Genus Eumseus 



Genus EUM-ffiUS, Hiibner 



Butterfly. — Medium size or small; dark in color, with the 

 under side and the borders of the upper sides beautifully adorned 

 with spots having a metallic luster. The palpi are divergent, 

 longer in the female than in the male. The an- 

 tennae are stout, rather short, with a gradually 

 thickened club. The eyes are naked. The veins 

 on the fore wing are stout. The accompanying 

 cut gives a clear idea of the neuration. 



Early Stages. — Nothing is known of these. 



Three species are reckoned as belonging to 



the genus, two of them being found sparingly 



in the extreme southern limits of our fauna. Fig. 128.— Neu- 



(1) Eumseus atala, Poey, Plate XXVIII, Fig. ration of the g e " 

 .,..,. nus Eumceus. 



22, $ , under side (Atala). 



Butterfly. — Easily distinguished by the figure in the plate from 

 all other species except its congener E. minyas, Hiibner, which 

 can be readily separated from it by its larger size. Expanse, 1.65- 

 1.7s inch. 



Early Stages. — These await description. 



Atala is found in Florida and Cuba. Minyas occurs in 

 southwestern Texas, and thence southward to Brazil. 



Genus THECLA, Fabricius 

 (The Hair-streaks) 



" These be the pretty genii of the flow'rs, 

 Daintily fed with honey and pure dew." 



Hood. 



Butterfly. — Small or medium-sized; on the upper side often 

 colored brilliantly with iridescent blue or green, sometimes dark 

 brown or reddish; on the under side marked with lines and 

 spots variously disposed, sometimes obscure in color, very fre- 

 quently most brilliantly colored. 



Various subdivisions based upon the neuration of the wings 

 have been made in the genus in recent years, and these subdivi- 

 sions are entitled to be accepted by those who are engaged in a 



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