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expand about two inches, but most species are rather smaller. 
On the upper side this genus resembles Callicore, but the band 
of the fore wings is frequently incomplete, and, when this is the 
case it is combined with more distinct basal stripes. The fore 
wings are black beneath, with the tip pale, and intersected by a 
black line; and the basal portion is frequently more or less 
broadly red or yellow. The black portion of the wing is nearly 
always more or less spotted with blue, which is never the case in 
Callicore. ‘Vhe under side of the hind wings is yellow, silvery 
white, or buff, and is nearly always crossed by two black lines 
running from the costa, and frequently diverging, but approaching 
each other again towards the anal angle. Between these runs a 
row of black dots, occasionally wanting, and sometimes accom- 
panied by some slight whitish markings. In one _ species 
(P. Bonplandii) the whole under surface of the hind wings is 
uniform silvery white. 
The genus Catagramma varies in size from one and a half to 
two and a half inches. It much resembles the last two genera in 
shape and appearance, but the eyes are naked instead of hairy. 
The species are of a deep black, adorned with rich shades of 
crimson or orange on the upper side, and frequently glossed with 
purple over the black, and in some cases over the crimson. 
In some species the sexes differ little; in others the males are 
crimson, and the females orange; or even, occasionally, black 
above. But the sexes differ much in their habits; the females 
generally lead a retired life in the forests, and are often very rare, 
even when the males are abundant. In one group of the genus 
the fore wings are marked above with a broad transverse orange 
bar, and the hind wings with a large metallic-blue blotch towards’ 
the anal angle. The fore wings beneath are black, with the 
orange band extending over the centre and more or less of the 
base of the wing, and towards the tip is a paler yellow line, 
followed by a pale blue line before the fringes. The hind wings 
are marked with alternate stripes of black or yellow, and with 
pale blue spots towards the anal angle; sometimes the centre of 
the wing is more or less broadly black, with an irregular row of 
blue spots; or yellow, enclosed by a black ring, and with black 
spots with one or two blue pupils upon it. The crimson species 
vary much in pattern above. Sometimes the crimson is confined 
to the fore wings, and may consist of a single stripe; or the 
