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from its allies; the primaries, too, are much more pointed. We have but a single 

 specimen before us, which we believe to be a male ; this we obtained from M. Salle. 



115. Thecla ares, sp. n. (Tab. LV. figg. 23, 24.) 



Alis brunneis purpareo vix tinctis : subtus viridibus, linea discali communi albida vix obvia, lineola quoque 

 ad cellulas fines, fronte et oculorum ambitu viridibus. 



Hab. Guatemala (mus. Staudinger). — Amazons valley. 



Dr. Staudinger has sent us a single mutilated specimen of a Thecla which agrees 

 with a hitherto unnamed example in our collection taken at Ega by Mr. Bates. Both 

 appear to be males. We figure the latter. 



The species to which T. ares is most nearly allied is T. biblia of Hewitson. 



g 6 . Outer margin of secondaries normal, with a marginal filament. (Species 116-208.) 



1. T. orobia section. 



116. Thecla orobia. (Tab. LV. figg. 29, 30 e .) 



Thecla orobia, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 103, t. 40. ff. 134, 135 \ 



Alis viridescenti-caeruleis, marginibus nigricantibus : subtus saturate brunneis ; anticis, costa praecipue ad 

 apicem albido atomata, fascia obliqua ultra cellulam quoque albida, infra earn maculis quatuor cserules- 

 centibus, area mediana certa luce cserulescente : posticis maculis quibusdam nigris cseruleo pupillatis, una 

 inter ramos costalem et subcostalem, reliquis ultra cellulam dispersis angulum analem versus aureo 

 atomatis, angulo ipso nigro. 

 2 alis supra omnino brunneis : subtus alis maris similibus. 



Hab. Panama, Veraguas (Arce). — Venezuela ; Amazons 



Our single specimen from the State of Panama, which we figure, has less green in 

 the middle of the primaries beneath, but does not otherwise differ from xlmazons 

 examples. Our only female is from the river Tapajos, and formed part of Mr. Bates's 

 collection. 



2. T. empusa section. 



117. Thecla empusa. 



Thecla empusa, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 106, t. 42. ff. 158, 159 \ 



Thecla tympania, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 128, t. 51. ff. 276, 277 2 . 



Thecla bethulia, Hew. 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 128, t. 51. ff. 278, 279 ". 



Tmolus halciones, Butl. & Druce, Cist. Ent. i. p. 108 4 ; Butl. Lep. Ex. p. 161, t. 57. f. 9 5 . 



Alis anticis nigricantibus, cellula partim et area ad marginem internum cyaneis ; posticis cyaneis, apice et 

 margine externo nigris, ciliis albidis, area abdominali fusco-nigra : subtus griseis, linea communi discali 

 introrsum fusca extrorsum alba ad marginem posticarum internum angulata, lobulo anali nigro introrsum 

 flavido, macula nigra inter ramos medianos introrsum rufo deinde flavido marginata, inter eos macula 

 fusca albo atomata. 



$ alis fuscis ad basin viridi-cgernleo tinctis, aliter alis maris similibus. 



