XX SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA. 



Fam. VIII. Lycaenidae. 



Larva onisciform ; discoidal cellule closed apparently by a small 

 nerviform prominence. 



Small ; under side with small spots or ocellated points ; often a 



marginal band of yellow spots ; color of males usually blue. Argus. 

 Under side ocellate ; color fulvous. Polyommatus. 



Secondaries with filiform tails ; sometimes simply dentate. Thecla. 



Fam. IX. Erycinidae. 



Small ; six walking feet in the males, four in the females. 



Antennae long, annulated with whitish ; abdomen shorter than the 



secondaries. Nymphidia. 



Antennae shorter, not annulate. Lemonias 



Fam. X. Hesperidae. 



Head wide, transverse ; antennae often terminated by a hook. 



Primaries triangular, often with pellucid spots ; anal angle with no 



lobe, no silvery spots beneath. Hesperia. 



Anal angle with a short tail turned outwards, or an obtuse point, 



silvery spots beneath. Goniloba. 



Anal angle rounded. Nisoniades. 



Wings with orange-colored spots ; color dark brown. Cyclopaedes. 



Primaries only erect in repose ; disk in many species with an ob- 

 lique velvety patch. Pamphila. 



Color brownish, with numerous translucent, angular and square 

 whitish spots. Syrichthus. 



Section II. HETEROCERA. 



Antennae variable, prismatic ; pectinate, serrate, moniliform or 

 filiform ; wings deflected in repose, secondaries mostly frenate : 

 stemmata or false eyes in many genera. Flight diurnal, crepuscu- 

 lar, most frequently nocturnal. 



