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cJ alis eseruleis, extus late fusco marginatis, anticis stigmate duplici ultra cellulam; posticis maculis tribus 

 argenteo-cseruleis ad angulum analem : subtus obscure fuscis, anticis plaga supra ramum medianum caerulea* 

 macula ad basin costae alarum omnium, altera circa ramum posticarum submedianum ceraceo-rubris ; posticis 

 ad angulum analem maculis novem in seriebus tribus notatis nitide aureo-viridibus ; abdomine infra rubro 

 aurantiaco. 



2 alis fuscis, ad basin glauco-caerulescentibus ; subtus anticis plaga cserulea nulla, aliter mari similis. 



Hab. North America, Southern States, Florida 5 to California 4 . — Mexico 3 , Milpas 

 and Yen tanas in Durango (Forrer), Vallodolid in Yucatan (Gaumer); Costa Rica? 

 mus. Staudinger). 



This species was described by Cramer from specimens obtained in the State of 

 Virginia; it has since been traced to Georgia, Texas, and across the continent to 

 California, but Florida specimens have been separated by Mr. Scudder under the name 

 of T. juanita. These have two chestnut spots at the anal angle of the secondaries 

 beneath not seen in the typical form. Mexican examples agree with Texan, except 

 that the females are more uniformly brown above, with hardly a trace of the blue tint 

 prevalent in more northern examples. We have a single female specimen obtained by 

 Mr. Gaumer in Northern Yucatan, but none from any more southern point. Dr. 

 Staudinger has, however, a male example in his collection said to have been taken in 

 Costa Rica. 



17. Thecla cynara, sp. n. (Tab. XLIX. figg. 9, 10 <j , 11 ? .) 



T. hdleso similis, sed supra alis margine externo et subtus maculis ad angulum analem magnis aureis 



distinguenda. 

 2 eodem modo a femina T. Tialesi differt. 



Hab. Mexico, Oaxaca {Salle, Mus. Brit). 



There are two male specimens in the British Museum of this species from Mexico, 

 one of them, which we figure, from the State of Oaxaca derived from M. Salle. We 

 have a female from Mexico, but the exact place of its capture has not been recorded ; 

 this is also figured. 



The species is no doubt nearly allied to T. halesus, but differs as pointed out above, 

 and these differences our Plate makes more obvious. 



f". Terminal joint of palpus longer in female than in male; a double 

 alar stigma. (Species 18-25.) 



18. Thecla polybe. (Tab. XLIX. figg. 12, 13 <s .) 



Papilio polybe, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 787 1 . 



Thecla polybe, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 78, t. 31. f. 38 9 . 



Papilio atys, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 259. ft. E, F ( c?). 3 



J alis supra nigricantibus, ad basin glauco-eaeruleis, hoc colore extus profunde serrato, anticis stigmate duplici 

 ad cellulse finem ; posticis macula ad angulum analem glauco-caerulea : subtus flavidis, venis nigris distincte 

 divisis, anticis area interna nitide glauco-eaerulescente, macula rubra ad costae basin ; posticis maculis duabus 

 ad basin rubris, fasciis duabus maculosis ad angulum analem nigrum viridi-aureis, linea ad marginem 

 internum et macula ad angulum analem glauco-cseruleis, abdomine infra late aurantiaco. 



5 supra mari similis, subtus alis lsete flavis, anticis area interna ejusdem coloris, plaga glauca caerulea nulla. 



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