LEPIDOPTERA— SATYRIDAE— SATYRUS ARIANE. i id 



SATYRUS, (Latr.) Westwood. 

 SATYRUS NEPHELE, Kirby. 

 Hipparchia Rcphele, Harris, Insects Injurious to Vegetation. 



Two specimens were taken at Apex Gulch, just within the foot hills of 

 the Rocky Mountains, early in August, No others were seen. 



t SATYRUS WHEELERII, Edw. 



Plate XXXIX, Pigs. 1, 2, 3, 4. 



Satyr us WJieelerii, Edw., Trans. Am. Ent, Soc, March, 1873. 



Satyrus Hoffmani, Strecker, Illustrations of Lepidoptera, June, 1873. 



In the spring- of 1873 Mr. Strecker called upon me, and noticing in my 

 collection a specimen of this Satyrus ticketed WJieelerii, Edw., stated that he 

 had possessed the species for some time, and at first had made out a manu- 

 script description, supposing it distinct, but finally concluded it was merely 

 a variety of S. Gabbii, Edw. In No. 4 of Mr. Strecker's " Illustrations of 

 Lepidoptera", which reached me, I believe, in the early part of July, the 

 species was figured as Satyrus var. Hoffmani; Mr. Strecker being under the 

 impression that the name WJieelerii was yet unpublished. The latter name, 

 however, has several months' priority, and must designate the species. 



SATYRUS CHARON, Edw. 



Satyrus Charon, Edw., Trans. Am. Ent. Soc, 1872. 

 Satyrus CEtus^ Boisd., Ann. Soc. Ent. France. 



This species was first met with near Twin Lakes on the 9th of July. 



It was quite abundant in the sage brush and on flowers at the edge of the 



lake. Later in the season, it was found in both the South and Middle Parks, 



though not so abundantly as in the Arkansas valley, whence the expedition 



also brought specimens. Altogether one hundred and thirty-one specimens 



were taken by me. In August, females were obtained and inclosed with 



grass ; several eggs were laid ; they are whitish and very similar to those of 



Nephele. 



t SATYRUS ARIANE, Boisd. 



Satyrus Ariane, Boisd., Ann. Soc. Ent. France, 1853. 



This species, though rare, is known to occur in California and Nevada. 



It was brought from Southern Utah by the expedition. 



