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and in the reduction of the orange patch on the under surface 
of the secondaries. This orange in typical acts is large and 
unicolorous, while in armouri it is much reduced and lighter 
marginally. The two basal spots on the secondaries below are 
usually smaller than in the typical form. Drury (1770, p. 2, 
pi. 1, fig. 2) gave in his description the locality “New York,” 
undoubtedly false. No Cuban examples have been seen. 
This subspecies is named for Mr. Allison V. Armour, of the 
yacht “Utowana,” through whose efforts a large part of the 
museum’s Bahaman butterflies were obtained. 
4. Strymon maesites Herr.-Schaff. 
Thecla mcesites Herrich-Schaffer, 1864, p. 165. 
Strymon mcesites: Bates, 1935, p. 194; Clench, 1941, p. 3. 
Specimens from Florida and the Bahamas might each repre- 
sent undescribed races, but they would at best be insignificant, 
and, for the present at least, it is better to leave them all under 
one name. S. mcesites is a close relative of the continental 
telea Hewitson (1873, Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera. 
Lycsenidse, p. 143, pi. 57, figs. 350, 351 (not original descrip- 
tion)), and is in all likelihood only subspecifically distinct. 
Distribution. Cat Island (Arthurs Town, July 16, 1935, W. J. 
Clench). Florida and Cuba, and also Puerto Rico have been 
cited as localities for this species. It is found very likely in 
Hispaniola as well. 
5. Strymon columella columella Fabr. 
Papilio columella Fabricius, 1793, p. 282. 
Tmolus salona: Sharpe, 1900, p. 200. 
Strymon columella: Bates, 1935, p. 194, fig. 15. 
Mexican specimens belong to a separate subspecies ( istapa 
Reak.) according to Field (1939, p. 346). 
Distribution. New Providence Island (Nassau, June 1897, 
C. J. Maynard; Feb. 1933, J. C. Greenway; Feb. 1, and 
Mar. 12, 1934, Armour Exp.); Southern Eleuthera Island 
(Feb. 1934, Armour Exp.); Conception Island (Feb. 12, 1934, 
Armour Exp.); Rum Cay (1934, Armour Exp.); Long Island 
(Clarence Town, Feb. 20, 1934, Armour Exp.; Simm’s, July 16, 
1936, H. D. Russell and R. A. McLean). 
Typical columella is widely distributed throughout the West 
Indies and Florida. 
