CATAGRAMMA. 1 17 



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

 no. 786, pi. 32, figs. 6, 7 (1844); II er rich S chaff., Ausser- 

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



Catagramma hydaspcs, Boisd (nee Drury), Spe'c. Gen. Ldp., 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 

 blue 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 dashes 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, Figs. I, 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 



