HESPERIIM. 
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The following species, in addition to those referred to above, may 
be looked for in the plains :— 
Neopithecops zalmora, Butl. 
Megisba malaya, Horsf. 
Cyaniris puspa, Horsf. 
Azanus ubaldus , Cram. 
,, uranus, Butl. 
,, jesous, Guer. 
Lyccenesthes emolus, God. 
Talicada nyseus , Guer. 
Everes argiades, Pall. 
Nacaduba ardates, Mo. 
Lampides bochus, Cram. 
Tarucus plinius, Fabr. 
Curetis thetis, Dr. 
Aphnceus volcanus , Fabr. 
,, elima, Mo. 
Tajuria longinus, Fabr. 
„ jehana, Mo. 
Deudorix epijarbas, Mo. 
Hesperiim;.— Skippers. 
Forewing with all the veins separate. Front tibia with a pad. Claws short 
and thick with an empodium. Antennae hooked beyond the club. 
Larva smooth , slightly flattened , with a distinct neck. Pupa in a fold 
of the leaf. 
These butterflies are recognisable, as a rule, by their stout build, 
quick jerky flight and, when at rest, by the curious manner in which 
Fig. 295—G ANGARA THYRSIS (i. M. N.). 
the wings are held at an angle to the body. They are of moderate size 
and only rarely of bright colour, a dull brown being the commonest tint, 
though some are bright orange and brown. The body is stout, the wings 
short; the head is large, with large eyes, the palpi three-jointed, porrect 
or upturned. The legs are equally developed, the middle tibiae with one, 
the hind tibiae with two spurs. There are certain secondary sexual marks 
