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reddish. Primaries, a slig-htly oblique dark brown outer line from 
costa to vein 2, inwardly shaded with reddish secondaries; a fine dark 
inner line, interrupted, not reaching inner marg'in; the outer line dark 
red, nearly straight from costa to vein 4, then irregular and angled 
near inner margin; a red marginal point between veins 2 and 3; a 
small red anal spot and a reddish line shaded with black along inner 
margin to outer line. 
Expanse. — Twenty-six millimeters. 
Hahitat.Sixo Paulo, southeast Brazil. 
Type.— Ho. 5921, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA XOREMA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Male. — Primaries, dull metallic blue in cell posteriorly, 
and below it along vein 2 to near outer margin, otherwise black. 
Secondaries, dull metallic blue; the costa broadly, the outer margin 
narrowly blackish; a terminal deep black line. Underneath gray; a 
terminal black line; a subterminal row of dark gray spots between the 
veins; a dark discocellular streak; the outer line black, inwardly 
shaded with red. Primaries, the outer line wavy from costa to vein 5, 
then straight to vein 2. Secondaries, the outer line broken into spots, 
those above costa, between 4 and 5 and 2 and 3, placed more outwardly; 
a red marginal spot with a black point between veins 2 and 3; some red 
scales at anal angle. 
Expanse. — Twenty millimeters. 
Ilahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 
Type.—l^o. 5922, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA CARLA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Male. — Wings dark violaceous blue. Primaries, costa, 
apex broadly and outer margin black, the outer margin narrowly black. 
Underneath bright green; fringe reddish brown. Secondaries, a mar- 
ginal red point between veins 2 and 3; a faint irregular reddish outer 
line; fringe black and white at anal angle. Secondaries, evenly 
rounded without tails. 
Expanse.- — Nineteen millimeters. 
Habitat. — Colombia. 
Type.— Ho. 5923, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA NUGAR, new species. 
Diagjiosis. — Male. — Primaries, a small oval light brown brand at end 
of cell anteriorly; wing dark brown. Secondaries, violaceous metallic 
blue; the costal margin very broadly dark brown; a terminal dark line; 
a red spot at anal angle; a white marginal line between vein 2 and 
anal spot. Underneath graj"; a subterminal brownish shade; an outer 
brownish line outwardly shaded with white. Primaries, outer line from 
