THECLA. 81 



Underside dark brown. Anterior wing with the outer half paler, and crossed by two 

 indistinct bands of still paler colour. Posterior wing with one broad tail, two oblique bands 

 and the outer margin dark brown : the centre of the wing crossed by a curved band of in- 

 distinct white spots : an indistinct submarginal white line. 



Exp. lj^ inch. 



In the Collection of the British Museum, from Venezuela. 



46. Thecla undulata, Hewitson. Plate XXXII. $ figs. 41, 42. 



Upperside. Female.— Both wings from the base to the middle glossy blue, the outer 

 half dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails : a line of white at the anal angle. 



Underside rufous-brown, with a submarginal band of dark brown. Both wings undu- 

 lated with white. Anterior wing crossed by two bands of white. 



Exp. l-£, inch. 



In the Collection of the British Museum, from New Granada. 



47. Thecla Auda, Hewitson. Plate XXXV. ? figs. 78, 79. 



Upperside. Female. — Dull lilac-blue, the outer margins broadly brown. 



Underside rufous-brown. Anterior wing crossed by three lines of white. Posterior 

 wing with one broad tail : crossed by two irregular broken lines of white, followed by a broad 

 band irrorated with white : a submarginal band of dark brown bordered inwardly with white : 

 anal angle with one broad tail, marked at its base by three lunular scarlet spots bordered with 

 black. 



Exp. 1^ inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from New Granada. 



48. Thecla Sala, Hewitson. Plate XXXV. 5 figs. 71, 72. 



Upperside. Male. — Dull lilac-blue. Anterior wing with the margins broadly brown. 

 Posterior wing with the outer margin narrow : anal angle with two tails : the fringe (which is 

 very long) traversed near the base of the tails by a line of white. 



Underside rufous-brown. Each wing crossed by two lines of white, beyond the middle 

 on the anterior wing, before and after the middle on the posterior wing. Posterior wing 

 with two tails (one very short) : the anal angle marked by three lunular spots of orange 

 bordered with black : an indistinct submarginal line of white. 



Female like the male, except that it is violet-blue. 



Exp. l T 2 ff inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from New Granada. 



