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Mexico southwards. In Guatemala it is found at elevations ranging between 3000 to 

 4000 feet above the sea. It has no near allies, and is extremely constant in its 

 coloration throughout its wide range. 



57. Thecla atesa. (Tab. LII. figg. 18, 19 s .) 



Thecla atesa, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 79, t. 31. ff. 31, 32 \ 



Alls nigricantibus; anticarum margine interno ad cellulse medium et area posticarum interna angulum analem 

 adeunte ca^ruleis, stigmate cellulari fusco : subtus pallide brunneis, anticis macula basah, altera ad cellulse 

 finem et duabus ad marginem externum rufescentibus ; posticis macula subcostali nigra fulvo circumcmcta, 

 linea supra cellulam, altera per earn et margiuis extern! dimidio apicali rufescentibus, linea a vena 

 submediana ad ramum medianum secundum arcuata albida, introrsum late nigricante margmata, area anali 

 nigricante viridi-albo atomata, angulo ipso nigro introrsum albo notato, linea introrsum fusca, extrorsum 

 fulva, angulo anali subparallela ; antennis nigricantibus, vix albo annulatis, apicibus fulvis; abdomme 

 subtus fulvo. 



Hah. Panama, David (Champion), Chiriqui (Bible).— Amazons K 



This species was described by Hewitson from a single specimen taken by Mr. Bates 

 during his journey to the Tapajos river. Mr. Champion captured a good series of 

 examples near David in the State of Panama. The blue colouring on the upper surface 

 of the wings is rather more extensive in these specimens than in the type before us, 

 and the wings are perhaps slightly less elongated ; but these differences are hardly of 

 specific value. Our figure represents a male from David, Chiriqui. 



3. T. atena section. 



58. Thecla atena. 



Thecla atena, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 92, t. 36. f . 93, t. 37. f . 101 \ 



S alis nitidissime cyaneis ; anticis costa, apice et margine externo nigricantibus, stigmate parvo ad cellulse 

 finem : subtus schistaceo-f uscis ; anticis linea transversa ultra cellulam alba utrinque nigro irregulariter 

 limbata ; posticis macula inter venam costalem et subcostalem albo pupillato, lineis duabus maculosis 

 submarginalibus nigris, interiore interrupta, albo extrorsum limbata, exteriore introrsum viridi-argenteo 

 marginata, angulo anali nigro, praeter lobulo anali viridi-argenteo atomato. 



$ mari similis, quoad picturam paginae alarum inferioris, supra alis fusco-nigris, ad basin tantum ceeruleo lavatis. 



Hob. Guatemala, Yzabal (F. D. G. & 0. S.) ; Nicaeagua, Chontales (Belt) ; Panama, 

 Bugaba (Champion), Chiriqui (Zahn).— South Ameeica, Venezuela and Amazons valley K 



We have a single female from Guatemala, which we assign to this species, and three 

 others of the same sex from Nicaragua, but from the State of Panama we have also 

 males. These latter agree with specimens from the Amazons valley, whence the type 

 was derived. 



59. Thecla hypsea, s P . n. (Tab. LII. figg. 20, 21 s .) 



S alis cyaneis viridi vix tinctis, extus nigro limbatis ; anticis stigmate supra cellulae finem : subtus glauco- 

 fucescentibus, ad basin anticarum castaneis ; posticis linea maculosa submarginali nigra, extrorsum albo 

 limbata, lobulo anali nigro et juxta eum macula nigra albo atomata. 



$ nobis ignota. 



