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and long, hind wings broad and long, fore legs pretty long, the legs and 

 feet beset with a pair of light spines at the end of the feet ; the thighs 

 pretty spiny ; the abdomen very thin, but thickened towards the end." 

 This Stirps embraces what modern authors call the Heliconidae, and 

 others. 



The 2nd Stirps, Limnades, thus : " Antennae pretty long and knobbed ; 

 both wings broad and pretty long ; the fore legs short, almost smooth, the 

 legs and feet at their ends beset with a pair of slight spines ; the thighs 

 rough, the claws long and almost straight ; the abdomen long and thicker 

 towards the end.' 1 Embraces the Danaidae and others. 



The remaining Stirps of the nymphales are more briefly defined. The 

 3rd, Napaeae, thus : " The antennas long, the fore legs pretty hairy upon 

 the langern (a word to be found in no dictionary), and the abdomen 

 short." Partly covering the Lemoniadae of modern authors. 



The 4th Stirps, Lemoniades, thus : " The wings tolerably common- 

 formed (fast gemeinformig), the abdomen moderately stout and long." 

 Comprises in part Lemoniadae, Acreidae, Mymphalidoe (Melitaea). 



The 5th Stirps, Dryades, thus : " The antennae very short knobbed. 

 The wings spotted above with black on an ochre-yellow ground, below 

 pale and marbled." Embraces one section of the Melitaeas, viz., Phy- 

 ciodes and the Argynnidae. 



The 6th Stirps, Hamadryades, thus : " The wings angular, the lower 

 'ones having a sheath in which the body rests." Comprises Vanessidae, 

 Elymniadae, &c. 



The 7th Stirps, Najades, thus : "Antennae tolerably club-shaped; the 

 wings above dusky, below bright colored, every where spot banded." 

 Limenitis, Ageronia and others of the Nymphalidae. 



The 8th Stirps, Potamides, thus : " Body pretty thick, antennae club- 

 shaped, the wings strong and considerable." Mainly the Morphidae. 



The 9th Stirps, Oreades, thus : " The palpi pretty roughly haired \ 

 the antennae delicately bent down at the end and club-shaped ; the wings 

 with eye like spots, white pupilled ; the legs very weak." Embraces the 

 Satyridae and others. 



Of the gentiles, the 1st Stirps, Agrodiaeti, is thus defined : "The 

 palpi naked at the ends ; the cheeks white margined ; the antennae 

 tolerably short, lung-knobbed ; the legs, especially the fore legs, short." 

 Includes the Lycaenidae. 



