— 10 ; — 



L. grotei, Packard. 



1864 — Packard, Proc. Essex Inst., Vol. IV, p. 47. 

 palmer ii PACKARD. 

 1S72 — Packard, Rep. Peab. Acad. Sc, Vol. I\', p. S4. 



Deep red or slightly orange tinted. Heail, abdonien, a very 

 narrow outer border of i)riniarie.s and a broatl outer border of 

 secondaries, black. The border of secondaries is variable in 

 width. K.xpanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat, Rocky Mountain region to Arizona. 



I., fulgens Jfy. luhiuirds. 



18S1— llv. Edwards, Papilio, Vol. I, p. iif). 



Larger than /.. i^rotci\ the wings broader ; the black border 

 along the outer margin of primaries is one fifth the length of wing. 

 Secondaries black, with a red costal ray from the base. 



Jfabitat, .Arizona, Mexico. 



(lenus Didasys Crotc. 

 1875 — Grote, Can. Knt., Vol. \"II, p. 174. 



D. belae Grotc. 



1S75 — GuOTE, Can. F.nt., \ol. \ II, p. 174. 



Head, collar and abdomen red, the latter with dorsal black 

 spots, black banded below. Thorax black with six narrow pale buff 

 stripes. Wings hyaline with black veins, and black borders, which 

 on primaries enclose a row of six orange inter-venular spots. A 

 large orange discal spot bordered with black : extreme base of 

 wing red. Secondaries with a black discal spot, confluent with 

 the border. Antenniv, palpi and abtlominal brushes of cj black. 

 Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat^ Florida. 



(lenus Scepsis W'alkrr. 



1S54— Wai.kf.r, Cat. r.rit. Mus., pt. II. p. 285. 



Sviiof>iii of Species. 



I'ore wings pale slate gray ....... edwardsii. 



Fore wings black or brown. 

 Top of head black. 



Collar pale, whitish wrightli. 



Collar orange ........ vnr. gravis. 



Yellow of collar extending on to heail. 

 Primaries brownish black. 



Collar orange fulvicollis. 



Collar pale ..... var. paflens. 



Primaries brown, slightly blackish packardii. 



