THE COMMON SKIPPERS 



EE. The white spots on the fore wings small, not 

 forming an almost continuous hand. {T.pylades), 

 p. 296. The Northern Cloudy-wing. 



DD. Club of antenna; sickle-shaped ; anal angle of 

 hind wings rounded. 



E. Small species, expanding about one inch. {P. 

 catullus), p. 297. The Sooty-wing. 



EE. Larger species. 



F. Fore wings without white spots. 



G. Fore wings with a hoary patch just beyond 

 the middle of the wing and extending from 

 the costal margin nearly half-way to the in- 

 ner margin. (T. icelus), p. 298. 



The Dreamy Dusky-wing. 

 GG. Fore wings without hoary patch. (T. 

 brizo), p. 297. The Sleepy Dusky-wing. 

 FF. Fore wings with small white spots near the 

 apex of the wing. 



G. The dark spots of the upper surface of the 



wings neither well-defined nor in striking 



contrast to the ground color. 



H. The transverse paler band crossing the 



fore wings just beyond cell R + M fairly 



well-defined by a darker band on each side 



of it. (T. lucilius), p. 298. 



Lucilius's Dusky-wing. 



HH. The transverse pale band on fore wings 

 not well-defined. (T. persius), p. 299. 

 Persius's Dusky-wing. 



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