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wliicli name I would willingly substitute Pamphilince, but for my igno- 

 rance of the type of Pampliila. 



I am not sure that the eggs form a good guide to a primary divi- 

 sion of butterflies. Even if I were sure, I should hardly have the courage 

 to alter the received classification to the required extent. I have conse- 

 quently adopted Bates' division by the feet, substituting, for the sake of 

 convenience, Constant Bar's simple and obvious names of Tetrapoda, 

 Hetei'opoda, and Hexapoda. I do not think, however, that this grouping 

 represents the real relations of the families of butterflies. Judged pure- 

 ly by the egg the classification of butterflies would be something like 

 this : — 



1. Banaiform Group, including the Banaidce, AcrmidcB, and Helico-' 

 niadce, connected with the Apaturidce by Cynthia and Gethosia. (Egg 

 radiate, much higher than wide, leathery) . 



2. Satyriform Group, including the Satyridce, Elymniadce, Mor- 

 phidcB, and Brassolidce, connected with the Apaturidce by Kallima. (Egg 

 usually smooth, globular, translucent, hard). 



3. Nymphaliform Group, including the Nymphalidce, connected 

 with the Apaturidce by Gharaxes. (Egg reticulate, spiny, soft, with 

 translucent ribs enclosing pentagonal or hexagonal spaces). 



4. Apaturiform Group, including the Apaturidce and Uurytelidce. 

 (Egg varies greatly, radiate, opaque, rarely much higher or lower than 

 wide, hard). 



6. Lycceniform Group, including only the Lycoenidce. (Egg reti- 

 culate, generally not spiny, hard, with opaque white ribs enclosing 

 tetragons) . 



6. JPieriform Group, including the Pieridce and Lihytheidce. (Egg 

 radiate, ampulliform, twice as high as wide) . 



7. Hesperiform Group, including the Papilionidce, the Hesperiadce, 

 and probably the Erycinidce. (Egg smooth, prickly or radiate with 

 minute flattened ribs, not so high as wide, opaque, dome-shaped) . 



The classification here adopted is as follows. I purposely omit 

 all differences except those of ovation. By radiate, I mean having ribs 

 diverging from a point at the apex ; by reticulate, having a plexus of 

 crossing lines bearing no relation to the apex or axis of the egg. 



Both sexes with imperfect fore-feet TETRAPODA. 



Male only „ „ „ H E T E R P D A. 



Both sexes „ perfect „ H E X A P D A. 



TETRAPODA. 

 DANAID^. Egg much higher than wide, leathery, radiate, with 

 numerous broad flattened ribs and distinct cross-lines, reticulate over 



