1'HK ntrtTEiit'LiEs. 



FAM. V. ACR.EID.E. 



e. Larvae furnished with branching spines ; sub-median ner- 

 vure of fore-wings not forked ; median nervure not hooked at 

 base ; palpi thick, surrounded by separate hairs ; wing-cells 

 closed. 



FAM. VI. IIELICONI1D/E. 



/. Larva? provided with branching spines ; sub-median ner- 

 vure of fore-wings not forked ; median nervure with a short 

 hook at the base ; palpi compressed, with scales on the sides, 

 and covered with hair in front ; cells closed. 



FAM. VII. NYMPHALID^. 



g. Larva? smooth or spiny ; cells of both wings, or at 

 least of the hind-wings, open, or, if closed, with a slender 

 rudimentary (not tubular) nervure. 



FAM. VIII. MORPHIDiE. 



h. Larva? smooth or hairy, with a forked tail ; cells of the 

 fore-wings closed, those of the hind-wings open. 



FAM. IX. BRASSOLID/E. 



i. Larva? generally with a forked tail; hind-wings with the 

 cells closed, and a distinct pre-costal cell. 



FAM. X. SATYRIDiE. 



j. Larva? smooth, with a forked tail; wing-cells closed; 

 palpi compressed, set with long bristly hairs. 



C. Four pe;fect legs in the male; front legs aborted, with 

 the tarsi consisting of a single joint, without claws. 



Six perfect legs in the female ; front legs considerably 

 smaller than the others. 



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