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along- the watercourses from which specimens may wander 

 inland. It would still seem strang-e, however, that the species 

 should remain unknown at Raleigh. 



Papilio fialamedes, Drury, (Palamedes). This species is 

 even more southern in its distribution than cresfthoutes, and is 

 recorded to occur "from southern Virginia, near the coast, to 

 the extreme southern end of Florida, and westward to southern 

 Missouri and Texas." Like the preceeding, it is not known 

 at Raleigh, and in all probability never occurs there, but two 

 specimens were taken at Beaufort on August 11th, 1902, and 

 at least one or two others were observed at that time. 



Thecla damo7i, Cramer, (The Olive Hairstreak). While this 

 species is probably native to all parts of the State, it is not 

 likely that it is ever abundant, and but one specimen has fallen 

 to me in two years. Mr. Britnley, however, has two or three 

 records of its occurrence at Raleig-h. Our one specimen was 

 taken at Durham, on R. F. D. Route No. 2, about 10 miles 

 from town. The little butterfly is exceedingly active, darting 

 quickly in a zig-zag flight which we found it almost impos- 

 sible to follow with the eye. A peculiar feature which 

 pertains to most of the species of this genus is the very plain 

 unmarked upper surface of the wings, and the usually con- 

 spicuously marked under surface. The species can scarcely 

 be distinguished at all by examining the upper surface, but a 

 mere glance at the lower surface decides the matter quickly. 



Thecla M-album, Boisduval & Leconte, (The White M-Hair- 

 streak). This pretty little species is said by Holland to have 

 been "taken as far north as New Jersey and Wisconsin, and 

 ranges southward to Venezuela" and that "its citadel is found 

 in the live-oak hummucks of the Gulf States and the oak 

 forests on the highlands of Mexico and more northern 

 countries." This would seem to indicate that in general, the 

 species is too southern in its range to be at all common in 

 North Carolina. Our only specimen, (which is somewhat 

 mutilated), was taken at Blowing Rock on August 29th, 1902. 

 Mr. Brimley does not find the species at Raleigh. Like the 



