78 THE LEPIDOPTERIST 



t'lree species of Hesperidas. We took a few de- 

 sirable specimens of the genus Terias in those two 

 weeks, a beautiful and rare but not yet identified 

 Thecla specimen and a female of one of the rare 

 Megathymus which was feeding on a flower growing 

 at the very edge of the Indian River. All the other 

 butterflies which we captured are of minor impor- 

 tance and not scarce. We found all butterflies were 

 very restless and rapidly flying, which perhaps, was 

 caused by the continuous breeze from the river, but 

 the air remained exceedingly hot in spite of a breeze. 

 {To he continued.) 



Geometrid Notes 



By L. IV. Szvett 



Brephos. in fans Var. oregonensis nov. 



Markings and general appearance very close to 

 eastern infans Moeschler but much larger. Oregon- 

 ensis has a more blackish outer margin than infans, 

 which seems to be brownish, and at inner margin the 

 black scales are heavier. The primaries above seem 

 to diflfer only in these respects, the secondaries having 

 the more prominent characters as follows : The black 

 discal spot is very large and round and not connected 

 with inner marginal black bar. The secondaries are 

 rather more yellowish red than infans, and at end 

 of marginal black bar there is a pale yellow spot, 

 then a black, narrow irregular band which stops at 

 about vein 4. Beyond this black scalloped band is 

 a very narrow reddish margin. The entire outer 

 border of infans appears to be black and the black 

 irregular line is not so high up on wing and it has 

 no yellow spot, as in oregonensis. Primaries be- 

 neath reddish yellow with whitish bands, the apex 

 having a wide black margin. Discal spot very large 

 and connected with black line on costa. Secondaries 

 as above, the yellow and red mottled appearance is 

 very striking. The black inner marginal bar is very 



