SUBFAMILY PAMPHILIN^E 



" Into the sunshine, 

 Full of light, 

 Leaping and flashing 

 From morn till night." 



Russell. 



The Pampbilince found in our fauna fall into two groups. 



Group A. — The antennae are not greatly hooked and gener- 

 ally sharply pointed; the palpi have the third joint short and 

 inconspicuous; the cell of the fore wing is always less than two 

 thirds the length of the costa ; the lower radial is somewhat nearer 

 to the third median nervule than to the upper radial. The hind 

 wing is often lobed. The lower radial in the hind wing is gen- 

 erally lacking. The male never has a costal fold on the fore 

 wings, and but rarely is provided with a discal stigma. 



But three genera belonging to this section of this subfamily 

 are found in our fauna, namely, the genera Amblyscirtes, Pam- 

 pbila, and Oarisma. 



Group B. — The antennae are sometimes curved, but never 

 hooked, the palpi having the third joint minute, sometimes hori- 

 zontally porrected. The cell of the fore wing is less than two 

 thirds the length of the costa. The lower radial arises much 

 nearer to the third median nervule than to the upper radial. The 

 hind wing is elongated, but never tailed. The male is never 

 provided on the fore wing with a costal fold, but is in many 

 genera furnished with a discal stigma on the fore wing. When in 

 a state of rest the majority of the species elevate their fore wings and 

 depress their hind wings, an attitude which is peculiar to the insects 

 of this group. 



Genus AMBLYSCIRTES, Scudder 



Butterfly. — The antennae are short, with a moderately thick 

 club, crooked at the end; the third joint of the palpi is bluntly 



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