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vein 2 to inner margin before tornus. Hind wing all blue except 

 costal area just encroaching on cell, then above vein 6 at margin, 

 A long slender tail at vein 2, short one at 3. Below soft light gray. 

 Fore wing with large area of rough scales covered by costal expan- 

 sion of hind wing. An outer broken white line from subcostal to 2. 

 Hind wing with outer Hne white, broken into spots, a large one above 

 vein 7 edged within by black, forming a dentate Une at lb and 2; 

 submarginal Une parallel to the edge, blackish, powdery, in white 

 irrorations, distinct near inner margin; a red spot with black center 

 in interspace 2-3; black powderings on white in lb-2. Expanse, 

 33-35 nun. 



Cotypes.— Two males, No. 15756, U.S.N.M. ; Trinidad River, March, 

 1912 (Busck). 



Apparently near ecameda Hewitson and sichseus Cramer. 



THECLA BURICA, new species. 



Ilale. — Bright blue; fore wing with large stigma in cell black, apex 

 broadly black. Hind wing with a narrow black margm, becoming 

 broad on inner margin. Long slender tail at vein 2. Beneath gray 

 bronzy; fore wing with dark area in cell by transparency; outer line 

 faint, white, dark-edged from subcoastal to 2. Hind wing with outer 

 line irregular, segmented, forming a W at veins lb to 3, white, edged 

 by black within; black and white powderings submarginally from 

 tornus to 3, no red; edge black, preceded by whitish. Expanse, 25 

 mm. 



Type. — Male, No. 15757, U.S.N.M.; Trinidad River, March, 1912 

 (Busck). 



Apparently near to leberna Hewitson. 



THECLA CLIMICLES, new species. 



Male. — Fore whig with costa angled opposite cell; bright blue, 

 shadmg to black at costa and margin. Hind wing blue, costa black 

 to subcostal and 6 and margin narrowly; fringe wliite. A long tail 

 at vein 2, short one at 3. Below wliite, scarcely gray tinted; fore 

 whig with faint dusky outer Hne to vem 2. Hind wing with outer 

 line angularly crenulate, faint, forming no W; submarginal line famt 

 dusky, crenulate; a small red-edged black dot in interspace 2-3 and 

 dot at tornus. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Type.—UdXe, No, 15758, U.S.N.M.; Taboga Island, February, 1912 

 (Busck). 



Resembles dindymus Cramer. 



THECLA POSETTA, new species. 



Fore wing angled opposite base of cell; black, shaded with lUacine 

 blue over base to beyond middle. Hmd wing blue shaded, except 

 along margin; red scales and white dot at tornus. Below brownish 

 gray; fore whig with the outer broad rusty brown band from costa 

 to vem 2, runnuig close beyond cell. Hind wing with sunilar broad 



