'24:4: THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



In conclusion I shall illustrate my remarks by a suggested 

 classification of the British butterflies, insects familiar to everyone, 

 on the broad principles above given. 



Family Papilionid,?^, including all butterflies, or those Lepi- 

 doptera possessing a distinct club to the antennae, and diurnal 

 flight. 



Genus Papilio. — Imago usually of large size, with six perfect 

 legs in both sexes ; the markings generally consisting of pale 

 colouring, such as white and yellow. Larva smooth. Pupa 

 angular, attached by the tail with a silken girdle round the 

 middle. It would include the following species : — machaon, 

 rhamni, edusa, hyale, cratcegi, brassicce, napi, rapx, daplidice, 

 cardamines, and sinajns. 



Genus Satyrus. — Imago of medium size; front legs imperfect 

 in both sexes ; the wings nearly always much ornamented with 

 ocelli. Larva with bifid tail spineless. Pupa suspended by the 

 tail, but not angular, being occasionally, however, enclosed in a 

 slight cocoon. Includes the following species : — galatea, egeria, 

 viegcera, semele, hyperanthes, tithonus, ianira, blandina, epiphron, 

 typhon, and pamphiliis. 



Genus Danais. — Imago usually of large size, with very 

 powerful wings and soaring flight; rarely marked with ocelli. 

 Larva smooth, with fleshy processes. Pupa suspended freely by 

 the tail, and slightly angular. Includes plexippus, iris, and 

 Sibylla, 



Genus Vanessa. — Imago of moderate size, usually very richly 

 coloured. Larva with numerous branched spines. Pupa very 

 angular, suspended by the tail, and nearly always ornamented 

 with metallic spots. Includes cardui, atalanta, io, antiopa, 

 urtic(B, polychloros, c-albiim, paphia, aglaia, adippe, latona, cinxia, 

 euphrosyne, athalia, artemis. 



Genus Lyccena. — Imago small ; six perfect legs in female, 

 four in male. Pupa secured by tail with a girdle round the 

 middle, and not angular. Larva onisciform. Includes lucina, 

 betidcB, quercus, rubi, iv-album, pruni, phlceas, hippothoe, argiolus, 

 avion, minima, icarus, eegon, astrarche, corydon, and bellargus. 



Genus Hesperia. — Imago of small size, very robust; six 

 perfect legs in both sexes; hind tibiae often spurred. Larva 

 cylindrical, with no spines ; feeding in rolled-up leaves. Pupa 



