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Thecla maraches, sp. nov. 

 c? . XJppei' side rich dark piirple blue, with a greyish tinge ; apex and 

 termen of fore-wing dull black. Hind-wing : costa bi'oadly, ternien narrowly, 

 dull ]:)lack ; dorsmu grey. Cilia of both wings black ; a white ante-ciliary line 

 between veins 1 and 2 on hind-wing. Tails black with white ti^js. Under side 

 smoky brown ; both wings crossed by prominent irregular dark-bordered pale 

 blue lines, the innermost of which on the hind-wing is angled to the dorsum. 

 Between veins 2 and 3 on the hind-wing is a prominent crescent-shaped red 

 patch surrounding a black dot, and beyond this towards the dorsum is an 

 elongated v- shaped red marking, which, together with the crescent-shaped 

 patch, are inwardly edged with black and then white. A subterminal row of 

 blue shades and a terminal white line. Cilia of both wings brown. Abdomen 

 black a])ove, pale Ijeueath. Legs black, with white spots. Palpi black, inter- 

 spersed with white hairs below. Expanse, 35 mm. 



Hab.: E. Ecuador, Banos, Eio Pastaza, 5000-7000 ft. (M. G. 

 Palmer). Type : Mus. Druce. 



Somewhat like T. sala, Hew., but darker above, and the position 

 of the pale lines below is quite different. There are no brands. 



Thecla fassli, sp. nov. 

 (J . Allied to T. loxurina, Feld., from which it differs on the upper side by 

 the fore-wing being darker in shade, and by the hind-wing, excepting over the 

 basal area, being of a warm chestnut-brown. Cilia of both wings chestnut- 

 brown. The hind- wing is decidely more elongate and the lobe is less pro- 

 nounced. Expanse, 39 mm. 



Hab.: Colombia, Monte Socorro, 3800 metres (A. H. Fassl). 

 Type : Mus. Druce. 



Thecla orocana, sp. nov. 

 (? . Upper side shining lustrous blue with a greenish tinge. Allied to 

 T. orobia, Hew., from which it differs by the much broader black apex and 

 termen to the fore-wing, and by the veins traversing the blue areas being 

 covered with blue scales, not black as in T. orobia. Under side : the fore-wing 

 differs from that of T. orobia in having a pale purplish-brown costal patch 

 extending from just beyond the end of the cell nearly to the apex and minute 

 blvie dots in cells 2 and 3 only. On the hind-wing the crescent-shaped band of 

 black-encircled blue dots is much less prominent, and there are scarcely any 

 metallic green scales towards the anal angle. There is no tail on vein 2 as in 

 T. orobia. Abdomen blue above, pale brown below. Antennae white-ringed. 

 Palpi brown, inwardly bearing interspersed whitish hairs. Legs brown, with a 

 few white spots. Expanse, 46 mm. 



Hab. : E. Peru, El Porvenir, 900 metres. Type : Mus. Druce. 

 The black veins and tail of T. orobia at once distinguish it from 

 the insect described above. 



