Scudder.] 436 [March 25, 



tion of the first branch of the median nervure; the internal ai'ea is 

 slightly excavated near the extremity and the portion beyond curved 

 sharply over and beneath, at fully a right angle to the general plane 

 of the wing; on the lower half of the outer margin of the wing are 

 three spots, made up of yellowish-brassy, greenish-brassy and bluish- 

 brassy scales ; that in the internal area is longitudinally oval, that be- 

 tween the median and sub-median nervures, transversely oval, and 

 that between the tails transversely linear and least variable in colora- 

 tion ; the middle spot is also surmounted by a number of inconsincu- 

 ous deep tawny scales; on the internal area there is another similar 

 but irregularly shaped spot within but close to the outer one ; internal 

 area with long bluish gray hairs; fringe, as far as the longer tail, black 

 tipped with gray; beyond white at extreme base; the outer parts 

 black; wholly black beyond the spot on the anal angle. 



Beneath, glossy grayish-brown, lightest in tint toward the apices of 

 the wings; extreme base of the 2«"imaries velvety black with a lon- 

 gitudinally oblong-ovate, bright, very deep orange-red sjiot in the 

 costal area, but scarcely reaching the edge of the wing; extreme base 

 of the secondaries velvety black with two bright, very deeji orange- 

 red spots; one, circular, similarly situated to that on the primaries^ 

 the other, longitudinally oval, in the internal area; there is a trans- 

 verse curving submarginal row of very bright, brassy-green, trans- 

 versely ovate spots bordered with black, extending from the middle 

 median nervule to the internal border; there is a row of marginal 

 spots generally similar to those of the ujjper surface; the deep tawny 

 spots are, however, found in all the interspaces, are more conspicuous 

 and between them and the submarginal row mentioned, is a row of 

 transversely linear spots similar to the marginal spots. Expanse of 

 wings two inches; length of lower tail seven-tenths of an inch. 



Mr. Edward Burgess took this exquisite little butterfly on the 

 blossoms of peach trees, in Pilatka, Florida, on the tenth of February. 

 It bears a general resemblance to Pajnlio Halesia of Cramer and 

 Aflides Dolichos of Hiibner. 



Mr. S. H. Scudder stated that lie had recently received, 

 from Mr. Lincecum of Texas, the eggs and egg-cases of the 

 destructive grasshopper, Caloptenus spretus, which re- 

 appeared in that State on the 19th of February; some of 

 the eggs had hatched on the way, and larvoe both of the first 

 and second stages were found in the box ; unfortunately the 

 cold Aveather has killed tliem all. 



