus inclining to red; spots as above, larger, edged with white; 
a spot near base in cell ; marginal border fawn colour, on (he anterior edge of which is a row’ of brown points. Secondaries paler, mottled 
with white, obscured at base; a marginal series of orange crescents, the one next anal angle long and narrow: traces of brown spots on 
marginal edge; extra discal spots as above, in addition to which are eight others, three on costa, two on arc, two in cell and one in ab- 
dominal margin. Female. 1.2 inch. Paler red, similarly marked, spots large; under side like male. Oregon.” 
(PL. X, E. 29 (f, 30 9.) 
Sirius, Edwards, ( Chrysophanus S.) Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., Vol. Ill, p. 270,(1871); Syn. N. Am. Butt., 
p. 50, (1872). 
Colorado, rare. The male has much the same fiery colour as in the European Hippothoe, Virguarae, etc. 
(PL. X, E. 6 (f, 7 9.1 
Heterqnea, Boisduval, Ann. Soc. Ent. Er., p. 297, (1852). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 33, (1872). 
Polyommatus Heteronea, Morris, Cat. Lep. N. Am., p. 12, (1860) ; Syn. Lep. N. Am., p. 89, (1862). 
Oupido Heteronea, Kirby, Cat. Diurnal Lep., p. 363, (1871). 
California. A beautiful species, closely allied to Sirius and Xanthoides, notwithstanding the dissimilarity 
of colour on upper surface of males. 
^fDlONE, Scudder, ( Chrysophanus E.) Jnl. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist., XI, p. 401, (1868); Trans. Chicago Acad. Nat. 
Sc., I, p. 330, (1869). Edwards, Syn. N. Am. Butt., p. 33, (1872). 
I do not know of the existence of this species in any collection, nor have I access to the works in which 
it is described, but I do not hesitate to hazard the assertion that I believe it to be nothing more thau a syno- 
nym of some one or other of those already alluded to, probably Thoe. 
Nais, Edwards, ( Chrysophanus N.). 
Mr. W. H. Edwards, in his “ Synopsis N. Am. Butterflies,” has this name cited thus : “ 6. Nais, Edwards, 
Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 1870. Hob. — California, Nevada.” I have no knowledge of this insect, and on turn- 
ing, for my better information, to the index of Vol. Ill of that, work, which was issued in 1870-1871, I could 
find no Nais-, I then hunted for Air. Edwards’ articles in that volume, but after turning page by page I 
became satisfied that no description of Nais was to be found there. Kirby, in his Catalogue Diurnal Lep., 
p. 653, has “42. L. Nais, Edw., ( Chrys . N.) Trans. Am. Ent. Soc., 1871. Unio Amer.” But a thorough 
re-examination would produce no better results, thus an hour’s time was irrevocably lost because Mr. Edwards 
