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FAM. V. ACR^EID/E. 



f. Larvae furnished with branching spines ; sub-median ner- 

 vure of fore-wings not forked ; median nervure not hooked at 

 base; palpi thick, surrounded by separate hairs; wing-cells 

 closed. 



FAM. VI. HELICON! ID<E. 



/. Larvae provided with branching spines; sub-median ner- 

 vure of fore-wings not forked ; median nervure with a short 

 hook at the base ; palpi compressed, with scales on the sides, 

 and covered with hair in front ; cells closed. 



FAM. VII. NYMPHALID.E. 



g. Larvae smooth or spiny; cells of both wings, or at 

 least of the hind-wings, open, or, if closed, with a slender 

 rudimentary (not tubular) nervure. 



FAM. VIII. MORPHID^E. 



h. Larvae smooth or hairy, with a forked tail ; cells of the 

 fore-wings closed, those of the hind-wings open. 



FAM. IX. BRASSOLID^E. 



/. Larvae generally with a forked tail ; hind-wings with the 

 cells closed, and a distinct pre-costal cell. 



FAM. X. SATYRID^E. 



/. Larvae smooth, with a forked tail; wing-cells closed; 

 palpi compressed, set with long bristly hairs. 



C. Four peifect legs in the male; front legs aborted, with 

 the tarsi consisting of a single joint, without claws. 



Six perfect legs in the female ; front legs considerably 

 smaller than the others. 



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