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Catia otho A. & S. 



Godman & Salvin use the name drnryi Latr. for this species, but 

 we see no adequate reason why the older name otho should not re- 

 main; the $ figured by Abbot (PI. 16) is easily recognizable by the 

 peculiar sex mark ; unfortunately Smith in the text restricts the name 

 to the specimen figured in the upper right hand corner in case the two 

 figures prove to be those of distinct species; this figure represents a 

 2 and leaves a certain element of doubt as to its identity ; however, 

 allowing a slight margin for inaccuracies in delineation, we do not 

 see that it actually contradicts our usual conception of 2 otho; it is 

 rather yellower than usual and the yellow spots at veins 5 and 6 pro- 

 ject beyond the costal band of spots more than we have ever seen, 

 otherwise it agrees quite well with specimens before us from Texas, 

 and until more definite proof can be offered we think it well to accept 

 the figures as being the $ and 2 of one species; the amount of yel- 

 low is in any case variable and southern specimens frequently show 

 considerably more of this color than northern ones; the matter of the 

 spots could be put down to an inaccuracy of the artist. In any case 

 it is doubtful if Latreille's name can be used at all as it was originally 

 spelt Hesperia drury which is certainly not Latin or even a latiniza- 

 tion of a foreign name. 



Genus Anatrytone Dyar. 



As Dr. Skinner has pointed out (Ent. News, 1900, p. 317) Dyar 

 in his revision has included the type of Scudder's genus A try tone in 

 his new genus Anatrytone. As far as we can judge the types of the 

 two genera, viz. arogos Bdv. & Lee. (iozva Scud.) and delazvare Edw. 

 are conspecific, both lacking the spines on the mid tibiae; Anatrytone 

 will therefore sink into the synonymy. The species at present placed 

 by Dyar in the genus Atrytone we would place, rather than create a 

 new genus, in Poanes Scud, along with massasoit, with which they 

 seem to possess considerable affinity. 



A. DELAWARE Edw. 



This name must be superceded by logan Edw. which has page 

 priority and will hold the name even though based on a 2 specimen. 

 We follow Godman & Salvin in keeping the species separate from 

 vitellius Fabr. which probably does not occur in our faunal region. 



