LYCAENID/. 16 
35, Male, forewing triangular, costa and outer margin 
nearly straight. 
a®, Antenne incrassate, without well- 
formed club, less than half the 
length of costa of forewing. 
a7, Underside, both wings 
marked with numerous 
fine zigzag dark brown 
lines. 
C1IV.—SPAtsGIs. 
67. Underside, both wings 
marked with numerous 
prominent and rounded 
large black spots. 
CV.—TARAKA. 
66, Antenne with well-formed club, half or 
more than half the !ength of costa 
of forewing ; sometimes not tailed, 
sometimes with a very delicate tail 
to hindwing. 
CVI.—MecissBa.-t 
5+. Both sexes, forewing with two subcostal nervules, 
CVIL—NEOLYCANA. 
43, Male, upperside, both wings more or less of some shade of blue or 
purple. Both sexes, forewing with three subcostal nervules. 
at, First subcostal nervule very near to or touching costal 
nervure, but uct anastomosed with it. 
a®. Hindwing with second median nervule given off 
before lower end of cell. 
a®. Third subcostal nervule arising from 
costal nervure nearer to base of 
upper discoidal than to apex of 
wing. 
CVIII.—Lyc4na- 
CIX —CuIADES. 
6°, Third subcostal nervule arising from 
costal nervure nearer to apex of 
wing than to base of upper dis- 
coidal. 
CX.—CYAniris. 
45, Hindwing with second median nervule given off at 
lower end of cell. ; 
CXI1.—ZIizERA. 
b+. First subcostal nervule anastomosed with costal nervure, 
except a short ‘ength at base and terminal portion which 
runs free to costa. 
a®. Costa of hindwing convex, apex of 
wing rounded. 
CXII.—Azanus. 
2°, Costa of hindwing slightly concave, 
apex of wing acute. 
CXIII,—ORTHOMIELLA- 
42, Hindwing with three ciliated very short and fine tails, no lobe, not prolonged 
or produced posteriorly ; >uter margin rounded and entire, not dentate. 
Both sexes, forewing with three subcostal nervules. 
CXIV.—LycNESTHES. 
c2. Hindwing not provided with tails or a lobe, outer margin entire, not dentate, 
anal angle of male acute. Both sexes, forewing with three subcostal nervules. 
CXV.—NIPHANDA. 
+ Except the genus Megisba, which is abnormal in some species, or forms, or individuals, having a single 
delicate short filamentous tail, 
