322 Mr. a. T. Bethiine-Baker's Notes on the 



its lower front extremity ; it is also furnished with rows of 

 short sharp strong teeth. 



Pararge hiera bears out entirely these differences, but 

 the aedoeagus and the straight spikes of the tegumen 

 differ in certain particulars, as a glance at the figures 

 will demonstrate. 



Aphantopus hyperanthus is thoroughly Nymphaline and 

 shows its alliance to Pararge in the tegumen with its long 

 uncus and stout straight falces (spiked hooks in the 

 RuraJidae) ; the falces might possibly have been evolved 

 first in this genus, inasmuch as they form a solid part of 

 the uncus-like extremity of the tegumen, there being no 

 joint as in Pararge; the clasps and aedoeagus are quite 

 different in structure, as will be seen easily from the figure. 



Epinephele, as shown in jurtina, is more advanced than 

 any of those generally placed near it ; the uncal extremity 

 of the tegumen is exceedingly long, and the falces (these 

 show it is rightly placed where it is) are also unusually 

 long; the girdle and the very large clasps are of the 

 advanced Nymphahne type ; the aedoeagus, however, is of 

 only moderate length. In addition to these there arise 

 from the lower edge of the last tergite two quite peculiar 

 rather long blackish barbs with deeply serrated apices, 

 placed one on each side the girdle. I am at present unable 

 to conjecture what their use can be. 



With Coenonympha I will close the Nymphalidae, having, 

 I hope, proved my point with the genera I have figured, 

 and I might say I have not " selected " these. I have 

 merely taken what I had by me and what had not to my 

 remembrance been figured before. In Coenonympha the 

 uncal extremity is even longer, proportionately, than in 

 Epinephele; the falces are long and stout, very different 

 from the fine falces of that genus ; the girdle is typical of 

 the group, but the clasps are long and narrow and are 

 furnished with long tufts of fine hairs in addition to the 

 ordinary hairiness of the clasps — these have been cleared 

 away in the figure unfortunately. 



In oedippiis, the type of the genus, the uncal extremity 

 is very large and stout, whilst the arched falces follow suit 

 but are jointed on to the tegumen (thus approaching the 

 articulated joints of the Lycaenidae only more primitive) ; 

 the girdle is narrow with a short " saccus," whilst the 

 aedoeagus is a simple tube, waved, of very moderate 

 width and moderate length. 



