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Rh Fig. 11.—Fore legs, a ♂, b ♀, of I, Hestia (Danainæ); II, Mycalesis (Satyrinæ); III, Cynthia (Nymphalinæ); IV, Pareba (Acræinæ); V, Libythea; VI, Abisara (Nemeobidæ); VII, Papilio (Papilionidæ), claws simple (♂ tibiæ with pad on inner side); VIII, Pieris (Pieridæ), claws bifid; IX, Lampides (Lycanidæ), ♂ tarsus imperfect with only one claw; X, Tagiades (Hesperiidæ), tibiæ with a medial as well as an apical pair of spurs.

The six families under which the Indian butterflies can be arranged may be briefly tabulated as follows:—