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inwardly; submarginal brown spots between the veins. Secondaries 
gray; an irregular brown outer line; large subterminal brown spots 
between the veins, partly bordered with black scales; a terminal dark 
line; some black scales at anal angle. 
Expanse. — Twenty millimeters. 
Habitat. — Nova Friburgo, Brazil. 
Type.—H^o. 5936, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA CHALUMA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Female. — Primaries, basal two-thirds dull violaceous 
blue, otherwise black. Secondaries dull violaceous blue; outer margin 
black; a terminal velvet}^ black line, preceded by a dull whitish shade; 
a single broad long tail. Underneath dull grayish brown. Primaries, 
a dark shade just beyond cell from costa, somewhat curved inwardly 
to vein 4, then straight to 2, partly shaded outwardly with white; a 
broad dark brown subterminal shade to vein 2, a submarginal brown 
shade interrupted by veins. Secondaries, a broad median dark brown 
shade, widest in cell, and containing some bluish white scales below 
vein 5, a narrower outer brown shade outwardh^ toothed on veins; a 
broad terminal brown shade irrogated with grayish scales toward anal 
angle; a black terminal line. 
Expanse. —Thirty-one millimeters. 
Habitat. — St. Catherina, Brazil. 
T\jpe.—^o. 5937, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA TAMINELLA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings above l)lackish brown; a terminal black line, 
preceded on secondaries by a line whitish shade; an orange spot at 
anal angle. Underneath, base brown, followed by a broad creamy 
white band, outwardly angled below vein 2, and again followed h\ a 
broad brown space, limited by a white outer line which is straight on 
primaries, angular on secondaries below vein 4, where it is also 
inwardly shaded with black; outer magin broadh' light brown; a sul)- 
terminal dark l^rown line preceded bv a broad whitish shade; a ter- 
minal black line preceded by a white line; an orange spot and some 
black scales between veins 2 and 3 on secondaries; a black anal spot, 
geminate and surmounted by orange scales. 
Expanse. — Twenty millimeters. 
Habitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 
Allied to T. tahena Godman and Salvin. 
Type.—^o. 5938, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA RANA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings dark brown; fringe white outwardlj'', dark 
brown at base; a narrow light blue marginal space on secondaries 
from inner margin to vein 4, containing three dark round spots. 
