the flower have dropped away. The species ranges from the 

 Atlantic to the Pacific in the latitude of New England. 



(18) Theda henriri Grote & Robinson, Plate LXXXVI, 

 Fig. 3, W (Henry's Hair-streak). 



Very much like the preceding species, but with the outer 

 half of the wings laved with reddish brown. The hind wings 

 on the under side are blackish brown; on the basal half of the 

 outer margin paler, the division between the dark and light 

 shades being irregular and sharply defined. Expanse 1.00- 

 1.10 inch. 



This species, like the preceding, feeds on young plums. It 

 ranges from Maine to West Virginia, and is not very common/ 



(19) Theda lada Edwards, Plate LXXXVI, Fig. 4, <? (Early 

 Hair-streak) . 



Wings brown glossed with bright blue on the upper side; on 

 the under side pale fawn, with a band of pale red spots on both 

 wings about the middle, and a few similar spots on the outer 

 and inner margins of the hind wings. Expanse 0.75-0.85 inch. 



The species ranges from Quebec to southern New Jersey 

 and westward and southward to W T est Virginia and Arizona. 

 It is a rare species, and appears in the early spring. 



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PL. LAAXVII 





