192 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



524. PAMPHILA RIIENA Edw. 

 Rhena Skipper. 

 Light brown above, with base and central portion of fore wing yel- 

 lowish orange, somewhat reddish along upper margin ; three small 

 indistinct spots near apex of fore wing. Dash, long, narrow, and vel- 

 vety black. Hind wings, Avith an obscured orange patch in the middle. 

 Yellowish brown beneath, on both wings, overwashed with yellowish. 

 Upper margin of fore wing, to below cell, yellowish orange ; spots re- 

 peated, more distinctly ; there is a black, triangular patch, followed by 

 an oblique bar of yellovv'ish spots ; on hind wings the spots are faintly 

 defined, and there is a row of small black spots parellel to outer mar- 

 gin. Expands 1.30. Found in Southern Arizona. 



525. PAMPHILA PONTIAC Edw. 

 PoNTiAc Skipper. 

 Dark brown above, with a central patch on fore wing of yellowish 

 orange, that contains the wide velvety black dash ; this is divided in the 

 middle into two oval, about equal parts ; three spots in apex. On hind 

 wings, is an orange patch in the middle, divided by the veins. Beneath, 

 much overwashed with rusty orange, with the spots repeated, and the 

 fore wing marked much as in P. cernes. Central spot on the hind pair 

 showing faintly. Female, darker, with three spots in apex, and three 

 on outer portion of fore wing, and the central spot on the hind pair is 

 much restricted ; overwashed below with rusty orange, with spots re- 

 peated. Expands LGO to 1.80. Found from Massachusetts to Nebras- 

 ka, and in New Jersey. Occurs in July. 



52G. PAMPHILA DION Edw. 

 Dion Skipper. 

 Very similar to P. pontiac, but the yellow is more restricted and 

 clearer ; the division of the dash is more distinct, and there is more yel- 

 low on hind wing. Ochreous yellow beneath, brown-tinged, with spots 

 obscured, and there are no spots on hind wings. Female, with a small 

 spot at end of cell above, otherwise as in pontiac ; beneath, similar to 

 the male. Expands l.GO to L80. Found in Nebraska, and at Hamil- 

 ton, Ontario. 



527. PAMPHILA ARPA Bd-Lec. 



Arpa Skipper. 

 Brown above, greenish-tinged; base of fore wings, and patch along 

 upper border, yellowish ; cell and space containing dash, clear golden 



