ANASTRUS. By Dr. M. Dratjdt. 895 



bifurcates towards the costal margin like a Y, the hind wing shows at the cell-end a third transverse band reaching 

 neither the costal margin nor the proximal margin. Beneath the hindwing is extensively whitish, towards 

 the base and at the proximal margin dusted with blue M'ith a dark brown marginal macular band. Patria unknown. 



C. elelea Heiv. is most closely allied to jaco^MS (174 h), distinguished by 2 postdiscal transverse bands, elelea. 

 a third, shortened band extends from the oval, twice white-pupilled discal spot to the proximal margin; inwardly 

 the discal spot is bordered lighter. Beneath the brown forewing is lighter at the proximal m.argin, at the base 

 blue; the hindwing is entirely sky-blue, only at tlie apex 'there is a black spot and the fringes are dark brown. 

 Expanse of wings: ly^ inches. Cayenne. 



C. lathaea Hew. (174 i) stands between herenniius and jacobus (174 h). Above reddish-brown, marked lafhaea. 

 as herennius. Beneath the forewing is also a little tinted blue at the base; the hindwing is pale blue only as 

 far as the distal transverse band; in the place of the proximal transverse band there is a row of grey spots. 

 Described from Bolivia. 



C. falisca Heiu. is most closely allied to paiiUinus (174 h), distinguished by 3 small subapical dots falisca. 

 and a fourth farther below; an antetevminal, dark macular band is situate beween the postdiscal band and 

 marginal band. Beneath the forewing shows an ochreous-yellow spot near the apex. Hindwing yellow with 

 some costal-marginal spots, a brown, indistinct, postdiscal transverse band and a brown margin, in front of 

 which is a row of indistinct spots, and at the anal angle a black spot. Cayenne. 



C. parus Ilab. is very closely allied to falisca, distinguished by the absence of all the transverse bands, pants. 

 only the margin is darkened by a violet lustre, with a white' subapical dot. The black discal spot shows only 

 one white pupil. Hindwing with a broader dark margin. Beneath the forewing is dull black, at the proximal 

 angle with 2 yellow spots. Hindwing blackish with 3 yellow bands: a narrow one at the margin, before it a 

 broader one proximally dentate, and the discal band extending from the proximal margin only to the middle. 

 From Porto Cabello. 



C. albata Mab. (174 i) deviates very much from the other species by the wings showing an almost albaia. 

 white discal area. The basal and marginal areas are yellowish-brown, the latter towards the distal margui 

 darkened; at the cell-end there are, as in diophthalma, 2 separate, .white-pupilled spots. The hindwing shows at 

 the margin 3 black transverse bands. Colombia, Bolivia, Peru. 



18. Genus : Aiiasti'tis Hbn. 



The antennae have a long, slender, gradually thickened club terminating equably bent into the thin 

 point. The short, obtuse terminal joint of the palpi is porrect. Forewing with a costal fold, the apex somewhat 

 produced, the distal margin convex; the cell long and narrow. The anal angle of the hindwing somewhat pro- 

 duced. Posterior tibiae with 2 pair of spurs and a long hair-tuft at the proximal end. The genus is verj^ closely 

 aUied to the following genus and so far contains 6 species. 



A. obscurus Hbn. (174 i) is above deep blackish-brown, at the costal margin, the distal margin of obscurus. 

 both wings and a discal band of the hindwing with a violet reflection ; the $ is lighter brown with faintly visible 

 darker bands and a discal spot of the forewing. Under sm-face much lighter and more reddish brown, with 

 2 narrow transverse bands removed rather far towards the margin. Widely distributed in South America. 



A. neaeris Mschlr. (= obscurus Btlr. nee Hbn.) (174 i) is above very similar, the costal margm not neaeris. 

 so extensively reflecting violet, this colour being more confined to a subapical costal-marginal spot ; easilj^ 

 discernible by the whitish greyish-blue anal part of the hindwing beneath. W'idely distributed from Mexico 

 to Colombia, Venezuela. 



A. petius Mschlr. (174i) is likewise similar, above deep purple-black, the forewing exliibits towards petius. 

 the proximal angle near the margin, the hindwing along the whole distal margin bluish-grej- dusting; here 

 also a spot in the disc is coloured the same. Beneath almost uni-coloured reddish-brown. From Smrinam. 



A. austera Prittw. One $ without the patria being stated, but described by v. Peittwitz with a ausiera. 

 great number of Brazilian lepidoptera from Rio de Janeiro, according to the denomination by Hjeeeich- 

 ScHAEFFEE, has the size and shape of Eantis thraso (176 b), but above the colom' tm-ns more bluish. The apex 

 of the forewing is obtuse; the wings above without lighter spots. At the costal margin, in front of the distal 

 margin and at the proximal margin dispersed, light bluish-grey atoms; the distal margins of both wings are 

 without this dusting. Under smiace dark cinnamon- brown. Forewing scantilj^ hindwing almost entirely 

 covered with small light blue scales, nearly of the colouring of Lycaena corydon. Head, abdomen and antennae 

 dark brown; beneath the whole insect is silvery grey. 



A. subchalybeus 3Iab. is above violescent black with a bluish-violet reflection; the forewing shovrs suhcltaJy- 

 2 broad black bands growing broader and anastomosing in the disc, and a thii-d at the base, besides a black '"""* 



