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L. grotei, Packard. 



1864 — Packard, Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, p. 47. 

 palmcrii PACKARD. 

 1872 — Packard, Rep. Peab. Acad. Sc, Vol. IV, p. 84. 



Deep red or slightly orange tinted. Head, abdomen, a very 

 narrow outer border of primaries and a broad outer border of 

 secondaries, black. The border of secondaries is variable in 

 width. Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat., Rocky Mountain region to Arizona. 



L. fulgens Hy. Edwards. 



1881 — IIy. Edwards, Papilio, Vol. I, p. 116. 



Larger than L. grotei, the wings broader ; the black border 

 along the outer margin of primaries is one fifth the length of wing. 

 Secondaries black, with a red costal ray from the base. 



Habitat, Arizona, Mexico. 



(ienus Didasys Grotc. 

 1S75 — Grote, Can. Ent., Vol. VIT, p. 174. 



belfie Grotc. 



1875 — Grote, Can. Ent., Vol. VII, p. 174. 



Head, collar and abdomen red, the latter with dorsal black 

 spots, black banded below. Thorax black with six narrow pale buff 

 stripes. Wings hyaline with black veins, and black borders, which 

 on primaries enclose a row of six orange inter-venular spots. A 

 large orange discal spot bordered with black : extreme base of 

 wing red. Secondaries with a black discal spot, confluent with 

 the border. Antenuce, palpi and abdominal brushes of cf black. 

 Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat, Florida. 



I / (lenus Scepsis ]Valkcr. 



1854 — Walker, Cat. Brit. Mus., pt. II, p. 2S5. 



Synopsis of Species. 



Foie wings pale slate gray ....... edwardsii. 



Fore wings black or brown. 

 Top of head black. 



Collar pale, whitish ........ wrightii. 



Collar orange ........ var. gravis. 



Yellow of collar extending on to head. 

 Primaries brownish black. 



Collar orange fulvicollis. 



Collar pale . . var. pallens. 



Primaries brown, slightly blackish ..... packardii. 



