374 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



SATYRUS Westw. 



S. alope Fabr. Occurs throughout the State, the typical form less common 

 in the southern Counties. Flies from June to September. What was 

 recorded as pegala in the previous edition is certainly an extreme variety 

 of this species in which one spot has become obsolete. 



var. maritima W. H. Edw. The southern form, most common in 

 Cape May County, at least as common as the type form at James- 

 burg and more rare about Newark, Hilton and Bloomfield. 



var. nephele Kirby. Tends to replace the typical form in the north 

 and common throughout Warren, Morris and Sussex Counties. I 

 have seen a fine series of intergrades ranging from typical alope to 

 typical nephele, taken near Chester, by Mr. Dickerson. The larvae 

 are grass feeders. 



Family LEMONIIDiE. 



The fore-legs in the male are aborted, in the female complete. They are 

 close to the next family and of no economic importance. 



CALEPHELIS Grt. and Rob. 



C. borealis Grt. and Rob. Del. Water Gap (Aaron), yet remains the only 

 recorded locality for this State. 



Family LYCAENIDiE. 



These are the blues, coppers and hair-streaks, so named from the color of the 

 upper surface or the markings of the under side. They are small in size, with 

 slender bodies and somewhat fragile wings. In the male the tarsi are somewhat 

 aborted, but in the female they are complete. The caterpillars are somewhat 

 slug-like in form, the chrysalis is somewhat constricted centrally and is girthed 

 by a silken thread at the middle as well as fastened by the tail. 



THECLA Fabr. 



T. halesus Cram. Cape May, Gloucester, Westville (Aaron), Newark (Soc): 

 a southern species of very occasional occurrence. The larva on oaks. 



T. m-album Bd. Lee. Atlantic City (Aaron), also a southern species: the 

 larva on oak and Astragalus. 



T. favonius Sm. Abb. Augelsea, one specimen. 



