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black scales in the fringes of the inner margin of the third feather of 

 the secondaries, and in the great reduction of vein R.j, of the pri- 

 maries. This vein is scarcely as well marked as our figure indicates 

 (pi. XLVIII, fig. 8a). 



We originally placed ccrvinicolor in Marasmarcha but took up the 

 matter with Mr. Meyrick, who agrees with us that E.vdastis should 

 be retained. 



1. E.XELASTIS CERVINICOLOR B. & Mc D. PI. XLII, fig. 8. PL XLIX. 



fig. 12. 

 Ptcrofhortis ccrvinicolor Barnes & McDunnoiigh, Cont. Nat. Hist. Lep. N. A. 

 II, 185, pi. IV, f. 10, 1913. 

 Id., Check List 151, 1917. 

 Grossbeck, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. XXXVII, 136, 1917. 



We reproduce the original description. The head and body are 

 concolorous with the wings, the fore and middle legs whitish with dark 

 stripes inside and the hind pair dark outside, slightly paler within. 

 Spurs long. Palpi upturned. 



"Primaries with both lobes narrow, pointed and slightly down-curved 

 at apex, deep grayish fawn-color, a slight sprinkling of blackish scales on inner 

 margin >i from base, forming a more or less obvious patch, a dark dot yi way 

 between base of wing and incision ; two slight black costal dashes near apex 

 of wing and another on inner margin of first lobe near apex; extreme apex 

 of botli lobes tipped with black and fringe along inner margin of 2nd lobe 

 rather regularly cut by black; fringes otherwise pale fawn. Secondaries deep 

 smoky with pale fawn fringes. Beneath, smoky, lobes of primaries paler. 

 Expanse 16 mm." 



The type appears to be a 9 and the "cotype" a S . Both are from 

 Everglade, Fla., Apr. 8-15. We have in addition a small series from 

 Chokoloskee without dates. 



The regular black tufts along the inner margin of the primaries 

 and the scattered black scales in the fringe of the secondaries should 

 remove any difficulty attending the identification of the species. In 

 addition the inale genitalia are quite different from any others known 

 to us. 



A recent communication from Mr. Meyrick suggests to us that 

 cervinicolor is identical with his crepusciilaris, known from S. Africa 

 and Australia. This is quite possible, of course, but we prefer to 

 retain the present name until the genitalia of specimens from the other 

 continents can be examined. 



