THECLINAE 
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lALMENUS 
Ijiago. Of moderate size. Forewing in tlie male: with all veins present in two s})ecies: with vein S 
and vein 9 absent in two species: with vein S absent in the remaining species. Forewing in the female: 
with vein S and vein 9 absent in two species: with vein 8 absent in the remaining species. Forewin" in 
both sexes Avith vein 11 not anastomosing Avitli A*ein 12: vein 6 arising from cell. Hindwing with a 
Fig. Z, Diagram of Thecli- 
nae, showing arrange¬ 
ment of spots (enlarged). 
Fig. AA. Wing venation of 
Jalmenus evagoras, male 
(enlai'ged). 
Fig. AB. AVing venation 
of Proiiahncmis iciinuSf 
malej (enlarged). 
well developed anal lobe, and usually tailed but sometimes dentate. Males often Avilh secondary sexual 
characters. (These structural characters of the imago are comiAiled for the Australian species of the 
subfamily.) 
Range. WorldAvide. Attains its maximum development in South and Central America. Two of 
the Australian genera occur throughout the continent: tAvo reach as far south as the northern rivers of 
N. S. Wales: the remaining tAvo are confined to the north. 
Key to the Genera of THECLINAE. 
A. Forewing Avilh vein 8 and vein 9 absent in both sexes: liindAving Avith a jjair of fila¬ 
mentous tails to A*ein la and vein 2. Hypohjcaena. 
B. Forewing Avith vein S absent in both sexes. 
a. Uindwing Avith a filamentous tail to vein 2. 
ah With secondary sexual characters in the male . EapaJa, 
bh Without secondary sexual chai’aeters in the male . Deiidorix. 
b. Uindwing Avith termeu more or less dentate: often Avilh a broad bent tail to A’ein 2 lalmenits. 
c. Hindwing with a very long tail to \^ein 2. Bindahara. 
C. ForeAving Avith vein 8 present in the male but absent in the female . Protiahnenus. 
Genus lALMEHUS ITubner. 
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmetterliiige, p. 75, 181G. 
l^orewing Avith A’ein 11 free from A'ein 12: vein 8 absent: A’ein 6 from upi^er apex of cell close to 
vein i. Hindwing produced toAvards torniis: Avitli a strong topth or a broad bent tail to A'ein 2: anal 
lobe Avell developed. Eyes smooth. 
Type, lalmenits evayoras Donovan. 
Food PLANT. Acacia, 
This genus ranges throngbout the coastal districts of Australia from Cape York to CarnaiTon. It 
IS unknown m lasmama and not yet recorded from the far nortInvest. It forms a natural group with 
t le closely allied Protiahnenus and the Indian genus Zeshis. Tavo species of the genus liaA'e a broad 
bent tail to vein 2 ot hindwing, and two species have vein 2 produced to a tooth only. The terminal 
teeth of vein la and vein 3 of InndAving are slightly longer in the female than in the male, and the 
palpi are also longer in the female. 
