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(Van Patten?), Cache, San Francisco (Rogers); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion, 
Arcé). 7 
Callicore astala may be distinguished from all its Central-American allies by having 
the spots within the rings on the underside of the secondaries nearly obsolete, a 
character it has in common with the Colombian C. gabaza. It is an exceedingly common 
species throughout the whole of Central America. In Guatemala we found it at all 
elevations up to about 5000 feet. It is a curious fact that females are extremely rarely 
met with; we have seen many hundreds of males, but only three of the opposite sex 
have ever come under our observation. We can only suppose that the latter are much 
more retiring in their habits than the males, which are conspicuous in the crowds of 
butterflies that throng damp sandy places. One of these females is figured. 
Callicore astala was described by Guérin-Méneville from Mexican examples!; and 
the same country supplied Herrich-Schaffer with the specimen he subsequently figured 
as C. cornelia®. 
6. One or more distinct black spots in the rings of the underside of the secondaries. 
a’. A white spot near the apex of the primaries. 
2. Callicore anna. 
Catagramma anna, Guér. Icon. Régne An. Ins. texte, p. 480’. 
Catagramma phytas, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 41°. 
Alis nigris, ciliis externis albis, anticis fascia transversa ultra cellulam a costa ad angulum analem viridescenti- 
cerulea nitente, puncto albo ad apicem, posticis fascia submarginali cretaceo-cerulea notatis; subtus fere 
sicut in C. astala, colore posticarum coccineo ad costam restricto, annulis distincte nigro bipunctatis. 
Hab. Mexico 1, Mazatlan (forrer), Orizaba, Oaxaca (fenochio), Jalapa (Hége), Cordova 
(Riimeli); British Honpuras, Rio Hondo (Blancaneaur); GuaTemMata, Duefas (Ff. D. G. 
& O. S.), Chisoy valley, Choctum, San Gerdénimo, Polochic valley (Haque), Las Nubes 
(Salvin) ; Costa Rica, Cache (Rogers). 
This species at first sight is not unlike C. astala, having a white spot near the apex 
of the primaries as in that insect; but it wants the dark blue sheen of C. astala, and it 
has a submarginal blue band to the secondaries; the spots also in the rings of those 
wings beneath are clearly defined. 
Like C. astala it has a very extended range, the two species being often found in 
close proximity. 
We have not yet met with the female of this common species. 
Like the preceding, C. anna was described by Guérin-Méneville from Mexican 
specimens, whence we have received several specimens. Boisduval’s name, C. phytas, 
seems undoubtedly to belong to the same species. We know of no other common 
Guatemalan Callicore to which his description is at all applicable. 
