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below the color is plain dull golden yellow, becoming dark brown 

 on the lower half of the fore wings; just beyond the middle of the 

 fore wings below are two conspicuous yellow spots, one much larger 

 than the other. 



ATRYTONE DION (Edwards) 

 Plate 55, Figures 1, 2 



This species may possibly occur in the District. It has been taken 

 on the coast of Xew Jersey. 



The color above is very similar to that of Atrytone pont'mc^ but 

 the wings beneath are light, dull yellow with the hind wings un- 

 marked except for two long, broad, obscure streaks of lighter extend- 

 ing from the base to the outer margin. 



AMBLYSCIRTES SAMOSET (Scudder) 



Plate 56, Figures 9. 10 



It is quite likely that this species will eventually be found in the 

 District. It occurs southward to soutliAvestern North Carolina. 



The wings above are brown, marked with white as shown in the 

 figure; below they are very heavily dusted with greenish gray except 

 on the lower half of the fore Avings. 



AMBLYSCIRTES TEXTOR (Hubner) 



Plate 58, Figures 3, 4 



It is possible that this species may be found in the District. It 

 is common not far to the southward. 



The color is dark brown with a curiously intricate network of Avhite 

 on the underside of the hind wings and a bent line of more or less 

 contiguous white spots on the underside of the fore wings. 



POAXES AARON! AARONI (Skinner) 



Plate 36, Figures 4, 5 



The male of this species on the upper side resembles Poanes 

 liowardi^ but it is much smaller and the brown border of the wings 

 is narrower. Beneath the hind wings are unifonn light cinnamon 

 and the fore wings are tawny, black at the base, and bordered 

 with cinnamon. 



Harold H. Shepard has taken this species on the eastern shore of 

 Maryland, and it is to be looked for in the marshes bordering the 

 Potomac. 



PRENES PANOQUIN (Scudder) 



Plate 9, Figures 3. 4 



This inconspicuous skipper is abundant along the coast as far 

 north as New Jersey. Avhere it is to be foinid especially upon yellow 



