CATAGRAMMA. 1 1 7 



Catagramma pygas, Blanchard, Voy. Pole Sud, Ins., p. 222, 

 no. 7S6, pi. 32, figs. 6, 7 (1814) j Herrich Sch'aff., Ausser- 

 curop. Schmett., pi. 9, figs. 15-18 (1853). 

 Catagramma hydaspes, Boisd (nee Drury), Spec. Gen. Lep., i., 

 pi. 9, fig. 2 (1836). 

 A brown Butterfly, flushed with blue in the male, and with 

 the base of the fore-wings red below the costa to the end of 

 the cell, or beyond, and above the inner margin nearly to the 

 hind margin. There is a short macular oblique whitish or 

 yellowish stripe across the tip of the fore-wing, and a pale 

 b!ue sub-marginal stripe towards the anal angle of the hind- 

 wings. On the under surface of the hind-wings there is a row 

 of long blue dishes beyond the inner rings; of the latter, 

 the uppermost contains four bluish-white spots, and the lower, 

 two. 



This species, which is the type of the genus Catagramma, 

 measures about two inches across the wings, and is common 

 in Brazil. 



THE BANDED SOLDIER-BUTTERFLY. CATAGRAMMA ASTARTE. 



{Plate XXL, Fi^s. 1,2.) 



Papilio astarte, Cram., Pap. Exot., iii., pi. 256, figs. C. D. 



(i779)- 

 Catagramma sinamara, Hewitson, Exot. Butterflies, i., Cat., 

 pi. 3, figs. 20, 21 (1884:? ?). 



The male of this species measures about two inches and a 

 quarter across the wings, which are black above, with crimson 

 markings ; the hind-margins are marked with white between 

 the nervures. The fore-wings are crimson from the base 

 nearly to the middle, except narrowly along the costa ; and 

 this colour is continued from the base of the hind-wings as a 

 broad band, rounded at the end, nearly to the hind-margin. On 



