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all our Northern species in one respect to be mentioned, [f my observa- 

 tions arc correct, much the same may be said of the armor of Bnnius and 

 JPuvenaIis t which latter species is separated as Southern by Messrs. 

 Scudder and Burgess, but seems to be identifiable as a variety found in 

 Amherst, Mass. ; and these two appear to intergrade somewhat in style of 

 markings. 



Mr. Lintner is expected to publish a full description of several of the 

 species previously ascertained by him. Meantime, our Northern species 

 may perhaps be characterised in a few words. 



Size. Ennius, Jirocnalis and one Horatius (?) are the largest, and all 

 about i ' ■_. inch. Brizo is next, \h to 1 1". ; . Martial is next, t l 4 . Then 

 Persius and Luci/ius, \\\.. Lastly, Icelus, i {;-, to t 1 .;. 



Markings. Icelus alone is without white (transparent) dots : Brizo 

 none in the male, or obsolete ; Persius alone has the sub-apical dots in a 

 straight line. Juvcnalis, Brizo and Persius incline to line pencilling on 

 the primaries ; the rest to blotchiness ; Icelus somewhat to both. Brizo 

 alone has the inside of the extra-discal band of spots forming an almost 

 continuous and nearly straight dark line on the primaries. ( )nly in Brizo 

 and Icelus the light spots on the secondaries tend to appear small, sharp 

 and bright on the upper surface, at first glance. Horatius alone has the 

 submarginal spots on the secondaries so far straightened as to lose the 

 form of a broad \V. observable in the other species mentioned, and all 

 the cloudings of both wings melt more into the ground color. Persius, 

 when fresh, has the primaries much darker than in the other species ; and 

 Martialis lias the cloudings much stronger. 



In the above, I speak only of the upper surface of the males of 

 northern species. The females I have sorted with less confidence ; two 

 specimens have the spots of the secondaries arranged as in the male 

 Horatius. 



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Hints for Pal kino. In sending pupa: or eggs by mail it is best 

 to wrap them lightly in thin tissue paper and then pack the box with 

 cotton wool. Do not put the latter, next to the pupa: or eggs, as it is 

 very apt, by getting worked into the crevices, to be the means of some- 

 what injuring the specimens. We are indebted for this hint to Dr. G. M, 

 Levette, of Indianapolis, and our own experience fully confirms the 

 wisdom of his suggestion. En. Can. Ext. 



