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The last mentioned feature, separates beyond question, this 

 species from N. Icehts. It may also be distinguished by the darker 

 and more uniform color of the male, the transverse bands 

 hardly separable from the ground color, the absence of an ante- 

 apical white spot and of the discal patch of bluish scales. The 

 female resembles -A^. Brizo, but the inner margin of the outer band 

 is much more irregular than in that species, and the submarginal 

 row of spots on the primaries beneath, takes the place in promi- 

 nence, of a different series seen in N. Brizo, of which only the 

 costal one is here represented. 



Expanse of zvings : (5 , 1.30 inch ; ? , 1.45 inch. 



Described from i S and i ? , in the collection of Mr. W. H. 

 Edwards, received from Indian River, Florida. 



The relationship of this species, suggests the mythological 

 name given it. Brizo was worshipped as the goddess of sleep. 

 ICELUS was regarded as the inspirer of dreams in mortals, and was 

 the son of SoMNUS, the god of sleep (See 23 RcJ>t. JV. V. St. 

 Mils. Nat. Hist., 1873, p. 163-4). 



EUDAMUS Proteus (Linn). 



Quite an interesting addition to the list of Hesperidae, occur- 

 ring in the State of New York, is the above species. 



Two examples of it, one of which I have been permitted to 

 see, were captured by Mr. S. Lowell Elliot, of New York City, 

 about the middle of August of last year, in the Central Park 

 Gardens, east of the Mt. St. Vincent Art Gallery, upon the 

 flowers of Salvia splendens. Other examples of it, as Mr. Elliot 

 informs me, were seen by him, which he was unable to capture, 

 for as soon as they alighted they were attacked by Rudanius 

 Tityrus, which swarmed around these flowers and seemed to 

 recognize the Proteus as strangers and intruders. 



The species was not observed about other flowers, but were 

 seen hovering around the Salvia for three consecutive days, when 

 a cold rain storm ensuing and continuing for several days, termin- 

 ated their visits. 



Scudder reports the species from " Eastern N. America, as 

 far north as Connecticut," but we have not been able to verify 

 its collection in that State. We believe that these are its first 

 captures within the State of New York. 



EuDAMUS Nevada, Scudd. 



From an example received from Mr. Henry Edwards, No. 

 2509, Summit Sier. Nev., Cal., and from an additional example 

 collected by Mr. Nash, of Ithaca, in Colorado, I find that 

 the above form is a valid species, quite easily to be separated 

 from E. Pylades, of which, at the time of the publication of the 

 Edwards' Catalogtie of the Lepidoptera of Afnerica-Diurnals, it 

 was believed to be a dwarfed variety. 



