THECLA. 77 



25. Thecla Venulius. 



Papilio Venulius, Cramer, pi. 243. f. G. 

 Polyommatus Venulius, Godart, Ene. Mith. p. 621. 

 Thecla Venulius, Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 483. 



This species ought to have been placed next to T. Telemus. 

 t) 26. Thecla Acmon. 



(J . Papilio Acmon, Cramer, pi. 51. f. C, D. Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 70. 

 Polyommatus Acmon, Godart, Ene. Mith. p. 624. 

 Thecla Acmon, Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 4S4. 



5 . Papilio Hemon, Cramer, pi. 20. f. D, E. Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 67. 

 Polyommatus Hemon, Godart, Ene. Mith. p. 624. 

 Thecla Hemon, Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 484. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from the Amazon (Para) . 



27. Thecla Laudonia, Hewitson. Plate XLV. S figs. 191, 192. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant glossy blue, the outer margin and fringe dark brown, 

 narrow. Anterior wing with the apex rather broadly brown : the discal spot, which is oval 

 and of the same colour as the wing (with the exception of a few rufous scales), is only seen 

 when in a favourable light. Posterior wing with one tail. 



Underside dark green ; grey on the inner margin of the anterior wing. Anterior wing 

 crossed beyond the middle by a band of pale green linear spots broadly bordered inwardly with 

 brown : a submarginal band of brown. Posterior wing with two transverse bands : one near 

 the middle, of pale blue-green spots, commencing near the costal margin by a large black spot 

 and bordered with brown ; the other brown bordered inwardly near the anal angle with green : 

 the anal angle dark brown, irrorated with green : the lobe black bordered above with blue : 

 the margin black, with a submarginal line of green. 



Exp. 1| inch. 



In the Collection of H. W. Bates, from the Amazon. 



This can scarcely be a variety of T. Acmon, from which it does not differ on the underside ; 

 whilst Acmon is of a dull green-blue with a large undefined discal brown spot, this is as bril- 

 liant as a Morpho. The apex of this species is brown, Acmon is without it. 



28. Thecla Nautes. 



Papilio Nautes, Cramer, pi. 233. f. F, G. 

 Polyommatus Nautes, Godart, Ene. Mith. p. 625. 

 Thecla Nautes, Westwood, Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 484. 



Female of a uniform pale brown on both sides. The posterior wing on the underside 

 marked as in the male. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from the Amazon. 



