48 Lloyd's natural msTORy. 



We may mention some of the characteristic genera of each 

 division : 



CuRFTARiA : Poritia^ Cureiis, Zephyrus, Gerydus^ Neopithe- 

 cops; also EiimcEus and Trichi)7iis in Tropical America, 

 Ogyris in Australia, and the Ltpte?iincB in Africa. 



Castalaria : Castaliiis^ Catochrysops^ Lampides^ Lycceties- 

 thes. 



Aphnaria: Spindasis, Sitho7i^ Hypolyccc7ia^ Ainhlypodia, 

 Deiidorix, Loxura. 



But this division is only provisional, being founded on the 

 Butterflies of a small area, and it brings together forms more 

 unlike in some cases than those which it separates. 



I shall now proceed to enumerate the more interesting 

 genera of Lycce?iince in some detail. 



A. Costal nervure three-bra?iched.'^ 



GENUS THECLA. 



Thecla, Fabricius in Illiger, Mag. Insekt. vi. p. 286 (1807); 

 Leach, Edinburgh Encycl. ix. p. 129 (1815); Westwood, 

 Gen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 481 (1852); Schatz & Rbber, 

 Exot. Schmett. ii. p. 264 (1892). 



The original types of Theda were T. behilce^ T. spiJii^ and 

 T. querciis ; and Dr. Scudder and other recent authors have 

 agreed with me in accepting Papilio splni^ Denis and Schif- 

 fermiiller, as the type. 



This genus includes our smaller tailed Hair-streaks, of 

 which there are three species in Britain, and several others 

 on the Continent, and in Northern Asia. Most of these are 



* As tliis character, besides being subject to exceptions, would separate 

 closely-allied genera, I do not regard it ar of Sub-family importance. 



