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a 6 . A single alar stigma at the end of the cell of the primaries ; a single marginal 

 filament ; costa of secondaries normal. 



1. T. palegon section. 



55. Thecla palegon. 



Papilio palegon, Cram. Pap. Ex. t. 282. C, D \ 

 Papilio mytillus, Cram. Pap. Ex. t. 380. B, C 2 . 

 Thecla juicha, Reakirt, Pr. Ac. Nat. Sc. Phil. 1866, p. 338/. 



Alis sericeo-cyaneis ; anticis costa, apice et margine externo fuscis, stigmate fusco ad cellulse flnem ; posticis 

 dimidio margini interno proximo et linea submarginali cseruleo dense atomatis, margine ipso fusco : 

 subtus rosaceo-fuscis, lineis tribus obscurioribus communibus transfasciatis, una submarginali lunulata, 

 altera discali sinuata, extrorsum albido limbata, tertia per cellulas, lineolis quoque alteris ejusdem coloris 

 ad cellularum fines ; posticis lobulo anali et plaga magna ad medium marginis externi ocbraceis, macula 

 inter eos nigricante albido atomata. 



$ alis fuscescentibus ; posticis caeruleo vix lavatis : subfriis mari similis, maculis omnibus magis obviis. 



Hab. Mexico, near Vera Cruz (W. H. Edwards), Jalapa (Edge, W. Schaus), Cordova 

 (Biimeli), Valladolid in Yucatan ( Gaumer) ; Guatemala, Polochic valley (F. D. G. 

 & 0. S.\ Chacoj, San Geronimo, Cubulco, Dueiias (Champion), Coban (Von Tiirckheim) ; 

 Nicaragua, Chontales (Belt) ; Costa Kica, San Francisco (Bogers) ; Panama, Chiriqui 

 (Arce, Bible), Calobre (Arce), Tole (Champion), Panama city (Bible). — South America, 

 Colombia to Guiana and South-east Brazil. 



One of the most widely-spread species of this family in tropical America, ranging 

 from Southern Mexico to South-eastern Brazil, and equally common everywhere; it is, 

 moreover, very uniform in its markings, showing but little variation. 



Thecla juicha, Reakirt 3 , was, we have little doubt, based upon a female of this 

 species. 



2. T. meton section. 



56. Thecla meton. 



Papilio melon, Cr. Pap. Ex. t. 201. D, E 1 . 



Alis lacteseente-albis, rosaceo-lavatis ; anticis ad apicem late, posticis ad marginem externum fusco-nigricante 

 marginatis, stigmate ultra cellulam albo : subtus ocbraceis ; anticis fasciis quatuor fuscis transvittatis, 

 harnm duabus per cellulam ; posticis ocello nigro ochraceo pupillato ad costae basin, fasciis transversis ab 

 angulo anali radiantibus ochraceo-fuscis, angulo anali albido atomato et nigro marginato. 



2 mari similis, sed colore alarum rosaceo absente. 



Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Biimeli, Hbge), Jalapa (Edge, W. Schaus) ; Guatemala, 

 Choctum, Polochic valley (Eague), San Geronimo, Cubulco (Champion); Nicaragua, 

 Chontales (Belt) ; Costa Rica, Irazu, San Francisco (Bogers) ; Panama, Bugaba (Cham- 

 pion), Chiriqui, Calobre (Arce), Lion Hill (JS/PLeannan). — South America, Colombia to 

 Guiana \ Amazons valley and Brazil. 



A very abundant species, and distributed as widely as any member of the family in 

 tropical America. We have specimens from all parts of our country from Southern 



