Genus Prenes 



The insect ranges from Connecticut to Patagonia, over all 

 the most habitable parts of the New World. I have taken it 

 frequently in southern Indiana, where I often have collected in 

 recent years. 



Genus PRENES, Scudder 



Butterfly. The antennae are short, not half the length of the 

 costa. The head is broad, and the antennae are inserted widely 

 apart. The club is moderate, terminating in a fine point which is 

 bent back at right angles, forming a distinct crook. The abdomen 

 is long and slender, but does not project beyond the hind margin 

 of the secondaries. The fore wings are pointed at the apex and 

 are relatively longer and narrower than in the preceding genus. 

 The neuration is illustrated in the cut. 



Early Stages. These have not yet been studied, 

 (i) Prenes ocola, Edwards, Plate XLVI, Fig. 34, $ (The Ocola 

 Skipper). 



Butterfly. Accurately depicted in the plate. The under side 

 is like the upper side, but a shade paler. The under side of the 



abdomen is whitish. Expanse, 1.45-1. 60 inch. 



Early Stages. Un- 

 known. 



This is a Southern spe- 

 cies, found commonly in 

 the Gulf States, and rang- 

 ing northward to Penn- 

 sylvania, southern Ohio, 

 and Indiana. 



Genus CALPODES, 



Hiibner 



FIG. 171. Neuration 

 of the genus Prenes, n ** a r> ^i FIG. 172. Neuration 



enlarged: Butterfly. - Rather large, of the ge y nus C aipodes, 



stout ; head broad ; anten- enlarged. 



nae as in the preceding genus, but stouter. The neuration, con- 

 siderably enlarged, is accurately delineated in the cut. 



Egg. Hemispherical, ornamented with irregular, more or less 

 pentagonal cells. 



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