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the number of these charactersis at a minimum; and it is therefore probable that the egg 
may more readily furnish a few marked distinctive features whereon to found main groups. 
In this view Mr. Doherty's investigations should be of great value to Indian Lepidopterists. 
He recognizes (vide supra, p. 6) six subdivisions of Indian Zycenide, founded on the form 
of the egg ; and these happen to accord well with the groups herein adopted and founded 
on various characters in the perfect insect. His Gerydine accord with the Gerydus group 
of this work: his Zycenine with our Lycena and Polyommatus groups ; his Poritine with 
our Poritia group ; his Zhecline embrace the Thecla and Myrina groups ; and his Deudorigine 
and Amdlypodine agree generally with the groups of the same name in the following Key, 
Key to the Indian Genera of LYCZENIDZE. 
Gerydus group. 
A. Forewing with less than four subcostal neryules* ; forewing less than three inches in expanse. 
a. Legs abnormal, deformed in either the tibia or the tarsus. Both sexes, forewing with three sub- 
costal nervules. 
a‘, Legs very long ; tarsi abnormal. 
a?, First joint of tarsi elongated, widened and compressed ; forewing with upper 
discoidal nervure originating from subcostal nervure beyond end of ceil. 
XCV.—GERYDUS. 
6°, First joint of tarsi elongated, but neither widened nor compressed. 
a*, Forewing with upper discoidal nervule originating from subcosta 
neryure beyond end of cell ; third subcostal nervule short. 
XCVI,~PARAGERYDUS. 
4°, Forewing with upper discoidal nervule originating from subcostal 
nervure at end of cell; third subcostal nervule long. 
XCVII.—ALLoTINUs. 
41, Legs short, tibiz abnormal, apices of tibia globosely incrassated ; forewing with upper 
discoidal nervule originating from subcostal nervure beyond end of cell, 
XCVIII.—Locania, 
&, Legs normal, as described typically for the family Lycenide. 
Poritia group. 
a. Forewing, first subcostal nervule anastamosed completely with costal nervure, except 
a very short free basal portion. 
a*, Both sexes, forewing with four subcostal nervules ; male with no secondary 
sexual characters. 
XCIX.—Zarona.* 
52, Both sexes, forewing with three subcostal nervules. 
a*, Male with secondary sexual characters ; hindwing, upperside with 
a tuft of hair in discoidal cell, and another on abdominal margin. 
C.—PoriTia. 
CI.—Pseupopipsas, 
Lycena group. 
8, Male with no secondary sexual characters. 
CII.—PituHeEcops. 
61, Forewing, first subcostal nervule with its apical portion free from costal nervure as 
well as its basal portion, often entirely free. 
a*. Hindwing not provided with tailst or lobes, not prolonged or produced 
posteriorly ; outer margin rounded and entire, not dentate. 
a*. Both sexes, upperside, both wings of some shade of fuscous or brown, 
never blue or purple; forewing, first subcostal nervule entirely 
free from costal nervure. 
a*. Both sexes, forewing with three subcostal nervules. 
a®. Both sexes, forewing, costa and outer margi 
strongly convex. 
CIII.—NEopitTHEcops. 
* Except the genera Amblyfodia, Iraota and Zesius, which have four subcostal nervules in the forewing in 
the male, and three in the female ; and Zavona and Dacalana, which have four subcostal nervules in both sexes. 
_t Except the genus Megisba, which isabnormal in some species, or forms, or individuals, having a single 
delicate short filamentous tail. 
