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of the peninsula to Montana, which distribution is brought about by river 

 currents. Mr. Calvert remarked that the Odonat faunal distribution con- 

 firmed what Dr. Horn had stated in regard to the Coleoptera. The 

 speaker also said that his Summer's work had been mainly of a literary 

 character, and that his work on the Odonata of Philadelphia and vicinity 

 was completed, and in the hands of the binder. The scope of the work 

 was defined in detail. Mr. John L. Healy, of Chicago, was duly, elected 

 an Associate of the Section. 



Dr. HENRY SKINNER, Recorder. 



The following papers were read and accepted by the Committee for 

 publication in ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS : 



A NEW HESPERID FROM WEST AFRICA. 



By GEO. A. EHRMANN, Pittsburg, Pa. 



Tagiades daiiaatti n. sp. $. Antennae dark brown; palpi white, tipped 

 with black; abdomen white, except the first three segments on the upper 

 side, which are pale brown. Underside of thorax: abdomen and all the 

 legs pure white. Upperside of primaries: dark brown with a subapical 

 row of five small, oval, transparent spots, and two near the costal ner- 

 vure above the discoidal cell; the outer one is very minute; there is also 

 one larger triangular spot in the discoidal cell below the two near the 

 costal nervure, and another row of four larger, elongated, transparent 

 spots in the submarginal space near the inner angle, the second from 

 above being the largest; there is also a prominent white dash on the inner 

 margin below the inner angle; fringes brown. Upperside of secondaries: 

 basal area extending upwards and outwards ; towards the apex dark 

 brown; there is a broad brown band extending from the costa on the in- 

 terior median space to the discoidal nervure, here it breaks off very 

 abrupt, then follow two large, triangular and one small, round black spot; 

 this completes the outer margin, then follows a row of eight round, black 

 spots in the submarginal area, the three largest being towards the apex, 

 the rest are of a uniform size; the abdominal margin is pure white, in- 

 cluding the whole of the area which extends towards the apex, where it 

 divides into two points; the fringes from the discoidal nervule to the anal 

 angle pure white. Underside of primaries: same as above, but the ground 

 color is of a light brown or fawn; markings the same as above. Under- 

 side of secondaries: basal area p le gray, and an additional black spot 

 near the costa, which increases the series to nine, whereas on the upper- 

 side there is but eight in the submarginal area, otherwise both sides are 

 the same. Expanse i^ inches; $ in my collection. 



Hab. Piquinnie Ses, Liberia, \V. Africa. 



This lovely species shows no relation to the other African forms 

 of this genus, T. ftesus, etc., but has a closer affinity to those 



