THECLA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 791 



84. Odinus-Gioup. 



Th. odinus Godm. d- Salv. (157e) is undoubtedly closely allied to ((holiha (157 d). Above lustrous odiiius. 

 sky-blue, broadly margined in brownisb-black with a blue submarginal line in the anal part of the hindwing. 

 Beneath the forewings are marked as in ahoJiha, only the postdiseal line is more undulate and in the light inner- 

 marginal area beneath the lower median vein it turns back with a distally open, obtuse angle. The hindwings 

 are likewise alike, but more irregularly marked, the light -blue lines thicker and more luminous; at the costal 

 angle of the hindwing there is often <ome red-brown dusting. Panama to Colombia 



85. Corolena-Group. 



Th. corolena Hew. (152 k) is above deep violet, with a broad black apex and distal margin and a mrolcna. 

 small light-grey scent-spot in the cell. Beneath deep purple-brown, the forewings unmarked, the hindwings 

 with the postdiseal and submarginal lines being brought very near to each other and very near to the border; 

 the former consisting of white, proximally black, small streak-spots, the latter of dark lunae bordered on both 

 sides by white dusting. Abdomen beneath yellowish white. Guiana. 



Th, viola sp. nov. (157e) is very similar, above deep jiurjile-violet, so that the dark apex scarcely r'loln. 

 contrasts with it. differing by a very large double scent-s])ot. the proximal portion at the cell-end deep blackish- 

 brown, the distal part greenish slate-grey; in the anal lobe a large red spot. Beneath similarly greasy lustrous 

 lilac-brownish-grey, marked just the same on the hindwings, but with a much smaller red spot of the tail and 

 also on the forewings a postdiseal line forming an angle inward below the lower median vein in the lightei' grey 

 inner-marginal area. Abdomen beneath white. Anuvzon. 



Th. guapila Schs. ( b57 e) differs above by a much purer metallic blue, a considerably smaller scent-spot (jiKipild. 

 the proximal part of which is small, black, the distal part being oval and brownish; in the anal lobe no red. 

 Beneath slate-grey, on the forewings tjie postdiseal line extends only as far as the lower median vein, on the 

 hindwings it is displaced more inward, otherwise of the same shape. Abdomen beneath yellowish-white. Costa 

 Rica. 



86. Galliena-Giouj). 



Th. galliena Heir, (157 e) is above deep indigo-blue with moderately l)road black margins and a red (laU'xiui. 

 anal spot of the hindwing. Beneath dark red-brown, the postdiseal lines placed near the border, darker brown, 

 with a fine, white, distal tinge, on the forewings, however, but very little; the sidimarginal line less distinct, 

 darker brown; between the tails a deep red spot pupilled in l)lack; between it and the black anal spot a white- 

 dusted spot. Distinguished from the species of the preceding group merely by the absence of the .scent-spot. 

 Nicaragua to Brazil. 



Th. nisaee Godm. d- Salv. (154 e) is very similar, but above violettish purple-blue, beneath the sub- nisair. 

 marginal line of the hindwing has a whitish tinge analwards. Panama to C'olombia and Bolivia. 



Th. lophis Drc. (157 e) differs from nisaee by a more metallic, pmer lilue and a more broadly black /o/i/h'.v. 

 apex of the forewing. Beneath easily recognizable by an orange-red spot at the costal base of the forewing. 

 Expanse of wings: 35 nun. Colombia. 



87. Orcidia-fhou]). 



Th. Orcidia Heir. (157f). Above dull indigo-l)hu' with a iiarrow black margin and a small red anal on-iirm. 

 spot, beneath light brown, the base, the ))roximal margin of the hindwing, and two broad postdiseal bands 

 dark-brown. On both wings are indistinct doutde cell-end-stieaks; the ))ostdiscals are situate at the proximal 

 edge of the lu'own bands, copper-red, on botii sides bordered by black and on the hindwings distally yet by 

 white; at the border are darker sidnnarginal lunae and spots, at the aiud angle 2 narrow red crescents. The 

 width of the red postdiseal varies, it may also be absent altogether. Occurring from Mexico to Brazil. 



Th. myrsina Heir. (157 f) is above just the same, beneath the basal spot is more sharply defined, the mi/rsinn. 

 postdiseal lies on the forewings outside the brown median band, on the hindwings in.sidc, without the red bordei- 

 ing; on the forewing it is displaced far inward behn\- the lower median vein. Nicaragua to Colombia. 



Th. tabena Godm. d- Salv. (157 f) looks lieneath like tnyr.sina. but above it is one-cohnn'cd bro^\■^. lnhtiia. 

 From Mexico and Guatenuila. 



Th. tarpa Godm. d- Salv. (157 e) resembles tahenn and is above brown like it, but it is considerably larjia. 

 smaller and has beneath a white discal line, also the distal margin of the forewing is whitish. Mexico. 



Th. taminella Schs. is above one-coloured brown with an cn-ange anal spot, beneath very much likc^ lanihirUa. 

 tabena, the light band yellowish-white, the brown band behind it di.stally bordered by white, on the forewings 



