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18. Middle and hind tibiae clothed with long 



loose hair , 17 (Enceis, HI. 



Middle and hind tibiae not clothed with 



long loose hair 16 Erites, Wettw. 



TABLE OF PH1LOGENY:— 



Byblia. 



I 



Eeqolis. Elymnias. 



I I 



Hycalesis. Lethe. Amecera. Aulocera. 



I III 



orstriiena. ccelites. orinoma. parargk. satyrus. 



| | | | | Yphthima. 



\~ I Kagadia. 



J ! 



Epinephile. Erites. (Eneis. Erebia. 



I III 



Family III. Erycinidae— 



CHARACTERS. — Anterior legs of $ reduced, useless for walking, in 

 9 well developed. Posterior tibiae without middle spurs. F.W. 8 and 9 out 

 of 7, 5 from middle of transverse vein or approximated to 6. H.W. with 

 prseeostal spur. 



TABULATION OF GENERA :— 



1. Palpi very long ; longer than head and thorax. 1 Libythea, Fb. 



„ short 2 



2. 3 and 4 of H.W. connate 2 Zemeros, Boisd. 



M „ separate .• ... 3 



3. Eyes naked 3 Taxila, Westw. 



hairy 4 Abisara, Feld. 



Zemeros may be considered a development from Taxila. The other 

 three are parallel developments. The family, though now nowhere very 

 extensive, is chiefly characteristic of South America, in the old world it 

 is poorly represented. 

 Family IV. Lycaenidae— 



CHARA CTERS. — Anterior tarsi of the $ more or less abbreviated 

 or with one or both claws absent. Otherwise as in the Pieridas. 



The family, though containing a large number of very closely allied 

 species, forming a distinct homogeneous series, is exceedingly difficult to 

 define except by the above character. The connection with the Pieridas is 

 very close, particularly in those species which have vein 7 of the F.W, present. 

 In general vein 6 of F.W. rises from the apex of the cell. 

 TABULATION OF GENERA :— 



1. Lower margin of cell straight or only 



slightly curved 2 



Lower margin of cell angulated at origin of 



vein 2 ] * 



