Genus PYRRHOPYGE Hübner
PL. CXXIX
(1) Pyrrhopyge araxes Hewitson, [Plate CXXIX], Fig. 1, ♂.
Upper side correctly shown in our figure. Below the wings are prevalently yellow. Expanse 2.25-2.50 inches.
Found in Texas, Arizona, and southward.
Subfamily HESPERIINÆ
(The Hesperids).
Fore wing generally provided with a costal fold, but never marked with a sexual brand or raised patch of scales on the disk. The hind wing may be provided with a lengthy tail or simply lobed at the anal angle. Antennæ terminating in a fine point, which in some genera is bent backward at right angles to the shaft.
Genus EUDAMUS Swainson
(The Long-tailed Skippers).
Hind wings more or less produced at the anal angle in the form of a long tail. There are a number of species found in Central and South America.
(1) Eudamus proteus (Linnæus), [Plate CXXIX], Fig. 2, ♀ (The Long-tailed Skipper). (See [p. 199.])
The caterpillar feeds upon Wistaria and various leguminous plants. Common in Florida, the American tropics, and occasionally found as far north as New York.