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flies, namely : in the egg, larva and pupa. " In certain features, the 

 Satyrinse show some cuHous resemblances to those of the Hesperidae. 

 * * * The eggs of the ribbed species' closely resemble those of the 

 Hesperidae in general appearence. The caterpillar, at birth, has a 

 shnilarly large and striking head, and occasionally the terminal segments 

 of the body are armed with much longer cuticular appendages than else- 

 where — a common feature among the Pamphilas ; the mature caterpillar 

 is sluggish, with a somewhat flattened belly and short pro-legs, giving 

 a limaciform body, which is clothed with pile only ; the chrysalis is un- 

 usually rounded, and occasionally is not suspended," &c. — But. N. E., p. 

 1 20. In his "Butterflies," N. Y., 1881, he says: — "It is one of the 

 most curious features in the structure of butterflies that its highest f and 

 here he means the Satyrinse, ^'' and its lowest should resetnble each other 

 in so many minor points. For instance, the tone and colouring on the 

 wijigs of many Satyrinse, as well as the position and general nature of 

 the sexual marks on the front pair (of wings) of some males, find a close 

 counterpart on the wings of some Skippers (Hesperidse). So also the 

 chrysalids of the Satyrinse are among the simplest, most rounded and com- 

 pact in the whole fajnily, app'roachiiig in this respect the lowest butter- 

 flies.^^ That is, not only are there "curious resemblances" in the three 

 stages, but very important ones in the fourth stage. Speaking of the 

 same things in But., N. E., p. 120 : — "That these pecuHarities have some 

 phyletic meaning it is impossible to doubt ; " but what it is, the author 

 does not venture to conjecture. To me the meaning is plain enough. 

 They indicate the close affinity of the Satyrinse with the "lowest " butter- 

 flies. " Nevertheless," we are told, " in all the prime features of their 

 organization, the Satyrs outrank all others." They must be extraordinary 

 features to outweigh all these " curious resemblances," these " peculiari- 

 ties," with their " phyletic meaning," and to raise the nearest relatives of 

 the Moths to the head of their order. As is natural, the author of these 

 volumes is inclined to make the most of every point that can be con- 

 strued to tell in favor of his hobby, and to make little of whatever tells 

 the other way. If nothing else can be said, we shall hear that any given 

 case which presents itself obstructively " is entirely explainable as an 

 instance of reversion." In this way are got rid of, or slurred over, some 

 very important facts ; thus, " the only case among the higher butterflies '' 

 (higher this time means above the Hesperidse), " where a cocoon, properly 



