KOKTII AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. I'^O 



is a row of yellowisli "wliite spots crossing wing ; across end of cell is 

 another somewhat broken row, the two lines being connected by white 

 veins. Expands l.lo. Habitat, North Carolina to Texas. 



GENUS LX. PYRGUS. CHECKERED SKIPPERS. 



Size, small. Colors, dusky checkered with white. 

 Wings, short and triangular. Antennae, short. Type, 

 P. TESSALATA. (Plate X. 8.) 



o52. PYRGUS ERICETORUM Bd. 

 White Checker. 



White above, with a single row of marginal, arrow-shaped spots 

 on fore wing, and two or three rows on hind pair. White, below, with 

 two rows of brownish spots on hind wings, one marginal, the other at 

 base. Female, blackish above, with two white bands, one of small 

 arrow-shaped spots marginal, and one in middle of wing, wider and ir- 

 regular. Habitat, New ^lexico, Arizona, California, and Oregon. 



553. PYRGUS OCEANUS Edw. 



OcEANL's Checker. 



Soiled white above; pale brown at base of wings, on apex of fore 

 wings, extending to cell, suddenly narrowing there and running to low- 

 er margin, enclosing a series of whitish crescents; an oblique streak 

 near apex. Hind wings, clouded with brown along lower margin and 

 on middle. Outer margin narrowly edged with brown, enclosing a se- 

 ries of whitish serrations on margin. Under side of fore wings white, 

 discolored with brown on upper and outer margin ; four brown spots on 

 apex, preceded by a short obli(]ue line ; hind wings pale brown, darker 

 at base and on outer margin. Expands 1.60. Habitat, Arizona. 



554. PYRGUS LOCUTIA Hew. 

 Brown and White Checker. 



White above with apex and outer margin brown. At apex is a white 



spot, and some minute spots near outer margin. Hind wing with outer 

 margin and spots at end of veins brown. Beneath on fore wing similar, 

 on hind pair there is a double spot at base of upper margin, a small spot 

 on lower margin, and outer margin brown. Expands 1.20 to 1.50. Hab- 

 itat, Texas. 



