starch, i8 v 8 ] HOLLAND I NOTES ON LePIDOPTERA. 5*7 
NOTES ON LEPIDOPTERA. 
By W. J. Holland, LL.D., F.Z.S., &c. 
The species named Lycczna fuhginosa by Mr. W. H. Edwards and 
as such listed in his Catalogue of the Butterflies of North America, pub¬ 
lished as an Appendix to the First Volume of the Butterflies of North 
America, has been in the Catalogue annexed to Volume II transferred 
to the genus Thecla. This is a palpable error, as an examination of the 
types reveals. I called the attention of Dr. Skinner to this fact long 
ago, and recently upon the occasion of a short visit paid me by Mr. 
Beutenmuller, I likewise called his attention to it. The fact seems to 
be worthy of publication. Edwards was right in his original location of 
the species. The upper side is of a uniform grayish brown and the 
mai kings of the underside as well as the form of the wings are of a truly 
lycsenine character. 
Entomologists have been puzzled for many years past by their fail¬ 
ure to discover anywhere within the limits of the United States speci¬ 
mens of the species named Pamphila omaha by Mr. W. H. Edwards. 
The original description, which appeared in the Proceedings of the 
Entomological Society of Philadelphia, Vol. II, p. 21, stated that the 
type came from “ Pike’s Peak” and was contained in the collection of 
Mr. Newman, of Philadelphia, the well known collector, of whom the 
writer cherishes pleasant memories. In a letter recently received from 
Mr. Edwards he tells me that the specimens were collected by Mr. 
William Wood. Wood, I am informed, was a, taxidermist, who also 
traded in a small way in insects, and had a lot of miscellaneous stuff in 
his shop coming from all sorts of places. He was not at all careful, 
so I am told, and but little dependence could be placed upon his lo¬ 
cality labels, which were as likely to be incorrect as correct. 
After Mr. Edwards had written his original description of P. o??iaha 
he returned the types to their owner. If I am not mistaken they are 
contained at present in the collection of the American Entomological 
Society of Philadelphia. At all events, two specimens labelled Pamphila 
omaha Edwards, are to be found there, corresponding perfectly with 
the description given by Edwards. They are mounted on common 
pins, not insect pins. 
In the Edwards Collection there is a single specimen of Pa?nphila 
omaha, marked “ P. omaha, = mingo, Edw ., Kanatuha Co., W. VaP 
Mr. Edward writes me that so far as he is able to recall the facts this 
specimen, which is the original type of his Pamphila mingo , was taken, 
