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series of spots on hind marpjin of secondaries, only the posterior two 

 quite distinct; of these, the first is black with Avhite scales above and 

 a black streak; the second is rounded, black, on a fulvous ground; be- 

 tween these and the white mesial band a series of round black spots 

 crosses the wing. 



Body above slaty-blue, beneath, grey fuscous ; legs fuscous ; palpi 

 white, the last joint black; antennae black and white; club black, tip 

 ferruginous. 



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From three males taken in Colorado by Mr. Mead. 

 Thecla Autolycus, n. sp. 



iValc. — Expands 1.1 inch. 



Upper side brown ; primaries have a large subtriangular patch of 

 clear ochraceous on the disk, below and back of the cell, not reaching 

 hind margin and on inner margin obscured by brown; secondaries 

 have a long, submargiual fulvous patch lying back of median and not 

 quite reaching abdominal margin ; between the tails a small black spot; 

 anal angle also fulvous; secondaries have two tails, the anterior one 

 short,^both fuscous tipped with white; stigma long, oval; fringes pale 

 fuscous, whitish next anal angle. 



Under side uniform fawn color; primaries have an indistinct sub- 

 margina,! series of dark crescents which are edged above with white 

 and a straight discal macular row of white spots edged anteriorly by 

 fuscous ; secondaries have the margin edged by a white line ; a sub- 

 marginal row of bright fulvous crescents, narrow next outer angle, 

 broad ])osteriorly, all edged above with black over which is white ; at 

 anal angle a round black spot overlaid by fulvous and another black 

 spot in the third interspace below the fulvous crescent ; in the second 

 a pale blue spot; no discal marks on either wing. 



Body above concolored, beneath brownish-grey; legs grey; palpi 

 white, black at tip; antennai black and white; club black and white, 

 club black, tip fulvous. 



From 2 % , taken at Dallas, Texas, by Mr. Boll. 



This species is at once distinguished by the fulvous patches on 

 disks. 

 Thecla Alcestis, n. sp. 



Female. — Expands l.o inch. 



Upper side pale yellow-brown, immaculate ; secondaries have two 

 long tails, brown, each edged posteriorly and at tip with white; from 

 base of the anterior tail to anal angle a whitish line borders the mar- 

 gin ; fringes lutcous. 



