HESPERIDiE. 



HESPERIA IV. 



HESPERIA PALAEA. 31. 



IIcHperia Palaca, Ilcwifson. Descriptions of Hesperidm, No. 21. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown, the base of both wings covered with ochreous 

 hair. Anterior wing, with the line which marks the male, white, broken in the 

 middle. 



Underside rnfons-brown. Anterior wing with the base dark l)rown : a spot 

 of white below the middle of the first median nervnle. Posterior wing dark brown 

 near the anal angle. 



Exp. 1 nj inch. Hab. Cuba. 



In the Collections of Dr. Boisduval and W. C. Hewitson. 



A specimen of this species v.'as kindly sent to me by Dr. Ilerrich Schiiffer, with the name of 

 Cassander attached to it. It is not the Cassander of Fabricius, which belongs to the genus Eudamus. 



HESPERIA FERALIA. 32. 



Hesperia Feralia, Heioitson. Descriptions of Ilcsperidce, No. 20. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with seven transparent spots : two 

 within the cell, one below these quadrate produced in a line towards the middle of the 

 inner margin, and two outside of these near the two subapical spots. Posterior 

 wing with a central trifid transparent spot. 



Underside as above, except that it is rufous-brown. 



Exp. iTj-finch. Hab. Java. 



In the Collection of Dr. Boisduval. 



HESPERIA PROPERTIUS. 33, 34. 



Hesperia Memuca, Heicitson. Trans. Ent. Soc. Third Ser. Vol. II. p. 497. 



Upperside rufous-brown. Anterior wing with five transparent spots; three 

 forming a central oblique band, and two before the apex. Posterior wing with a 

 transverse curved central jiale yellow band. 



Underside. Anterior wing rufous-brown, darkest in the middle; the apex 

 grey, a band below it rufous and yellow ; the three transparent spots united in one. 

 Posterior wing rufous, crossed by two l)road bands of yellow ; one on the costal 

 margin, the other hi the middle bordered outside with dark brown. 



Exp. 1^ hich. 



In the Collections of Dr. Boisduval and W. C. Hewitson. 



H. Phineus of Cramer, Plate 176, figs. E. C, is nearly allied to this; but whilst this species has 

 the central band on the underside of the posterior wing placed transversely, it is nearly longitudinal in 

 Phineus. 



HESPERIA ALMODA. 35. 



Hesperia Almoda, Hewitson. Trans. Ent. Soc. Third Ser. T'ol. II. p. 499. 

 Upperside dark brown ; the base of the anterior wing and most of the 



