NO. 1262. iS7jE;Tr AMERICAN B VTTERFLIES—SCHA VS. 409 
costa to vein 2, more inwardly from vein 2 to submedian; brand visible 
through Aving. Secondaries, the outer line placed more outwardl}' 
between 4 and 6, angled on submedian; a marginal red spot and ])lack 
point between veins 2 and 3, and at anal angle; a terminal dark line 
inwardly shaded with whitish. 
Exjxinse. — Twenty-one millimeters. 
Habitat. — Jalapa, Mexico. 
Tijpe.-^o. 5924, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA ATRANA, new species. 
Dtagnofiis. — Male. — Wings brown. Secondaries, a broad marginal 
fulvous band from inner margin to vein 5. Underneath pale grayish 
brown; a terminal dark line. Primaries, three outer spots from veins 
2 to 5 brown, outwardly shaded with white. Secondaries, a black, 
partly lunular outer line outwardh" edged with white, inwardly broadlj^ 
shaded with vermilion red; subterminal, black, lunular, outwardh^ 
curved, inwardh" shaded with white, and broadly followed by vermil- 
ion I'ed reaching extreme margin at veins, leaving terminal brownish 
lunules, this extending from vein 5 to inner margin; a terminal black 
line. 
Expani<(i. — Twenty-one millimeters. 
Ilahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 
Tij2)e.—^o. 5925, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA TALAMA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings black. Secondaries faintly tinged with dark l)lue; 
a terminal white line beloAV vein 4; a white spot on inner margin just 
above angle. Underneath, pale grayish brown; a dark discocellular 
streak, outwardh^ edged with buff. Primaries, a straight, dark brown, 
outer line from costa to vein 2, outwardly edged with whitish; a darker 
subterminal shade, inwardly shaded with buff'. Secondaries, outer line 
dark red edged with black and then white, outwardly oblique from 
costa to vein 7, then straight to vein 4, inwardly dentate below vein 3, 
and below 2, outwardly dentate on submedian; subterminal shade 
darker brown, shaded with whitish from costa to vein 4, then black, 
close to outer line to inner margin, followed by red at anal angle, 
between 2 and 3 and close above 3; an anal black spot; a black space 
irrorated with white below vein 2; a black, marginal point between 2 
and 3; a terminal black line inwardly edged with white. 
E,c2Xinse. — Seventeen millimeters. 
i7(^/J^te?'.— Petropolis, Brazil. 
Type.—lso. 5926, U.S.N.M. 
