BY G. A. WATEHHOUSE. 201 



two iiKlistiiict submargiiia] whitish bands, caudal and anal l)lack 

 .spots circled witli white. Tail black, tipped with white. Cilia 

 white. 



U n d e r side as in ^, but often a spot below cell of forewing. 



Papilio coluf.heffi, Fuess., F. arch las, Cram., and P. pisontyn are 

 synonyms. 



This is a variable and widespread species, but can be easih' 

 recognised by the straight white discal fasciae of the underside. 

 It occurs throughout Australia, and is one of the few Lycwnidcf' 

 that is found up to 500 miles from the coast [^ 30, 9 -^OY 



Catociirysops, Boisduval. 



Voy. Astr. Lep. p. 87, 1832; de Nicev., Butt. Ind. iii. p. 175, 

 1890 : Eitchrysops, Butl., Entom. xxxiii. p. 1, 1900. 



In this genus the subcostal has three branches, the costal 

 nervure is bent down so as almost to touch the first subcostal but 

 is not anastomosed with it, the hind wing is provided with a 

 filamentous tail to the first median. 



Type C. straho, Fabr. 



Butler has separated C. cn^jus and C pandara, placing them 

 in a new genus Euchri/sops. 



A. Hindwing with outer margin nearly straight platissn. 



B. Hindwing with outer margin round cnejiis. 



Catochrysops platissa, Herrich-SchafFe 



Lf/caeaa platissa, Herr.-Schff , Stett. Ent. Zeit, xxx. p. 74, 

 pL iv. fig. 20, 1869 : C. platism, Druce, P.Z.S. 1891, p. 369 : 

 Lampides kandarpa, Semper (nee Horsf.), Mus. Godf. Lep. xiv. 

 p. 158, 1878 : Lam. litharyyria, Moore, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. xx. 

 p. 3-1-0, 1877: C. lifhanjyria, de Xicev., Butt. Ind. iii. p. 178, 

 1890 : C. straho, auctorum nee Fabr. 



(J. 11-15 mm. (13). Shape and neuration nearly as in 1'. 

 boeticus. 



Upper side greyish-whitish-blue, with narrow black outer 

 margins, a round jet black caudal spot, a black mark at anal 

 angle; tail filamentous, black, tipped with white. 



