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fulvous towards the feet, palpi fulvous. Club brown above, ful- 

 vous below and at sides. 



Strikingly resembles E. Tityrus on superior surfaces, but the 

 yellow spots are less confluent and more opaque, the general color 

 deeper and fringes not divided by brown on the veins ; beneath it 

 differs conspicuously in the more uniform color, the purplish cast 

 and entire absence of the large silver spot so prominent in its 

 ally. 



Thirty-one examples, Marco Island, Florida, May, 1881. 



Erycides Okeechobee, n. s. 



Male expands 2.3 inches. 



Upper side deep smoky brown, with a pronounced indigo- 

 violet reflection. Primaries without markings, other than a few 

 scattering blue or green scales about base of wings. Fringes con- 

 colorous. Secondaries with a row of brilliant blue or green 

 elongated sub-marginal spots, more or less confluent, interrupted 

 by the veins, and becoming obsolete towards anterior margin, 

 fringes with some white in intervenular spaces. 



Beneath, primaries paler and with a purplish cast, a few blue or 

 green scales along the costa, about base and near inner angle of 

 wing. Secondaries much like upper side, but deeper, the purplish 

 reflection at anterior margin, gradually changing to deep indigo 

 as it approaches the abdominal fold ; a few blue or green scales 

 in median space, and along abdominal margin, sub-marginal spots 

 as above, but brighter. 



Female expands 2.6 inches. 



Upper side paler than the male (color of E. Pylades), gradu- 

 ally growing deeper over both wings until nearly black at anal 

 angle, all wings with a faint purplish reflection in certain lights. 

 Markings on secondaries like those of the male. Beneath differ- 

 ing from the male only in paler color, and in having a purple 

 reflection, which is more pronounced than on upper surface. 



Body deep brown above and below, some blue or green lines 

 on collar, front and shoulders, and arranged in bands on posterior 

 segments of abdomen. Palpi greenish white. Antennce dark 

 brown. 



Twenty-six examples from Marco Island, Florida, May, 1881. 



This form was first brought from Florida by Dr. J. W. Velie, 

 of Chicago, several years ago. I am informed that Mr. Scudder 

 has attached the name Okeechobee to some of these specimens, 

 although I cannot find that he ever described the species, hence 

 I retain the MSS. name. E, Okeechobee b^s been taken a§ fnr 

 north as Indian River, 



