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Subfamily MORPHINyE. 



Egg. Somewhat similar to that of the Satyrince, but com- 

 paratively flat, not so high in proportion to width, " translucent, 

 hard, smooth (Discophora, Thaumantis), or obscurely facetted 

 {Chrome)" {Doherty). 



Larva. So far as known, not fusiform, cylindrical, hairy, with 

 two setose processes on the anal segment directed backwards. 

 In the genus Amaihusia with a pair of palmated lateral processes 

 on the head. {After Moore.) 



Imago. Wings proportionately to length very broad ; cell of 

 fore wing closed, of hind wing open, or at most partially closed 

 by a fold in the membrane only. Fore wing : vein 11 free ; 

 vein 10 out of 7 w^ell beyond apex of cell, sometimes entirely 

 absent ; vein 11 very commonly anastomosing with 12, 10 with 11. 

 In all the genera there is a tendency in the fore wing to a 

 crowding of the veius towards the costal margin. Palpi com- 

 paratively short, with densely-set short hairs, more or less 

 convergent towards the middle line of each palpus. Looked at 

 from the front, the palpi often have the appearance of being 

 longitudinally ridged. 



The distinctive characters of the Eastern Mbrphince as sepa- 

 rating them from the Nymphalince are of somewhat doubtful value. 

 It is convenient, however, to keep them as a separate group, in 

 some respects intermediate between the Satyrince and the Nym- 

 phalince. The shape of the larvae, so far as known, recalls that of 

 the Satyrince, and the forms in the genus Clerome, all of which 

 have vein 12 in the fore wing inflated at base, bear a close 

 resemblance in appearance, mode of flight, and habits to forms of 

 the Mycalesis group. On the other hand, in the Morphinoe the 

 cell of the hind wing is open, as it is in the bulk of the 

 Nymphalince. 



Key to the Indian Genera of Morphinse. 



A. Vein 10 in fore wing present. 



a. Vein 12 in fore wing swollen at base . . Clerome, p. 182. 



b. Vein 12 in fore wino- not swollen at 



a'. Cell of hind wing partially closed by 



a fold in membrane of wing Amathusia, p. 187. 



b'. Cell of hind wing entirely open. 

 a 1 . Vein 4 in both fore and hind wing 



with an upward directed spur . . Zeuxidia, p. 186. 

 b 2 . Vein 4 without such spur in either 

 fore or hind wing. 

 a s . Vein 11 in fore wing anasto- 

 mosed with vein 12. 

 a 1 . Vein 10 in fore wing anasto- 

 mosed with vein 11 Discophora, p. 199. 



