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blackish markings, and lighter beneath, with much more 

 distinct blackish lines and spots, the lines often zig-zag or 

 broken. The pupa of Emesis is suspended by the tail. 

 Among the other genera which belong here are many con- 

 taining small species, not much exceeding an inch in ex- 

 panse, such as Symmachia, Hiibn., Charis, Hiibn., Mesene, 

 Westwood, &c. Many of these are dark-coloured Butterflies, 

 some with large white spots, and others spotted all over with 

 small ones. Others are brown, banded with red, or brown 

 with numerous darker spots. But we have not space to notice 

 these Butterflies in detail, and must pass on to the next sub- 

 section, which includes several of the most interesting and 

 typical genera of the Lemoniincz, which are distinguished from 

 those which we have just been considering by the palpi being 

 longer than the head, especially in the females. We may 

 mention one or two of the more important genera in addition 

 to Lemonias and Nymphidium, of which we have figured 

 examples. One of these is Theope, Westwood, which is re- 

 markable for its curious superficial resemblance to Thecla, 

 except that the fore-wings are rather broader and more ob- 

 tuse, and the hind-wings are rounded and not tailed. The 

 upper side is black, with the hind-wings, except the border, 

 and more or less of the fore-wings towards the base and the 

 inner-margin of some shade of blue or purple. The under 

 side is buffy-brown, or yellowish, most frequently without 

 any markings. In some cases the upper side is varied with 

 orange-tawny instead of blue. 



Pandemus pasiphae, Cramer, is a species resembling Theope 

 in shape, but very much larger, expanding about two inches. 

 The male is pale blue, with the apical region brown, bordered 

 within by two white spots. The female is white, with a yel- 

 lowish tinge, and the apex of the fore-wings brown ; the border 

 of the hind-wings is also brownish. 



