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light gray. The lower wings are fringed with white interrupted 
with black spots. Along the outer margin is a row of small black 
Lyctena pseudargiolus. 
Fig. 5. Female. 
spots. The thorax is black, the abdomen dark gray. The under side 
of the female is shown in Fig. 6. The wings are gray, darkest 
Lycsena pseudargiolus. Under side. 
Fig. 6. Female. 
next the body. Heavy blackish spots adorn the wings and a wide 
border of blackish-brown scalloped on the inside follows the outer 
margins. The specimens described and figured were all taken early 
in the season near my home. 
A specimen from Haverhill, Massachusetts, is somewhat larger 
than those first described. It is like the ordinary variety above ex¬ 
cept that the lower wings have a large very light area in the middle. 
Beneath, it is very light gray with small distinct lines and spots. A 
variety sent me from near Toronto, Out., is large and beautiful. In 
the male insect (Fig. 7) the upper side of the wings is rich shining 
purple with a narrow line of black edging the outer margin of all 
four wings. Outside of this is an uninterrupted white fringe. The 
body is bluish-gray. The under side (Fig. 8) is a much darker gray 
