LYCiENA IL, III. 
LYC 2 ENA PSEUDARGIOLUS. 1 - 27 . 
Lyccena Pseudargiolus, Boisduval and Leconte. 
Winter form, 1. Lucia, Kirby, Faun. Bor.-Amer., IV., p. 299, pi. 3, 1837. 
“ “ 2. Marginata, Edw., Papilio, III., p. 86, 1883. 
“ * “ 3. Violacea, Edw., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., VI., p. 201, 1866; id., But. N. A., I., p. 149, 
pi. 49. 
Nigra, dimorphic $ (not 9)> 1* c., pi. 49. 
Var. CineRea, Edw., Papilio, III., p. 8, 1883. 
Spring form. Pseudargiolus, Bois. and Lee., Lep. des Amer. (text, not plate), p. 118, 1S33; Edw., 
But. N. A., I., p. 153, pi. 50. 
Argiolus, Abbot and Smith, Ins. Ga., pi. 15, 1797. 
Summer form. Neglecta, Edw., Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci., Phil., p. 56, 1862; id., But. N. A., I., p. 155, 
pi. 50; Bois. and Lee., 1. c., plate, figs. 1, 3. 
Pacific form, winter and spring : — 
Piasus, Bois., Ann. Soc. Ent. de Fr. 2 ma ser., X., p. 299, 1852. 
Var. Echo, Edw., Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil., II., p. 506, 1864. 
Egg. — Diameter, .02 inch; round, flat at base, the top flattened and de¬ 
pressed ^ the surface covered with a white lace-work, the meshes of which are 
mostly lozenge-shaped, with a short rounded process at each angle; color of the 
shell under this covering delicate green. (Figs, a a 1 .) Duration of this stage, in 
April, 6 to 8 days; in May, June, and September, 4 to 5 days. 
Young Larva. — Length .04 inch; the under side flat, legs retractile, upper 
side round, the dorsum highest at 4, and both dorsum and sides slope gradually to 
13; surface pubescent; on either side of the medio-dorsal line a row of white 
clubbed hairs, one at the posterior end of each segment; similar hairs about the 
base, and in front of 2, making a complete fringe around the body; color either 
greenish-white or brownish-yellow; head minute, obovoid, black, retractile. (Fig. 
&.) Duration of this stage 4 to 5 days in spring, 3 in summer. 
After first moult: length .07 and .08 inch; nearly same shape as before, 
with pubescent surface and dorsal and basal hairs; color in spring and fall brown¬ 
ish-yellow ; in summer the same, as well as greenish-white, and occasionally red¬ 
dish. (Fig. c.) Duration of this stage from 3 to 5 days. 
