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This species somewhat resembles L. comyntas, but, besides having longer and 

 narrower wings, it is destitute of the submarginal black spots beneath. Mexican and 

 Central- American examples agree closely with others from Venezuela and Brazil ; but 

 we notice that the double black spot within the cell in the primaries beneath, conspi- 

 cuous in northern examples, is almost always absent in those from the south. One of 

 our Venezuelan specimens has a single spot. 



We have applied a MS. name of Dr. Moritz, attached to some Venezuelan specimens 

 formerly in the Kaden collection. 



A male from San Geronimo, Guatemala, is figured. 



13. Lycaena exilis. (Tab. LVIII. figg. 30, 31 s , 32 $ .) 



Lyaena exilis, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1852, p. 294 1 ; Strecker, Cat. Butt. N. Am. p. 92 2 . 

 Brephidium exilis, Scudd. Bull. Buff. Soc. Nat. Sc. iii. p. 124 3 . 



Alis brunneis, ad basin fuscis, ad marginem externum quoque fuscescentibus, ciliis albis ; posticis maculis 

 indistinctis fuscis ad marginem externum : subtus rufescenti-brunneis, ad basin canescentibus, lineis 

 interrupts albis frequenter transfasciatis ; posticis maculis sex magnis nigris argenteo ornatis, ad mar- 

 ginem externum, harum duabus ad angulum analem fere omnino argenteis, maculis tribus ad basin nigris 

 albo cinctis, una subcostali altera cellulari tertia infra earn, maculis his vero interdum obsoletis. 



5 alis omnino fuscescentioribus, ad basin cseruleo atomatis : subtus alis maris similibus. 



Hah. Noeth America, Texas, Arizona, California 1 . — Guatemala, Champerico, San 

 Jose de Guatemala (Champion). — Venezuela. 



This beautiful and well-marked little species has only been noticed within our 

 borders by Mr. Champion, who took it in some numbers in salt marshes on the 

 shores of the Pacific both at Champerico and San Jose de Guatemala. It was 

 previously known as an inhabitant of the south-western States of America from 

 California to Texas. We also possess specimens from Venezuela which seem insepa- 

 rable from northern examples, and show what a very extensive range this, almost the 

 smallest of known species of butterflies, has. 



Note. — Since the foregoing account of the Lycsenidse was printed, Mr. S. H. Scudder 

 has written to us demurring to our statement of his views as to the position of the 

 genus Eumceus as regards the Erycinida? and Lycsenidse. On again referring to his 

 published paper on the subject, we see that our brief statement requires modification ; 

 and in order to make this more explicit, and also to obtain Mr. Scudder's most recent 

 views on the subject, we requested him to be good enough to send us a note for inser- 

 tion here. To this he kindly acceded, and forwarded us the following interesting 

 communication : — 



