SUBFAMILY PAMPHIL 1 N/E 
11 Into the sunshine, 
Full of light, 
Leaping and flashing 
From morn till night.” 
Russell. 
The Pamphilince found in our fauna fall into two groups. 
Group A .—The antennae are not greatly hooked and gener¬ 
ally sharply pointed; the palpi have the third joint short and 
inconspicuous; the cell of the fore wing is always less than two 
thirds the length of the costa; the lower radial is somewhat nearer 
to the third median nervule than to the upper radial. The hind 
wing is often lobed. The lower radial in the hind wing is gen¬ 
erally lacking. The male never has a costal fold on the fore 
wings, and but rarely is provided with a discal stigma. 
But three genera belonging to this section of this subfamily 
are found in our fauna, namely, the genera Amblyscirtes , Pam - 
phila , and Oar ism a. 
Group B .—The antennae are sometimes curved, but never 
hooked, the palpi having the third joint minute, sometimes hori¬ 
zontally porrected. The cell of the fore wing is less than two 
thirds the length of the costa. The lower radial arises much 
nearer to the third median nervule than to the upper radial. The 
hind wing is elongated, but never tailed. The male is never 
provided on the fore wing with a costal fold, but is in many 
genera furnished with a discal stigma on the fore wing. When in 
a state of rest the majority of the species elevate their fore wings and 
depress their hind wings, an attitude which is peculiar to the insects 
of this group. 
Genus AMBLYSCIRTES, Scudder 
Butterfly .—The antennae are short, with a moderately thick 
club, crooked at the end; the third joint of the palpi is bluntly 
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