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Female.— Paler brown than the male. The two trans- 

 verse bands of the fore wings are quite distinct, and 

 between them, on the discal cross-vein, is a conspicuous 

 patch of whitish scales ; no white anteapical spots. Upon 

 the margin is a row of rounded brown spots, separated 

 from the contiguous band by whitish scales. The bands 

 are broader than in N. Icelus, and are almost drawn 

 together on the second submedian vein; the connected 

 series of spots composing each are shaped much as in' 

 N, Icelus, are heavily bordered with black, and bear 

 bluish scales. The hind wings contain a geminate discal 

 mark, a submarginal row of yellowish spots much bent 

 inwardly opposite the cell, and a marginal row of small 

 linear whitish spots. 



Under side bronze like the male. The hind wings 

 have the two rows of spots repeated; the fore wings 

 have a marginal row of linear whitish spots, a regularly 

 curved submarginal row of eight oblong yellowish spots, 

 and a single white anteapical spot. 



The palpi are shorter than in i\^. IceluSj shaggy, some 

 of the hairs of the second joint extending to the tip of 

 the third. The tibiae of the posterior pair of legs are 

 without the pencil of hairs characteristic of N. Icelus. 

 Indian River, Florida. 



182. NisoNiADES LuoiLius, Lintn. 



Expanse of wings from 1.1 to 1.25 inches. 

 ^ Upper surface dark brown, with a red lustrous reflec- 

 tion. Like N. Icelus, there is a paler band at the end 

 of the cell of the fore wings, and this is preceded and 

 followed by a darker band, the inner not well defined, 

 and interrupted. In the female, and sometimes in the 



