. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. GENERA OF AFRICAN LYCAENIDAE 5 To facilitate the task of the reader, I have kept the genera in the same order as that followed by Aurivillius, although I do not always agree with him. I have reduced bibliographical references to old authors to a minimum since, as these can be found in the Khopalocera Aethiopica of Aurivillius, their repetition would have overloaded the text to no purpose. Of modern authors I cite only the more comprehensive works which deal with a genus or an extensive regional fauna. A few words are necessary abou
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. GENERA OF AFRICAN LYCAENIDAE 5 To facilitate the task of the reader, I have kept the genera in the same order as that followed by Aurivillius, although I do not always agree with him. I have reduced bibliographical references to old authors to a minimum since, as these can be found in the Khopalocera Aethiopica of Aurivillius, their repetition would have overloaded the text to no purpose. Of modern authors I cite only the more comprehensive works which deal with a genus or an extensive regional fauna. A few words are necessary about the descriptive text and the figures which make up the body of the present work. With regard to external characters I recapitulate only the more striking, truly generic features, but the condition of the fore tarsus of the male, the segments of which are generally fused, is always mentioned. As far as wing venation is concerned, I consider that a figure is more informative than a long description. There follows a short description and schematic figure of the male genitalia ot the type-species of the genus, drawn with the aid of a camera lucida. With very few exceptions the genital organs are drawn in ventral aspect, spread out and, where possible, flattened. Such a drawing differs considerably from the view obtained when the genitalia are examined in situ, and the reader who is not familiar with the dissection of male genitalia may have some difficulty in visualizing them in their natural position. A lateral drawing of the whole genitalia mounted in depth would have many disadvantages, such as lack of clarity and overlapping and foreshortening of some of the organs. Although I include some such figures, I have sac. P. Fig. i. Anihene definita Butler, <$ genitalia, one, uncus = cheeks of Bethune Baker ; s. una, subunci = falces of Bethune Baker (these are not the same as the socii which are found in other groups of Lepidoptera) ; teg., tegumen ; vine, vinculum; sac,
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