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ffab. Mexico, Jalapa (W. Schaus); Guatemala, Polochic valley (F. D. G. & 0. S.), 

 Dueiias, Sinanja, San Geronimo (Champion) ; Costa Rica, Irazu (Bogers). 



This species is allied to T. davara of Hewitson, which was described from an unknown 

 locality. It differs in several minor points : the discal band of the primaries is more 

 broken into lunules, and the spots near the base of the hind wing are independent, and 

 are not confluent with the discal band. We figure a male from Duenas. 



209. Thecla agra. 



Thecla agra, Hew. Descr. Lye. p. 30 1 ; 111. Diurn. Lep. p. 147, t. 58. ff. 369, 370 2 . 



Alis nigricanti-fuscis ; anticis stigmate spurio nigro ad cellulse finem ; posticis interne cseruleis, maculis 

 submarginalibus fuscis : subtus fuscis, linea communi discali fusca albido extrorsum limbata in posticis 

 vix obvia ; anticis linea submarginali albida ; posticis linea albida longitudinali, macula magna supra eum 

 ad angulum apicalem fusco-brunnea, altera infra earn basali, macula costali brunnea albo eincta, ciliis 

 sordide albis. 

 $ mari similis, sed supra alis pallidioribus : subtus linea discali magis distincta, linea longitudinali vix obvia. 



ffab. Mexico, Jalapa (W. Schaus); Guatemala, Polochic valley (F. D. G. & 0. S.), 

 San Geronimo, Duefias (Champion), Coban (Von Turckheim); Costa Rica, Cache 

 (Bogers) ; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui ( Arce, Bibbe, Champion), Calobre (Arce), Taboga 

 Isl. (G. Mathew). — South Ameeica, Colombia to the Amazons valley 1 2 , Jamaica. 



Except that the Central- American specimens are somewhat larger, we observe no 

 difference between them and Amazons examples, whence Hewitson's type was derived. 

 The distribution of the markings of the underside renders this species easy to recognize. 

 It has no near allies. 



Since the above enumeration of the species of Thecla was written Mr. W. Schaus has 

 brought for our inspection the extensive series of Butterflies taken by himself in the 

 environs of Jalapa in the State of Vera Cruz. The species of Thecla number no less 

 than eighty-eight, of which we were at once able to determine eighty-one. A 

 considerable number of these eighty-one species are enumerated in the foregoing 

 pages. Others, of which our account had already been published, will, where neces- 

 sary, be mentioned in our Supplement. There remain seven species for which we 

 have been unable to find names : three of these we think desirable to describe here, and 

 insert figures of them on our 58th Plate ; and one (T. inoa) is already inserted in its 

 place (antea, p. 88). Of the remaining three, more specimens are required before we 

 can determine them satisfactorily — one is allied to that most difficult species T. beon, 

 another, of which there is only a female, is allied to T. celmus, and the third is much 

 broken, but belongs to a beautiful species unknown to us, but apparently allied to 

 T. m-album. 



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