ILLUSTRATIONS OF UNFIGURED LEPIDOPTERA. 3 



of lighter spots in interspaces. Inside of this, toward the base of the wing, is a 

 band of brown extending from the upper angle downward, and swinging across 

 the wing to the anal angle parallel to hind margin. Still nearer the base, bor- 

 dering this brown band, a darker band runs across the wing horizontally, turning 

 upward to the costa well outside the discoidal space. The discoidal space and 

 the area surrounding it is transparent, slightly dusted with brown scales. The 

 nervures and nervules are brown. 



The under side of both wings is the same as upper surface, except that the 

 interspacial light spots along the hind margins are more distinct, being very 

 prominent on the lower wing. 



Variations. — The sixty specimens in my collection show no varia- 

 tion in size. The markings are identical in shape and location, but 

 show considerable variation in their density and tendency to suffusion. 

 The typical specimen above described is a fair average. Two figures 

 are given to show variation. 



Thecla maidie A. G. Weeks, Jr.^ 

 {Plate HI, Figure /.) 

 Habitat: Suapure, Venezuela. Expanse: i.i cinches. 



Female. — Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen above, dark mouse color ; be- 

 neath, light mouse color. Antennas black, with white annulation at base of 

 each joint. Club black, with tawny tip. Legs light mouse color, with white 

 annulations. 



Upper side of fore wing dark mouse color. The basal area slightly blue. 



Upper side of hind wing dark mouse color. Basal area light blue, dusted 

 with mouse-colored scales, shading off to mouse color toward upper angle and 

 hind margin. From the lower submedian nervule extends a delicate tail one- 

 eighth of an inch long, tipped with white, and above it a similar but shorter 

 tail extending from the submedian nervule. From anal angle a delicate white 

 thread, following contour of hind margin, extends toward upper angle, disap- 

 pearing almost midway. At anal angle is a tawny dot. Inner margin light 

 gray. 



Under side of fore wing light mouse color. A conspicuous dark line bordered 

 with a white thread on outer side extends downwards from near costa to sub- 

 median nervule. The hind marginal area, for one-sixteenth of an inch inward, 

 is somewhat lighter than ground color, and has suggestion of darker half circles 

 in the interspaces. The inner margin is lighter than ground color, gradually 

 shading into it. 



1 Entomological News, Vol. XVII, No. 6, p. 197, June, 1906. 



