June, '02] ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 1 83 



A New Papilio. 

 By Henry Skinner. 



P. polyxenes Fabr. var. curvifascia n. var.— Primaries of the male on 

 the upper and under surfaces practically identical w'xih polyxenes, except 

 that the spots are larger and have more of an orange tinge. Secondaries 

 above as in polyxenes, except that the orange spots of the mesial band 

 are practically all of the same size and shape. The first three are nearly 

 round and the next three slightly ovoid ; the last one, preceding a mere 

 line, is quadrate. There is an entire absence of any spot in the discal cell. 

 The band of spots crossing the centre of the wing forms a distinct curve, 

 with the concavity inward, while \n polyxenes the band makes a straight 

 line, and the inner edge of the spots makes a straight line. This band is 

 the same on the underside of the wing, except that the spots are washed 

 with a brick-red color. 



The female is exactly like the male in markings, except that the spots 

 on the primaries are lighter in color. The tails to the hind wings are 

 shorter than in polyxenes, and the tails of seven specimens measure in 

 lengtli 5.5, 6, 6.6, 7, 9 mm. respectively.* 



Described from six males and one female from Rincon, New 

 Mexico, taken June i, 1898, and kindly submitted for exami- 

 nation by Mr. Geo. Franck, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr. Franck 

 said some of them suggested Papilio indra, but others had 

 longer tails. They are very close to brevicauda found in Anti- 

 costi and Newfoundland, and show the same likeness of the 

 sexes. It may be of interest to state that Godman and Salvin 

 in the Biologia Centrali-Americana put asteroides Reakirt as a 

 synonym of polyxenes Fabr. and properly so. The type (so 

 marked) is in the collection of the American Entomological 

 Society, and agrees perfectly with Reakirt's description. 

 Strecker's figure does not represent this insect. The type 

 specimen of asteroides in simply an inconstant and accidental 

 variation, and a collector could take a dozen equally as aber- 

 rant wherever the species is common. 



I HAVE seen lately in the collection of Mr. George Franck, the follow- 

 ing species of Hesperidae caught within the limits of the United States 

 and heretofore unrecorded. 



Thespieus macareus Hern— Schaff. From Marco Island, Florida. 



Prenes Nero Fabr. Marco Island, Florida. 



Prenes ares Feld. Cochise Co., Arizona. 



Epargyreus exadeus Cramer. San Luis Obispo, California. 



Henry Skinner. 



* Measured from tip of tail to end of nearest marginal lunule. 



