196 WM. n. EDWARDS. 



Cyclopides Skada, n. sp. 



Male. — Expands 1.05 inch. Upper side dark brown, nearly black, 

 spotted with ochraceous ; primaries have two minute submarginal 

 spots opposite the cell ; a median row of larger size, lon^^ and mostly 

 angular, extending quite across the wing excepting against the two 

 submarginal spots; a large rectangular spot at outer end of cell, be- 

 neath the lower inner angle of which is a small triangular spot; along 

 the hind margin faint traces of points or spots, scarcely more than a 

 few scales, except at apex, where are two small clusters of scales. Se- 

 condaries have a submarginal series of points, a large sub-rectangular 

 spot on mi idle of disk ; against this, towards abdominal margin, a 

 small oval spot; another oval of rather smaller size in middle of cell ; 

 fringes pale brown. 



Under side of primaries ochraceous from base to outer edge of me- 

 dian row of spots, which are enlarged, confluent; within this ochrey 

 space is a small oval black spot in cell, another near origin of first me- 

 dian nervule, and a large rectangular black spot beneath the last in 

 submedian interspace ; the interval in ochraceous median row black 

 as is also the space between that row and the marginal spots, which 

 are distinct ; the two submarginal spots as on upper side. Second- 

 aries of a darker or brownish shade ; the marginal and submarginal 

 rows complete, the spots being small, of nearly equal size and mostly 

 sub-rectangular ; the discal spots repeated, slightly enlarged, with 

 black edges, and in addition a similar oval spot on abdominal margin 

 against the first oval named, and another, larger, on costa against the 

 cellular spot; all these spots of a paler shade than the ground color, 

 whereas the marginal rows are concolored on a darker ground. 



Received from Mr. Jas. Behrens, and taken at Kodiak by M. Bis- 

 chofi". This species is allied to Mandan, Edw. 



Hesperia Minima, n. sp. 



31ule. — Expands .65 inch. Upper side wholly pale, glossy ochra- 

 ceous; immaculate; costal edge of primaries black; base of same 

 wings slightly and of secondaries more largely sprinkled with black ; 

 fringes concolored. 



Under side a shade paler ; base of primaries black projecting some- 

 what on inner margin. 



Body above black; sides of abdomen ochraceous; beneath, thorax and 

 abdomen yellow white; palpi same; antennae brown, cl.ub ochraceous. 



From "\V aco, Texas ; taken by G. W. Belfrage, Esq. 



