the body, but as they mature they lose this feature, and gen- 

 erally taper from the middle of the body in either direction. 

 Anal pro-legs bifurcating, thus readily distinguished from all 

 other caterpillars, except those of the genus Chlorippe. They 

 feed upon grasses and sedges, concealing themselves in the day- 

 time and coming forth to feed at night. Chrysalids short and 

 stout, plain both in color and outline. 



There are about sixty species of Satyrince in the region with 

 which this manual deals, falling into ten genera. We shall 

 only deal with the commoner species. 



GENUS DEBIS WESTWOOD 

 (THE EYED NYMPHS). 



This is a large genus, especially well represented in Asia and 

 the Indo-Malayan region. Dr. S. H. Scudder set apart the 

 two species we have in our fauna from the Asiatic forms, under 

 the new name Enodia, but I have never been able to see any 

 good reason for this, and keep the generic name as it has long 

 stood. The creation of new genera upon the basis of slight 

 differences is to be deprecated and avoided. 



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