across the outer part. Hind wings unspotted. Underside but little 
lighter than above, spots the same. 
( 
Pampila metacomet, Harr.—The Metacomet Skipper. 
Expands a little over one inch. Dark brown above, slightly tinged 
with glossy olive; near the middle of the fore wings two light dots, 
and two very faint ones near the tip. Hind wings unmarked. The 
same spots and nearly the same color beneath. Inner tip of club of 
antennae brown. The male has in addition, a black, oblique dash in 
the middle of the fore wings. 
Amblyscirtes vialis, Edw. 
Expands one inch. Wings above, dark brown, with a very slight 
coppery reflection. Near the tip of the fore wings a row of three 
small white dots close together, extending from the costa backward. 
No marks on the hind wings. Fringe gray, with brown points at the 
ends of the nerves. Under side the same as above. 
Pyrgus tessellata, Scud.—The Tessellated Skipper. 
Expands 1.30 inches. Wings above brownish black, spotted all 
Dver with white. These spots are arranged as follows: Two rows of 
?mall spots near the outer margin, a row of large spots crossing the 
middle of the wings, the rest arranged irregularly. Under side, the 
ground paler than above, the spots larger and more inclined to run 
into bands. Antennae black, annulated with white, the black knob 
compressed, bent in the middle. 
Thanaos lucilius, Lintner. 
Of these insects I have at hand only a single specimen, in poor 
condition, hence I will give only the prominent characters as they 
ippear on this. Expanse 1.30 inches. Color, brownish black, with a 
light purplish reflection; long brown hairs on the hind wings. 
A.bout three-fourths of the distance from the base of the fore wing 
;o the apex is a row of four white spots, separated by the brown veins, 
brining a line nearly perpendicular to the costa. In a line from the 
mdof this row to the hind margin, parallel to the outer margin, is a 
ifth white spot, nearly half-way from the end of the row to the hind 
nargin; and a sixth in the outer part of the discal cell. Besides 
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