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Genus MELIT^EA. 
The genus Melitaa, which approximates pretty 
closely to tire following one in its characters, has an- 
tennae with a very abrupt knob, which is large and 
flattisb ; palpi long and projecting, rather slender in 
some of the species, with the terminal joint ending 
in a point, and nearly half the length of the second ; 
somewhat thickened in others, with the terminal 
joint ovate and minute; wings of moderate size, the 
anterior pair elongate-triangular, and the anterior 
legs spurious in both sexes, the claws in the other 
legs being either double, or simple, with a short 
cushion. The majority are without silver spots be- 
neath, M. Silcne and Euphrosyne being the only 
kinds possessing that ornament. The caterpillars are 
generally spinose, and the chrysalides are suspended 
by the tail. 
