NO. 2139. NEW LEPIDOPTERA FROM JifEXlCO—DYAR. 3 



3-4, retracted, forming a blunt W on veins Ic and a submarginal gray 

 line with whitish shadings; a bluish spot at anal angle preceded by 

 white and a spot between veins 2-3. Expanse, 29 mm. 



TyjJe.—^o. 19252, U.S.N.M.; Sierra de Guenwo, Mexico, Jan- 

 uary, 1913 (R. Miiller). 



THECLA SYVEX, new species. 



Fore wing black; shaded with deep blue below cell nearly to 

 margin; a large black stigma m the cell with a fainter area of raised 

 scales beyond it toward costa. Hind wing black at costa, overspread 

 with bright blue below; long tail at vein 2 white-tipped; an area of 

 long scales at anal angle. Below, blackish gray; fore wing with a 

 white band from costa to vein 2, then angled inward across sub- 

 median space; margin washed with white especially on costa half. 

 Hind wing with a central white band that becomes expanded and 

 triplicate across the end of the cell, curved below vein 2 and dislocated 

 twice, but not forming a W. Margin broadly shaded with whitish, 

 relieving small dark submarginal dots above; a red spot with black 

 pupil between veins 2 -3 rather far from margin. A small double red 

 spot at anal angle; a marginal black line relieved by white at anal 

 angle. Expanse, 27 mm. 



Type.— Male, No. 19253, U.S.N.M.; Presidio, Mexico, December, 

 1913 (R. Miiller). 



THECLA MINNILES. new species. 



Black, inner area of fore wing and all of hind wing except inner 

 margin dull dark blue. Hind wing without tails. Below bright 

 green; fore wing broadly gray along the inner area. Hind wing with 

 an outer central line, black within, white without, broken into 

 irregular curved segments, most retracted between veins 3-4 and 

 lc-2; a very faint white line at end of cell; a submarginal red spot 

 between veins 2-3 and one at anal angle, each preceded by a black 

 line, that at anal angle with some white also. Expanse, 20 mm. 



Type. — No. 19254, U.S.N.M.; Sierra de Guerrero, Mexico, July. 

 1913 (R. Miiller). 



Family HESPERHDAE. 



Genus EUDAMUS Swainson. 



EUDAMUS HYSTER, new species. 



Bronzy brown; fore wing with yellow-hyaline spots; one in cell, a 

 large one between veins 2-3, both square and indented, a small one 

 below vein 2, these three in a line; a small one between veins 3-4 and 

 a costo-subapical row of minute confluent dots. Hind wing with 

 short rounded anal prolongation. Below, fore wmg with spots re- 

 peated, the ground diversified with pale lilaceous especially submar- 



