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Hesperia Hianna Scudd. June 1st, $ ; on the 9th, both sexes. 

 Occurred only at Center, and rarely. 



Hesperia Taumas (Fabr.). June 3d, both sexes taken, and four 

 specimens on the 25th. Bethlehem. 



Hesperia Mystic Edw. June 3d, $ ; 17th, not rare at Bethle- 

 hem ; rare at Center. July 7th, last capture recorded. Occurs also at 

 Schoharie. 



Hesperia Peckius Kirby. June 3d ; on the 17th both sexes abun- 

 dant. July 15th and August 27th, captures recorded. September 

 14th, both sexes occurred ; an abundant species. 



Neonympha Eurytus (Fabr.). June 3d, several specimens, and on 

 the 17th, common. Center and Bethlehem ; usually in shady woods. 



Limenitis misippus (Fair.). June 7th, a pair taken by Mr. 

 Meske in coitu at Center ; observed feeding on excrementitious mat- 

 ter in the road on the 9th ; 15th, two females taken. July 7th, August 

 20th and 27th, September 1st and 8th, observed. 



Melitaea Batesii (Reakirt). June 7th, fifteen males and one female 

 collected; on the 15th the female was not rare; last on the 22d at 

 Center ; found at Schoharie on the 14th of June ; none at Bethlehem. 



Argynnis Myrina (Cram.). June 9th, 1 $ at Center; 17th, both 

 sexes at Bethlehem ; 25th, several. Fresh individuals observed July 

 30th. September 8th, fresh specimens again appeared; on the 14th 

 several were seen. 



Hesperia Sassacus Harr. June 14th, two males were captured 

 on the Western mountain at Schoharie ; not observed elsewhere. 



Thymelicus Numitor (Fair.). June 17th, sixteen males and one 

 female, all perfectly fresh specimens, collected from a swamp at 

 Bethlehem ; on the 25th several good females and worn males were 

 taken. July 30th, males of a second brood appeared. August 20th, 

 a third (?) brood occurred at Center ; on the 24th, abundant at Castle- 

 ton ; on the 27th, took a $ at Center, the last recorded. This species 

 is not rare at Utica ; it has not occurred at Schoharie. 



Chry soph anus Hyllus (Cramer). June 17th, 1 ? at Bethlehem, in 

 a swamp, and on the 25th, two others in the same locality. This 

 species has never occurred among my Schoharie collections. 



Grapta interrogationis var. umbrosa June 25th, a fresh indi- 

 vidual was seen at Bethlehem. 



