THE BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS-ORDER 

 LEPIDOPTERA. 



THE BUTTERFLIES-LEPIDOPTERA RHOPALOCERA. 



In our first volume, we dealt with the extensive Family Nyin- 

 phalidcB^ in which the front legs are always more or less im- 

 perfect in both sexes. We have now to consider the remaining 

 Families of Butterflies, in all of which the front pair of legs 

 are fully developed in the females, and sometimes also in the 

 males, though in those which approach nearest to the Nym- 

 phalidce^ the front legs are more or less imperfect in the males, 

 and are shorter than the other pairs of legs in the females. 



FAMILY II. LIBYTHEID^. 



Egg. — Ampulliform, ridged, twice as high as broad {Dohe?'fy)* 

 Regularly elliptic, with sharply-round, prominent longitudinal 

 ribs {Scudder). 



Larva. — Cylindrical, slightly pubescent, segments with four 

 transverse divisions ; head small, rounded. 



Pupa. — Rather stout, ridged, suspended by the tail only. 



Imago. — Of moderate size, with angulated and dentated wings, 



* Dr. Scudder thinks that this description was taken from distorted 

 specimens ; but there is no reason why the eggs of the Indian and American 

 species should not differ in shape 



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