18 WM. H. EDWARDS. 



yellow, partly clear yellow, the latter color at apex and inner angle; 

 secondaries have a large nebulous ferruginous or olivaceous patch at 

 outer angle, and a similar curved stripe from median nervure to anal 

 angle, both wings crossed by a conspicuous submarginal row of black 

 points or small spots ; on primaries a subapical ferruginous patch en- 

 closing a lilaceous spot on costa; the incision edged by a brown line 

 which is preceded by metallic grey lunular spots edged with black ; 

 similar lunules on secondaries ; costal edge of primaries lilaceous and 

 buff, crossed to the nervure by ferruginous streaks and spots. Silver 

 spot an open C, large, narrow, thickened at extremities. 



Body above fulvous, covered with greenish hairs ; below pale vinous 

 brown; legs buff; palpi buff below, ferruginous above and at tip; an- 

 tennae fuscous above, buff below ; club black, tipped with ferruginous. 



Female. Expands 2.7 to 2.9 inches. Upper side similar to male ; 

 under side honey yellow densely covered with ferruginous streaks ; the 

 pattern of markings as in male but faint and lost on the ground color; 

 some individuals light, the yellow predominating, in others the ferru- 

 ginous streaks give color to the whole surflice ; submarginal black spots 

 less conspicuous, and, sometimes, on disk of primaries wanting; margi- 

 nal lunules as in male, but less distinct; silver spot sometimes as in 

 male, but usually slighter and not thickened at extremities. 



From 4 S , 5 9 , bred or taken at Coalburgh, W. Va., in 1868 and 

 69. I have noticed the occasional occurrence, for some years, of this 

 species, but for a long time regarded it as a variety of either Comma 

 or Interrogatlonis. I am not able now to describe the larvae from 

 which I obtained the bred specimens. The species is between Comma 

 and Interrogationu — nearest the former. The under side of the female 

 differs materially from the female of either species. It cannot be a 

 common species, but may be wide spread and found in the same dis- 

 tricts as the allied Graptas. 



Thecla Behrii, n. sp. 



Male. Expands 1 inch. Upper side glossy yellow fulvous; prima- 

 ries have a very broad fuscous costal and apical border and one of 

 medium width on hind margin, the remainder of the wing being ful- 

 vous ; stigma small, black, oval. 



Secondaries have a narrow marginal border, and are edged by a 

 grey line ; fringes long, fuscous. 



Under side fawn color, somewhat greyish on secondaries, the mar- 

 gins edged by a pale line; primaries have an obsolete discal spot, 



