NO. 1262. NEW AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES— 8CHAVS. 421 
.straii^ht to vein 4, broken, starting from the red shade on vein 4, 
oblique to vein 2, then forming- a wide W to inner margin; the sub- 
terminal l)lack, somewhat lunular, outwardh" shaded with red, which 
thickens between veins 2 and 3, and at anal angle, in both places fol- 
lowed by a black spot. There is a dark marginal space below vein 2 
irrorated with white. The female is similar; the red on Secondaries 
below not quite so bright. 
E.fjxmse. — Twenty-two millimeters. 
IlahUat. — Jalapa, Orizaba, Mexico. 
Tiax'.—So. 5952, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA FOSTERA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Female. — Primaries, brown, thinly irrorated with light 
blue on basal half of inner margin; extreme costa orange on basal 
third; fringe gray, whitish at inner angle. Secondaries, light blue ; the 
costal margin broadly brown; three red marginal spots between vein 3 
and inner margin; black marginal points above vein 3 on blue portion; 
a terminal dark line; fringe grayish. Underneath, light gray; a ter- 
minal red line, and line red discocellular streak. Primaries, an outer 
line of red spots from costa to vein 2, the spot between veins 3 and 4 
placed more inwardly; a fine dark graj^ subterminal line. Second- 
aries, a red spot in cell and one above it; an outer row of large red 
spots, forming a broken W at inner margin; a large red spot at anal 
angle; another with a black point between 2 and 3, and a smaller spot 
aboA'e vein 3; a darker gray broken subterminal line; an orange spot 
on head; abdomen banded with pale blue. 
Exjxmse. — Twent^^-nine millimeters. 
Hahitat. — Sao Paulo, southeast Brazil. 
Tijpe.—^o. 5953, U.S.N.M. 
THECLA FARMINA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Feniale. — Primaries, metallic blue, the costa, apex, and 
outer margin black. Secondaries, metallic blue, the fringe long, black, 
divided by a pale line. Underneath, dark graj^; a terminal dark line 
inwardly shaded with white; a broad subterminal whitish and brown 
shade. Primaries, an outer dark red line outwardh" .shaded with black 
and then white from costa to submedium vein. Secondaries, a medium 
dark red line broken into spots, outwardly edged Avith black and then 
with white; the spot from 4 to 6 placed more outwardly; below it, 
from nearer cell, the line curved and angled before inner margin. A 
dark-red spot at anal angle and on margin between veins 2 and 3, both 
followed by a black spot. 
Expanse. — Sixteen millimeters. 
Hahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 
Tij2)e.~^o. 5954, U.S.N.M. 
