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of black spots, outside of ^vhich, and resting against them, is a line of 

 quite pale reddish spots, whicli are brightest behind. This is edged 

 with white internally. Inside this is a band of dusky spots, each of 

 which is entirely surrounded with white. On both wings, in central 

 cell, are two short, white lines, the outside of which is dusky. Between 

 the outer and inner tail is a black dot, above which is a distinct crescent 

 of red. and between these and the inner angle is a blue field. The spot 

 at angle is black, above this a white dot, then a streak of red. Expands 

 1.10 to 1.40. Habitat, Ontario, Quebec; Maine, and Massachusetts 

 west to Nebraska and Colorado. 



3.39. THECLxV AVITTFELDII Edw. 

 AVittfeld's IIair-streak. 

 Size, large. Tails, two. Inner, Ljug, outer, short. Dark brown 

 above. Sex mark, oval. Inner half of outer margin of hind wings is 

 bordered with metallic blue, and there is a large orange spot over a black 

 marginal spotnear inner angle. Dark brown above, narrowly margined 

 with white on both wings. Upper margin of fore wing near base, red. 

 Both wings are crossed by two Ihies of white spots near outer margin, 

 each edged with black on the outer side, and in middle of fore wings 

 there is more or less orange outside the black. On hind wings there 

 is a bluish spot near inner angle on a brown ground, next this are three 

 orange spots diminishing in size, the last often obsolete, the largest has 

 a black patch between it and the margin, Inner angle, black, surmount- 

 ed by a red and black streak. In central cell of both Avings, are two 

 short white lines. Expands 1.50 to 1.70. Habitat, Indian River, Flor- 

 ida. 



340. THECLA CALANUS Hub, 

 Banded Hair-streak, 

 Size, medium. Tails, two, outer, long ; inner, short. Smoky brown 

 above, with no markings excepting the usual oval spot of male, and a 

 black line above tails on hind wings. Beneath, much paler than above, 

 with a narrow marginal line of black on both wings, inside of which is 

 a black line, inside this a bank of black spots, white lined internally, 

 then a pale dusky band, edged with white. This band is broken into 

 spots on the hind wings, each of which is white-ringed, the lowermost 

 being bluish-ringed. In central cells are two lines, white on outer and 

 and inner sides. Spot on inner angle of hind wings, black, with an (jb- 

 lique bluish line, at the end of which is a small spot of red, above this 

 are two oblique lines of black, above the lower and upper is a bluish line 



