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c. Ventral surface of ninth abdominal segment with a group of 

 hooked setae on each side of the meson. 



d. Thorax with the median line slightly elevated; raised lines 

 of the reticulations very prominent ; papillae short, cylin- 

 drical hicisalia Minot. 



dd. Thorax with the median line never elevated ; raised lines 

 of reticulations not prominent ; papillae conical. 



Uranotes Scudder. 



cc. Ventral surface of ninth abdominal segment never with hooked 



setae on each side of the meson. 



d. Ventral surface of ninth abdominal segment with a group 



of straight cuticular appendages on each side of the meson ; 



setae on bodj^ very dense and about one fourth the length 



of the abdominal segments ; papillae conical. 



Mitura Scudder. 

 dd. Ventral surface of ninth abdominal segment without cutic- 

 ular appendages of any kind; setae of body not dense, 

 but long, usually half the length of the segment ; papillae 



short, cylindrical Thecla Fabricius. 



bb. Ventral surface of body with hooked setae caudad of the anal 

 opening; papillae most numerous in the spiracular region; 

 thorax and abdomen sparsely covered with short cuticular ap- 

 pendages with very minute spicules; exposed portion of max- 

 illae three fifths the length of the wings. 

 c. Papillae of the spiracular region confined to an area caudad 

 of the spiracle ; spiracle of the second abdominal segment not 



adjacent to the wing Cyaniris Dalman. 



cc. Papillae of the spiracular region surrounding the spiracle ; 

 spiracle of the second abdominal segment adjacent to the 

 wing, the distance between them less than the width of the 



spiracle Rusticus Hiibner. 



aa. Exposed portion of the maxillae more than three fifths the length of 



the wings. 



b. Body of typical lycaenid shape, never flattened at the caudal end ; 



cuticular appendages fungiform. 



c. Fungiform cuticular appendages small and inconspicuous, not 



visible with a low-power lens; color light yellowish brown, 



not spotted Clirysoplianus Hiibner. 



cc. Fungiform cuticular appendages large and conspicuous, easily 

 visible with a low-power lens; color dark brown with black 



spots Heodes Dalman. 



bb. Body with the caudal end flattened and curved slightly ventrad. 



Feniseca Grote. 

 The following species were examined : 

 Incisalia niphon Hiibner 

 Uranotes melinus Hiibner 



