NO. 1262. NEW AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES— SCHAUS. 413 
THECLA CONOVERIA, new species. 
Diagnosis.— 2fale. — Primaries, costal margin xqvj convex at base; 
black; dark metallic blue scales at base of cell; space below median 
and vein 2 to near outer margin dark metallic blue; a darker spot at 
end of cell, but not a brand. Secondaries dark metallic blue; costal 
and inner margin broadh" black; outer margin finel}' black; some long- 
black hairs below median and vein 2; tails tipped and margined with 
white; some white hairs on fringe at anal angle. Underneath g'ray. 
Primaries an oblique outer white line from costa to vein 2, inwardh" 
shaded with dark gray; a subterminal white line, slightly curved 
below costa; broken somewhat between the veins, and outwardly shaded 
with dark gray; a terminal dark line and darker fringe. Secondaries, 
a white line at a third from base from vein 8 to median at vein 2; and 
outwardly shaded with darker gray; outer line white nearly straight 
to vein 3, broken on vein 2, and angled below it, inwardly shaded with 
dark gray; subterminal line white, outwardly shaded with dark gray, 
evenh' curved to vein 3, interrupted by the veins; a black anal spot; 
some j^ellow and brown scales on a whitish space between veins 2 and 3 ; 
a dark space irrorated with white below vein 2. 
Expanse. — Twenty -four millimeters. 
Hahitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Tyjje.—^o. 5934, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA CURTIRA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Male. — Primaries, basal half dark violaceous blue; outer 
margin and apex black; a large oval black brand at end of cell. 
Secondaries dark violaceous blue; apex broadly, outer margin nar- 
rowly black. Underneath gv^y. Primaries; a blackish space at base 
below cell; a fine straight brown line beyond cell from veins 7 to 2, 
outwardly shaded with whitish; a submarginal fine brownish shade. 
Secondaries; a fine brownish line, outwardly shaded with white, broken 
at veins 7. 4, and 2; submarginal triangular brown spots shaded with 
white; an orange spot containing outwardly a small black spot between 
veins 2 and 3; a few orange and dark brown scales at anal angle. 
Exixmse. — Twenty-four millimeters. 
Hahitat. — Aroa, Venezuela. 
Allied to T. deinea Hewitson and T. lehena Hewitson. 
Ti/j?e.—m. 5935, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA TELLA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Female. — Wings aVjove blackish brown; some blue 
scales on secondaries below median and vein 2. Underneath, primaries 
brownish gray; a reddish brown outer band from vein 7 to 2, out- 
wardly shaded with white; two brown spots below vein 2, placed more 
