82 EHOPALOCEEA. 



from the West-Indian Islands, whence Drury's type was said to have come, but our 

 continental examples agree with his figure. The well-defined discal line of the under- 

 side and the silvery marks render T. simoethis easy of recognition. 



169. Thecla telea. 



Thecla telea, Hew. Descr. Lye. p. 4 l ; 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 143, t. 57. if. 350, 351 2 . 



Mis ljete violaeeis, marginibus extends anguste nigris : subtus viridibus, linea communi discali ferruginea 

 extrorsum albida in anticis omnino in posticis plerumque evanescente, plaga magna ad angulum posticarum 

 analem, lineis argenteis utrinque notata. 



2 alis fuscis, anticis ad basin, posticis dimidio abdominali, cserulescentibus. 



Eab. Mexico, Jalapa ( W . Sehaus) ; Guatemala, Polochic valley, San Geronimo 

 (F. D. G. & 0. S.\ Calderas (Champion) ; Costa Eica (Mus. Staudinger).— Colombia ; 

 Peku ; Amazons valley 1 2 . 



The typical locality of T. telea is the Amazons valley, whence we have specimens of 

 both sexes. Guatemalan examples differ slightly from these in having the upper surface 

 of the wings of a darker violet tint ; but we notice some variation in this respect, the 

 forehead between the eyes of the northern specimens is blacker and without rufous tint. 

 Examples from Callao depart still further in being larger, more rufous on the head, and 

 having a rufous patch on the base of the costa, and the ciliee also rufous. A large series 

 is required to show the value of these differences, and for the present we place them 

 under the name of T. telea. Three male specimens are all that we have seen from our 

 country, where it must evidently be a scarce species. 



170. Thecla gabina, s P . n. (Tab. LVII. figg. 20, 21 s .) 



Alis purpureis, costa et margine externo nigricanti-fuscis ; posticis margine ipso nigro, ciliis ad angulum 

 analem albis : subtus gramineis, linea discali communi rufescente ad marginem posticarum internum nigra 

 extrorsum undique viridi-albido limbata, lobulo anali nigro, macula inter ramos medianos quoque nigra 

 introrsum rufo limbata, margine externo usque ad filamentum nigro ciliis hucusque albis, deinde ad 

 angulum apicalem cum ciliis cervinis. 

 2 alis fusco-nigris purpureo vix suffusis, margine externo posticarum nigro introrsum albido limbato. 



Hob. Mexico, Jalapa (IF. Schaus); Panama, David (Champion). — Amazons valley. 



We have several male specimens of this species, the only ones we have seen of the 

 T. badeta group, the other species being known from female examples only. 

 Mr. Champion captured one female, with which one of Mr. Bates's examples from the 

 Amazons valley, which he had placed with T. badeta, agrees so closely, that we consider 

 that it belongs here. A male specimen from David is figured. 



171. Thecla myron, sp. n. 



5 T. gabince similis, anticis ad basin, posticis medialiter caeruleo suffusis ; posticis linea submarginali albida 

 nulla : subtus angulo anali introrsum rufo limbato ut videtur diversa. 



Eab. Costa Eica, Cache (Rogers) ; Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe). 



