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oU. AMBLYSCIRTES 2s YSA Edw. 

 Texas Brown Skipper. 

 Dark brown above, yellowish-fringed, with three small transparent 

 spots in apex of fore wing. Paler beneath, on fore wings, spots repeat- 

 ed; hind wings brown, black-clouded; there is a poorly defined band near 

 outer margin, a patch in middle, and another on upper border, also dark 

 at base. There are some grayish scales bordering patches near outer 

 angle. Expands 1.10. Found in Texas. 



;>t5. AMBLYSCIRTES EOS Edw. 

 Eos Browx Skipper. 

 Grayish brown above, alternately white and orange-fringed; three 

 spots in apex of fore wings. Beneath, also brown, whitish-tinged on 

 apex of fore wing, along upper border, and on hind pair. Spots on fore 

 wings repeated, with another below, nearer outer margin. On hind 

 wings a double row of white dots along outer margin, a dot in cell and 

 another above it. Expands 1.00. Habitat, Texas, Georgia, and Flor- 

 ida. 



546. AMBLYSCIRTES SAMOSET Scud. 

 Samoset Skipper. 

 Dark brown above, with an interrupted yellowish fringe ; four spots 

 in apex of fore wings, the upper a little nearer base than the others. 

 Beneath, brown, overwasheJ with whitish on hind wings, and on apex 

 of fore wing; spot on fjre wing repeated, enlarged; there is another out- 

 side the four, two spots of .yellowish in center of wing, and two more be- 

 low these ; hind wings spotted with dusky. 



547. AMBLYSCIRTES AENUS Edw. 

 Aenus Skipper. 

 Brown above, yellowish-tinted; on fore wings is a series of small 

 yellow spots, beginning on upper margin, near apex and passing around 

 end of dash, and then back of same to lower margin; dash represented 

 by a slight thickening and bulging of the surface. Fringes white, in- 

 terrupted by brown. Beneath, darkest toward apex of fore wing, yel- 

 lowish at base, dusted with grayish. Ilind wings dusted with grayish, 

 and there is a band of small gray spots on outer portion, and two or 

 three spots towards base. Female, similar, but paler. Expands 1.10. 

 Habitat, Western Texas, Southern California, New Mexico, andAri- 

 zona. 



