It is wholly of a pale red ground color on the upper surface, 

 except the base of secondaries, which are cream white. The 

 markings are as usual, but with very little black. 



2^1?. Southern Nevada. Wheeler Expd'n. 



Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 



Thecla citima. n. var. 



A peculiar form of T. crysahis, Edw., in which the orange 

 blotches at the inner angle of the primaries, and the anal angle 

 of secondaries are all obsolete, or at best, very faintly indicated, 

 The whole of the upper surface, therefore, being purple and black. 

 The ground color of the underside is ash grey, instead of fawn 

 color, and the markings are all much less pronounced than in T. 

 crysahis, the orange points of both primaries and secondaries 

 being almost wanting. 



I ?. Mt. Nebo. Utah. Mr. J. D. Putnam. 



I ? . S. W. Colorado. H. K. Morrison. 



Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards. B. Neumoegen. 



Thecla spadix. n. sp. 



Size of T. Putnami, and allied to that species. Upper side, 

 dull mouse color, darkest at the base, with a large chestnut shade 

 on primaries, and entirely without other markings. Beneath, the 

 usual bands on primaries are utterly obliterated. On the second- 

 aries is a very faint sub-median band irregularly broken, and an 

 equally faint discal spot. The marginal band is also indistinct. 

 The lunules of the anal angle are dull brown, enclosing 3 patches 

 of black and white scales. There is no trace of either yellow or 

 blue. The abdominal hairs are grayish white. 



Exp. wings, 1. 00 inch. 



2 ? . Tehachepi Pass. S. California. R. H. Stretch. 



Thecla nelsonl Bdv. n. van exolcta 



1 distinguish under this name a form of T. Nelsoni, in which 

 the whole of the lower surface is dull chestnut brown, with the 

 marginal lunules of the secondaries exceedingly indistinct. The 

 narrow white median band of secondaries, and the sub-marginal 

 band of primaries are entirely wanting. In all other respects it 

 resembles the typical form. 



2 ? . Big Trees, Calaveras Co., Cal. 

 Types. Coll. Hy. Edwards. 

 Thecla muiri. Hy. Edw. n. sp. 



Allied to T. Nclsoni, Bdv., but undoubtedly distinct. It is 

 smaller, with the apices of the wing not much produced. The 

 general color is darker than that of T. Nelsoni, and the fringes 

 are concolorous with the wings, instead of white. Beneath, on 

 primaries, is a very distinct, sub-marginal white band, perfectly 

 straight, and not curved from the costa, as in T. Nelsoni. It is 

 also placed very much closer to the margin of the wing. The 

 secondaries are blackish brown and not chestnut, as in T. Nelsoni, 



