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the spots of the outer line are small, tinged with purplish below, but the 

 brown is brighter and has a decided bronzy reflection. All of these 

 forms occur in Massachusetts, at least, with the typical P. zabulon. 



459. PAMPHILA TAXILES Edw. 



Western Brown and Orange Skipper. 

 Similar to P. zabulon, but difiers in having the orange greatly ex- 

 tended above, the brown being reduced to a narrow edging. Hind wings 

 mottled beneath with yellow and pale reddish brown. The female is 

 dusky, mottled above with yellowish and also on hind wings below. Ex- 

 pands 1.10 to l.L'O. Found in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, and South- 

 ern California. 



4G0. PAMPHILA LASUS Edw. 



Arizona Skipper. 

 Similar to P. ottoe above ; pale yellow beneath, on upper border of 

 fore wings and on whole of hind pair, tinged with greenish. Part of cen- 

 tral cell of fore wing, orange, black at base and along lower margin; 

 there is a buffpatch on middle of outer border and above this is an orange 

 patch near margin. On upper border are three Avhite spots and an 

 oblique row across middle of outer. Hind wings have the upper mar- 

 gin mottled with brown ; the upper and middle veins and branches clear 

 white, and crossing outer portion of wing is a band of white confluent 

 spots bent at right angles near middle ; most of the spots are slightly 

 edged with black outwardly. There is a small white spot with black 

 scales on inner side in central cell, and the ends of the veins are dotted 

 with brown. Expands, 1.-40. Found in Southern Arizona. 



4G1. PAMPHILA PtURICOLA Bd. 



Yellow-green Skipper. 

 Yellow above, with a narrow brown border Avith the black dash like 

 that of P, Columbia, divided lengthwise by a fine whitish line. Yellow 

 beneath, strongly greenish tinged. Expands 1.10 to 1.20. Found in 

 Napa County, California. 



402. PA:\IPIIILA SASSACUS IIarr. 

 Pale-spotted Skipper. 



Size, medium. Orange above, brown-bordered all around on both 

 wings, on fore pair, widest outwardly, very narrowly above and below; 

 on hind wings Avidest on lower margin. Within the border on fore wing 

 is a brown oblong patch, reaching nearly to the dash, and between this 

 spot and the border are two nearly s(juare orange spots, and above the 



