NO. 2050. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE—DYAR. 151 



band forming the inner edge of a white Ime that becomes a blunt 

 W at veins lb to 3, the dark edge of the inner limb narrow; submar- 

 ginal line dusky, parallel to edge of wing; a red spot with black center 

 in interspace 2-3; black patch on tornus preceded by white, then a 

 red bar. Expanse, 27 mm. 



Type.— yLsilQ, No. 15759, U.S.N.M.; Porto Bello ,April, 1912 

 (Busck). 



Resembles ecbatania Hewitson. 



THECLA CALLIDES, new species. 



Brown-gray; fore wing uniform; hind wmg slightly whitish bordered 

 toward margin with red patch in interspace 2-3 and tornus and 

 black one between; termen with white interlined with black. A long 

 tan at vein 2, short one at 3, black, white-tipped. Below gray, 

 slightly coppery; fore wing with white segmented outer line from 

 costa to vein 2, preceded by a red border; subterminal line dusky, 

 segmented. Hind wing with white outer line segmented, dislocated 

 on vein 4, forming a W from 3 to margin, preceded by a rather broad 

 red band; submargmal Ihie dusky, forming an arc over a large red 

 spot in interspace 2-3, red-edged next to tornus; black pupil in red 

 spot placed outwardly; a black spot at tornus; black powdering 

 between. Terminal Ime black, preceded by whitish. Expanse, 21 

 mm. 



Cotypes. — Two females. No. 15760, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, April, 

 1912 (Busck); Trinidad River, March, 1912 (Busck). 



Resembles sangala Hewitson. Possibly it is the female of xeneta 

 Hewitson. 



THECLA HERALDICA, new species. 



Black; fore wing with blue tint at base; hind wing with large 

 shinmg blue area occupying aU but broad costal and mner areas and 

 narrow outer margin. Tail at vein 2 filiform. Below gray, lighter 

 on marginal area; fore wing with outer line from costa to vehi 1, in- 

 angled in submedian, white, reddish gray within. Hind wmg with 

 a similar line, dislocated on vein 4, forming a shallow W between 

 vein 3 and margin, with more red scales m the dark edge than on 

 fore wing; a red spot with black center in mterspace 2-3; red at 

 tornus; terminal Ime black, preceded by white. Expanse, 20 mm. 



Type.—'No. 15761, U.S.N.M.; Porto Bello, April, 1912 (Busck). 



Resembles Tiycara Hewitson. 



THECLA MESCA, new species. 



Grayish black. Hind wing with red crescent before a black spot 

 in interspace 2-3, preceded and followed by clouded white crescents; 

 a small red patch at tornus; terminal line black, preceded by white. 

 Below whitish gray. Fore wing with outer line from costa to vein 2, 

 white, preceded by gray; submarginal line clouded, segmented, dusky. 

 Hind wing with mesial liae white, preceded by reddish gray, seg- 



