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Mabille in the Genera Insectorum places zephodes Hubn. 

 and clericus Fabr. as synonyms of otreus Cramer. In this he 

 may be correct but the figure of otretis (Cramer, Pap. Exot., 

 fig. 328) is very crude, and the figure of zephodes (Hubn. 

 Samml. Exot. Schmett.) is excellent. It is not certain that 

 they are identical. America meridian is given as the habitat 

 by Mabille. 



The specimen of electra is a very fresh one and probably 

 came from a chrysalis near where it was found. How the 

 species got to Canada we can only conjecture, the most likely 

 way being on fruit (bananas) as larva or chrysalis. 



To the names in Megathynms should be added M. yucccB 

 var. navajo Skinner, described in the July number of Ento- 

 mological News for the present year. It is found near Fort 

 Wingate, New Mexico. It is like yucccz and yucccB coloradensis 

 except that it is black in color. 



Erycides amyntas arizonensis n. var. Same size and with 

 the same translucent spots in primaries as in amyntas, but 

 the ground color of the wings is of a much lighter color. 

 There is a submarginal band of spots on the secondaries and 

 an inner band (or large spot) in the discal area. On the 

 underside the ground color is also much lighter than in 

 amyntas, and the two bands across the secondaries are mark- 

 edly differentiated from the background. This is a pale 

 desert form apparently. Described from a number of speci- 

 mens from Florence, Arizona, taken September 3rd (C. R. 

 Biederman). 



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