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over the yellow sands of Center and among its pines, that the air about 

 us has seemed blue from the myriads of neglecta driven up from the damp 

 sands by our approach. Here, certainly, one might confidently look for 

 lucia, were it but a varietal form. 



Our observations and records do not agree with those of Mr. Edwards, 

 giving June as the earliest appearance of neglecta. From notes made by 

 me, and from dates of capture appended to examples in my collection, I 

 cite the following : 



In the year 1869, on May 21st, neglecta occurred in great abundance, 

 all of which noticed, with three exceptions, were males. The worn 

 condition of some of the captures indicated that they had already been 

 abroad for several days. The locality had not been explored since the 

 nth of May, when the species was not found. About the 9th of June it 

 was observed at its greatest abundance ; it was seen for the last time 

 during this year on the 30th of July. In 1870, it was first observed on 

 the 14th of May (none in a collecting trip on the 6th). The last recorded 

 appearance was on the 16th of June. L. corny ntas was seen from May 

 6th to Sept. 14th, continuously. In 187 1, neglecta is recorded from May 

 16th to June 16th. In the following year its first record is on May 21st. 



The latest date of my capture of this species is August 20th, at 

 Schoharie, N. Y.; the earliest is at Bath-on-the-Hudson, near Albany, on 

 May 14th (the year not stated). 



The observations which I have given above, when coupled with those 

 of Mr. Saunders appended to the paper above referred to, of the frequent 

 occurrence of neglecia in his neighborhood (London, Ont.,) and non- 

 occurrence of lucia, would seem almost to establish beyond question their, 

 non-identity. That these statements may receive all the consideration to 

 which they are entitled, it may be proper to accompany them with the 

 mention made to me by Mr. Scudder, not to be construed to the dispar- 

 agement of the valued labors of others, that, as the result of an elaborate 

 tabulation of the numerous returns made to him or collated by him, of 

 the Rhopalocerous fauna of the various portions of the United States, the 

 two most thoroughly worked up fields were found to be those of London, 

 Ont., and Albany, N. Y. 



As a part of the history of neglecta, it may deserve mention that Mr. 

 Meske reports the species as quite rare this year at Center, where in so 

 many preceding years it has abounded. 



