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from last divarication of the median to the sub-median, 

 two-fifths the distance from the base ; it is formed of a nar- 

 row patch, pointed outside rounded inside, of dust-col- 

 ored scales, edged above narrowly and below very nar- 

 rowly with crowded black scales, with a broad black 

 border below of scales of the usual distance apart ; Sec- 

 ondaries dark-brown, the whole central portion strongly 

 tinged with tawny. 



Beneath: Primaries with the markings of the upper sur- 

 face, except the oblique dash, repeated, and an addition of 

 a large dark patch on the basal half of inner border. Sec- 

 ondaries sulphur-yellow, the outer margin with scattered 

 brownish scales, a roundish brown spot in centre, a large 

 triangular one near the base of the costal border, and two 

 rather large submarginal squarish patches sometimes con- 

 fluent, one at the extremity of the subcostal, and the other 

 near the tip of the median nervules. Fringe of outer border 

 of both wings tawny mixed with dark brown on the upper 

 half of primaries. 



9 Above uniform dark brown with dull yellowish- 

 white spots on the primaries like those in 9 of H. Monaco 

 and H. Massasoit. 



Beneath : Primaries dark brown with the markings of 

 upper surface repeated and the costal border and upper 

 iportion of outer border edged with dark olivaceous scales. 

 ! Secondaries as in the $ with dull dark olivaceous scales 

 in the place of the sulphur-yellow, with the spots and 

 patches of blackish-brown more or less mixed with oliva- 

 kseous. Expanse of wings $ 1 1-3 in. 9 1 2-5 in. 



Rare and only found in southern portions of N. Eng- 

 land ; abundant South. 



72. HESPERIA WAMSUTTA Harr. Hesperia Peckius Harr. 

 (not H. Peckius Kirby) Open fields, pathways and high- 

 ways ; the most common species of Hesperia ; found from 

 Canada to Maryland ; June, July, August. 



73. HESPERIA EGEREMET. Hesperia Otho Boisd. and Lee. 

 PL 77 (not Papilio Otho Abb. and Smith.) 



Above dark glossy brown ; Primaries with a vel- 

 vety-black oblong oval patch .08 in. in length on the hind 

 border of median, separated from a black spot, two-fifths 

 as large between the median and submedian, by a patch 



