88 GENERIC SYNOPSIS. 
ARGYNNIS Fabr. Dryavres Hub. 4 sp. Pap. Paphia L. Curtis, 290. 
Antenne with a short abrupt club; eyes naked; wings broad; head large. 
MELITA#A Fabr. Lemoniaves Hub. 6 sp. Pap. Cinzia L. Curtis, 386. 
Antenne with a short abrupt compressed club; eyes naked ; fore wings elongate, 
triangular; head moderate. 
Subfamily 2. Hipparchiides Westw. (Satyrides Boisduval. 
Thysanuriform Stirps Horsfield.) 
HIPPARCHIA Fabr. Saryrus Latr. 16 sp. Pap. Megara L. Curtis, 205. 
Antenne with an elongate, compressed, and curved club ; head small ; wings more 
or less rounded. 
Family 4. ERYCINID&. 
HAMEARIS Hub. Nemeostus Steph. 1 sp. Pap. Lucina L. Curtis, 316. 
Eyes pubescent ; palpi short; fore legs spurious in ¢, perfect in ?. 
Family 5. LYCANIDZ Leach. (Polyommatide Swainson. 
Vermiform Stirps Horsf. ) 
THECLA Fabr. Lycana p. Ochs. 5 sp. Pap. Betule L. Curtis, 264. 
Club of antennz elongate; eyes pubescent ; hind wings generally tailed. 
LYCAINA Fabr. Potyommarus Latr. 5 sp. Pap. Phiwas L. Curtis, 12. 
Club of antenne ovate ; eyes naked; hind wings not tailed. 
POLYOMMATUS Lair. Arcus p. Scop. 13 sp. P. Arion L. Lewin, pl. 37. 
Club of antenne abrupt, compressed ; eyes pubescent or naked; wings entire; 
posterior obsoletely denticulated. 
Obs. PP. argiolus and Alsus belong to Dr. Horsfield’s subgenus Pithecops. 
Subsection 2. Jnvoluti Boisduval. Containing the single 
Family 1. (or 6.) HESPERIID Swainson. (Anopluriform 
Stirps p. Horsf.) 
THYMELE Fabr. Tuanaos Bdv. 2sp. P. Tages L. Lewin, pl. 45. f. 3, 4. 
Club of antennez curved and fusiform, not hooked; fore wings rounded pos- 
teriorly. 
PAMPHILA Fabr. Srerores Bdv. 7 sp. P. Comma L. Curtis, 442. 
Club of antennee abrupt, fusiform, and hooked at the tip; fore wings nearly tri- 
angular. 
Sect. IJ. Hetrrocera Boisduval. 
Family 1. SPHINGIDE Leach. (Sphingide and Sesiide 
Steph.) 
SMERINTHUS Latr. Laoruort Fabr. 3 sp. Sph. ocellata L. Curtis, 482. 
Wings angulated ; spiral tongue short. 
ACHERONTIA Ochs. Bracuyatossa Bdv. 1 sp. Sph. Atropos L. 
Wings entire, acute; spiral tongue short. Curtis, 147. 
SPHINX Linn. Eumorenm Hub. 6 sp. Sph. Ligustri L. Curtis, 195. 
Wings entire, acute ; spiral tongue very long; antennz not clavate ; labial palpi 
robust. 
DEILEPHILA Ochs. Srecrrum p. Scop. 3 sp. Sph. Euphorbie L. Curt. 3. 
Wings entire, not subfalcate ; spiral tongue long ; labial palpi robust; antenna 
clavate; neck of larva not retractile. 
