HESPERIA. Ill 



little detached spots of the same color near the extremity of the 

 first pair; beneath, ochre yellow, with small pale yellow spots near 

 the tip, corresponding to those on the upper side of the fore wings, 

 and on the hind wings seven small square pale yellow spots, namely, 

 one before the middle and the others in pairs behind it. 



Massachusetts. Expands one and a quarter inch. 



HARRIS MSS. 



18. H. metacomet Harris MS. 



Dark brown, slightly glossed with greenish-yellow above ; the 

 male with a short oblique black line on the middle of the fore 

 wings, on both sides of which in theTemale are two yellowish dots 

 on the middle, and two more near the front margin and tip ; hind 

 wings, beneath, with a transverse row of four very faint yellowish 

 dots, which, however, are often wanting. 



Massachusetts. Expands one three-tenths of an inch. 



HARRIS MSS. 



19. H. ahaton Harris MS. 



Dark brown above ; fore wings in the male tawny before the 

 middle from the base nearly to the tip, the tawny portion ending 

 externally in three minute wedge-shaped spots ; on the middle an 

 oblique velvet black line, near the outer extremity of which are 

 two or three small tawny spots ; under side spotted as above; hind 

 wings without spot above ; of a greenish or dusky yellow tinge 

 below, with a transverse curved row of four minute yellowish dots, 

 which are often very faint or entirely wanting. In the female there 

 is a tawny dash along the front margin of the fore wings, and the 

 oblique black line is wanting, but the other spots are larger and 

 more distinct. 



Massachusetts. Expands from one to one and one- tenth inch. 



HARRIS. 



20. H. wamsutta Harris MS. 



Dark brown above; fore wings with a broken row of small tawny 

 spots towards the tip, and in the males a large tawny patch, cover- 

 ing the whole of the fore part of the wings from the base to the 

 middle, and an oblique curved black line behind it ; hind wings 

 with a small tawny dot before the middle, and an indented tawny 

 band or row of contiguous unequal spots ; under side of the fore 



