THECLA. 21 



21. Thecla carpasia. (Tab. XLIX. figg. 18, 19 s .) 



Thecla carpasia, Hew. Descr. Thecla, p. 15 1 ; 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 116, t. 47. ff. 223, 224 2 . 



(S alis viridi-cseruleis, extus fusco marginatis, anticis stigmate duplici ad cellulae finera ; posticis maculis quibusdam 

 argenteo-caeruleis ad angulum analem : subtus fuscis, posticarum venis nigricantibus, anticis ad basin eostse 

 coccineo bimaculatis, maculisque tribus aliis glaucescentibns, snpra ramum costalem una, duabns supra 

 ramum medianum ; posticis ad basin nigris rubro-bimaculatis, duabus (venis nigris divisis) maculis alteris 

 quinque in eadem regione glauco-caerulescentibus, angulo anali maculis viridescentibus in seriebus tribus 

 notatis : abdomine infra aurantio-rubro. 



$ alis fuscis, ad basin caerulescentibus, aliter mari similis. 



Hab. Mexico 1 2 , Jalapa (Edge, H. Edwards), Cordova (Bumeli) ; Guatemala (mus. 

 Standing er). 



Hewitson's figure and description of this species were based upon a female from 

 Mexico, and he rightly compared it with T. atys of Cramer, from which, however, it 

 very obviously differs. Our specimens are all from a limited district in the State of 

 Vera Cruz, where doubtless it is far from common, and this seems to be the case with 

 all members of this section. Dr. Staudinger has in his collection a male example from 

 Guatemala. The allied form T. atys approaches no nearer than the State of Panama. 

 A male from Jalapa is figured. 



22. Thecla bacis, sp. n. (Tab. XLIX. figg. 20, 21 8 , 22 $ .) 



T. atidi similis quoad paginam alarum superiorem : subtus maculis octo viridescentibus in serie obliqua ultra 

 cellulam positis, maculis rubris ad costae basin confluentibus ; posticis costa fere omnino coccinea, cellulae 

 parte superiore et area juxta ramum submedianum quoque coccineis, margine interno late et angulo anali 

 nigris distincte viridi lineolatis. 



5 mari similis, sed alis supra ad basin tantum virideseenti-caeruleis ; subtus dilutioribus, venis fuscis magis 

 obviis. 



Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Bible, mus. Stand.). 



Of this beautiful species Dr. Staudinger has sent us a pair for examination, obtained 

 by Herr Ribbe at Chiriqui. It is clearly allied to T. atys, from which it is not distin- 

 guishable on the upperside ; beneath, the differences are obvious, as will be seen on 

 reference to our figures and description. 



23. Thecla atys. (Tab. XLIX. fig. 23 s .) 



Papilio atys, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 259. G, H ( ? )\ 



Atlides atys, Hiibn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 80. 



Thecla atys, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 78, t. 31. f. 37 ($)\ 



8 alis viridescentibus, extus fusco marginatis, anticis stigmate duplici ad cellulae finem: subtus fuscis, anticis 

 area costali cervinis venis fuscis divisa, fascia obscura ad cellulae finem, costa ad basin nigra coccineo 

 bimaculata ; posticis venis nigricantibus notatis, area inter venam costalem et subcostalem cervina, maculis 

 tribus coccineis ad basin aliisque duabus glauccscentibus, maculis quibusdam ad angulum analem viri- 

 descentibus. 



$ alis fuscis, ad basin glauco-viridescentibus ; subtus mari similis. 



Hab. Panama, Chiriqui, Chitra (Arce), Bugaba (Champion). — Amazons 2 ; Guiana 1 . 



