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THE STUDY OF INSECTS. 
outer margin. The hind wings are white, but finely dusted 
with gray scales. With this cpecies vein V 2 is present in 
both fore and hind wings. 
The Banded Footman, Cisthene unifascia (Cis-the'ne 
u-ni-fas'ci-a).—This little beauty (Fig. 398) occurs in the 
Atlantic States from New York to Texas. The 
fore wings are lead-colored, and crossed by a 
Fig 398 —Cisthene y e M° w band, which extends also along the inner 
uni/ascia. margin to the base of the wings. The hind 
wings are' pink except the apex, which is lead-colored. 
There is much variation in the width of the yellow band. 
Family ZYG/ENID ^5 (Zy-gaen'i-dae). 
The Zygcenids (Zy-gdnids). 
These moths are most easily distinguished from the allied 
families that are rep¬ 
resented in this coun¬ 
try by the structure 
of the hind wings. 
Here we find the 
tendency of veins II 
and III to coalesce 
carried to the great¬ 
est extreme, mey 
being joined clear 
to the margin of the 
wing (Fig. 399); oc- 
casionally forms are 
found in which the 
tips of these two 
veins are separate for 
a short distance near 
the apex Of the Wing; Fie. 399—Wings of CUnucha virginica. 
and usually they are separated for a short distance near the 
base of the wing, as shown in the figure. In some of the more 
