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white stripe starting from the base near the costa, tapering acutely 

 outwardly, and ending in a point ; a tooth on the costal side near 

 the centre of the stripe, and another below, which meets a fuscous line 

 running from near the base to the terminal line; parallel with this line 

 are two shorter metallic lines, above which, between veins 4 to 6, is a 

 white stripe to the subterminal line; subterminal line silvery, bordered 

 with white on the costa, and forming an obtuse angle at its first third, 

 then running nearly straight to vein 2, where it forms another slight 

 angle interiorly. The hind margin has a white stripe from the base 

 nearly to the subterminal line. Upon the apex is a white triangle with 

 a brown triangle above it. The terminal line is dark brown at the 

 apex and a black spot on each of veins 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Fringe white at 

 the apex, below that greyish metallic. Hind-wings and abdomen whitish 

 to pale fuscous ; fringe white. 



Described from three specimens taken by Mr. E. Daecke at 

 Brown's Mills Junction, N. J., May 30 and June 17, 1906, and 

 at Da Costa, N. J., June 3, 1906, and one specimen taken by 

 Mr. P. Laurent at Clementon, N. J., May 9. Named in honor 

 of Mr. E. Daecke, of Philadelphia. 



Haematopsis grataria annettearia. 



Body of the same color (ochreous-yellow) as the typical specimens; 

 fore-wings entirely pink, except at the costa, where there is a slight 

 suggestion of yellow; the discal dot is a shade darke*" than the rest of 

 the wing. Hind-wings of the same color as the fore-wings, but in 

 some of the specimens the ochreous color shows through at about two- 

 thirds from the base, through the centre of which the outer band can be 

 indistinctly located, and from either side of this band the yellow blends 

 gradually with the pink. Discal spot also visible, under side of wings 

 suffused with pink as above, though not so markedly. 



Described from eleven specimens taken at Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 for several successive years, by Miss Annette F. Braun, for 

 whom it gives me great pleasure to name this beautiful variety. 



Another Thee fa tangle. — Having had occasion to study some theclas 

 for Mr. H. H. Brehme I came to the conclusion that Thee/a henriei Grote 

 and Robinson is a pure synonym of irus Godart. Grote and Robinson 

 give as localities for henriei "Atlantic District. (Maine! to Pennsylvania!)" 



"This species is intermediate between Thee/a augustus Kirby ( T. an- 

 gustinus Westw. ) and Thecla irus, as illustrated by Boisduval and Le 

 Conte." The figure by Bd. and Lee. is large and crude, but represents 

 the species found south and also from Maine to Pennsylvania. Arsace 

 in the same species showing a light colored discal area, not uncommon in 

 the species. I believe henriei was described because it did not fit the 

 figure of irus Bd. Lee. — Henry Skinner. 



