312 WM. H. EDWARDS. 



Secondaries immaculate ; fringes fuscous. 

 Body above brown, beneath grey white. 



Female. Expands 1 y^ inch. Similar to male, but on both surfaces 

 with a slight violet tint. 



From 2^,19, received from A. W. Chapman, Esq., Apalachicola, 

 Florida. 



I learn from Mr. Chapman that a specimen of Timetes Elettcha, 

 Hiibner, has been taken at Apalachicola ; it is a Cuban species, and not 

 hitherto known to belong to our fauna. 



Hesperia Melane, n. sp. 



3Iale. Expands ly^^ inch. Upper side brown more or less tinted 

 with fulvous, especially at base of primaries and over whole surface of 

 secondaries ; primaries have three small fulvous spots between the sub- 

 costal nervules, a fourth, minute, in a line with these, but separated ; 

 two large angular spots on disk and another on edge of inner margin ; 

 all these spots forming an irregular row across the disk. 



Secondaries have a row of indistinct fulvous spots nearly parallel to 

 hind margin. 



Under side brown with a yellow tint, most decided on secondaries ; 

 spots on primaries repeated but paler and enlarged ; on secondaries dif- 

 fuse, forming a broad yellowish band. 



Body brown above, beneath yellow; palpi yellow; antennae brown 

 above, yellow below; club black, tip ferruginous. 



Female. Expands ly'*^ inch. Similar to male ; the spots on secon- 

 daries more distinct and those on primaries larger and translucent. 



From California 1 S , 1 9 . Collection of Tryon Reakirt, Esq. 



