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band interrupted below the centre, intersected only with 

 black veins, behind this two smaller posterior spots, and 

 lastly, a marginal band of tawny dots. Secondary wings 

 black, with three discoidal spots, and a row of four dots 

 towards the jjosterior margin, all tawny. Primary under- 

 neath, yelloivish, with tliree discoidal spots, then four smaller 

 posterior ones, and the veins at the posterior margin rather 

 brown. Secondary yellowish, or rarely greyish, with brown 

 veins and seven larger spots of the disk, and five smaller, 

 forming a posterior band, all inclining to white. Antenna? 

 pale underneath. 



Caterpillar. On the i)ack dark brown, with the sides 

 paler, with two yellow longituduial stripes, black liead, and 

 an orange-coloured ring round the neck. 



Chrysalis. 



HESPERIA LINEA, SMALL SKIPPER. 



Lewin, pi. 45./. 1, 2. 



Biitterjlji. Of a smaller size than H. Sylvanus^ wings above 

 tawny-orange with spots, with veins and margins black: 

 fringe pale. Primary nndemeath, paler, brown at the base 

 internally. Secondary tawny asli-colour, with a large tawny 

 .spot at the anal angle. Male differs fi-om the female in 

 having au oblique black line in the centre of the i)rimai-y 

 wings. 



Caterpillar. Solitary, green, with dark dorsal and lateral 

 lines. 



Chrysalis. Yellowish green. 



HESPERIA TAGES, DINGY SKIPPER. 



Lewin, pi. 45, /. 3, 4. 



Butterfly. Size of H. Comma. AU the wings above brown, 

 obsoletely clouded with grey, with usually obsolete scattered 



