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The butterflies of this genus are all rather large, some attaining 
a considerable size ; the prevailing colour of the wings is rich 
brown and black in most of the species, though other colours are 
found, such as blue or wdiite. Their flight is very powerful. There 
are about sixty known species, all found in the Old World and 
chiefly in the African and Indian Eegions. The only European 
species inhabits those districts of South Europe and North Africa 
which are in immediate proximity to the Alediterranean. 
1. — C. Jasius, Linn. Syst. Nat. xii. in erratis ultimse, pag. ; Esp. 
99, 1, 2, 104, 2, 8; 0. I. 1, 51. 
Jason, Hbst. T. 64, 3-5. 
IvHEA, Hilb. 111-4, 580-1. 
Unedonis, Hub. Text. p. 19. 
Expands 2-60 to 3'25 in. All the wings deep brown. Fore 
wings with an orange hind-marginal band, narrowest near the apex 
and divided by dark brown bars following the course of the 
nervures, becoming broadest near the anal angle. Internal to this 
band and parallel to it is a row of about six orange spots, the 
spots being distinctly marked near the costa and becoming very 
undefined as they approach the centre of the wing. Hind wings 
much indented and with two tails ; a hind-marginal border extends 
from the costa to the anal angle ; it is orange-yellow at its com- 
mencement, and as it approaches the anal angle it becomes strongly 
tinged with green ; it also becomes narrower at this part of the 
wing ; above this and extending inwards from the anal angle is a 
row of four blue spots ; external to the band is a narrow border of 
black which is continued into the tail. Under side : — The central 
area of the wings has the ground colour grey, splendidly marked 
with square spots and streaks of a rich maroon-red bordered with 
white ; a broad irregular band of white runs along the centre of 
the wings throughout their whole length, that is, from the costa of 
the fore wing to the inner margin of the hind wing ; external to 
this on the fore wing is a series of orange lunules, and on the 
hind wing a rich brown band ; next in order on all the wings comes 
an irregular band of grey and black, and external to this an orange 
