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Eresia Proclea. Doubled, sp, 



Mel. Proclea,— Diurnal Lepidoptera, I, p. 181, n. 27, t. 23, f. 4. (1847.) 

 Hub. — '• Jamaica. B. M.'' ex Genera. 



"Rocky Mountains, N. America." (Cat. Brit. Mus., viii, 

 App. p. 20.) Which is correct? 



Eresia piota. Edwards, sp. 



Mel.picta, Edwards Proc. Ent. Soc. iv, p. 201. (1865.) 

 llnb. — Nebraska and Colorado Territories. (Coll. Tryon Reakirt.) 

 Common in May, on the plains, from the River Platte to the base 

 of the mountains; of low flight, but which is also quick and in jerks. 



Eresia Carlota, nov. sp. 



Mel. Nyoteis, Edwards, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sciences, p. 161. (1861.) 



nor. Doubled. "Genera," I. p. 181, n. 23, t. 23, f. 3. (1847.) 



Hnb. — Rocky Mountains, Colorado Territory. (Coll. Tryon Rea- 

 kirt.) 



"Illinois, Missouri," Edwards. 

 I cannot imagine how Mr. Edwards could have regarded this very 

 distinct species, as identical with Mr. Doubleday's figure; it no more 

 resembles it, than does Tharos. Taken in June, among the moun- 

 tains. 



Eresia Nycteis, Doubled, sp. 



Mel. Nycteis, Doubled., "Genera" I. p. 181, n. 23, t. 23, f. 3. (1847.) 



n. m Edwards, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sciences, p. 161. (1801.) 



Mel. Oenone, Scudder, Proc. Eisex. Inst. Ill, p. 166, n. 35. (1S02.) 

 Ismeria, Edwards, in litt. 



Huh. — Rocky Mountains, Colorado Territory; Missouri; New York, 

 Virginia, (Coll. Tryon Reakirt.) 



Middle States, (Coll. Brit, Mus.) 

 '• Massachusetts ; Maine," Scudder. 



I have long believed that specimens of this species in my col- 

 lection, from Missouri, were the veritable Njjctois, and in conversation 

 expressed my opinion to Mr. Edwards ; shortly after, I received ex- 

 amples of the same from him, ticketed Ismeria. 



In a letter dated Nov. 27, 1865, I not only reiterated my former 

 views, but added that I was impressed with the belief, although I 

 had never beheld an authenticated example, that Oenuue Scudder, 

 would prove a synonym of the same. 



A few days after, I received a letter, entirely confirming my sup- 

 position, thus establishing beyond doubt the newness of the pre- 

 ceding species, and from which I extract the following: — "Mr. 

 Scudder writes from Paris * * * * that he has seen Dr. Bois- 



