82 DIURNAL LEPEDOPTERA. 



49. Thecla Ahola, Hewitson. Plate XXXV. 6 figs. 73, 74. 



Upperside. Male. — Glossy blue. Anterior wing with the apical half dark brown. 

 Posterior wing with the apex rufous-brown. 



Underside pale brown. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle by two lines of white. 

 Posterior wing marked near the base and at the end of the cell by lines of white : crossed at the 

 middle by a zigzag line, near the margin by several spots, and at the outer margin by a line 

 all white : anal angle with one tad, marked (at the lobe and outside of the lobe) by two spots 

 of orange bordered with black. 



Exp. 1^% inch. 



In the Collections of the British Museum and W. C. Hewitson, from Mexico and New 

 Granada. 



50. Thecla Aholiba, Hewitson. Plate XXXV. <3 figs. 76, 77. 



Upperside. Male. — Cerulean blue. Anterior wing with the apical half dark brown. 

 Posterior wing with the outer margin brown : the anal angle with two tails (one very short) 

 marked at their base by two black spots. 



Underside dark rufous-brown. Anterior wing with a line at the end of the cell and 

 a transverse line beyond the middle, white. Posterior wing crossed at and beyond the middle 

 by three broken lines of white : the anal angle marked by three lunular scarlet spots bordered 

 with black. 



Exp. 1^ inch. 



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



51. Thecla Tema, Hewitson. Plate XXXV. tf fig. 75. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark brown. Anterior wing irrorated with blue near its inner 

 margin. Posterior wing with its centre blue. 



Underside dark brown. Each wing crossed by two lines of white : on the anterior wing 

 straight at and beyond the middle, on the posterior wing zigzag before and after the middle. 

 Both wings with two submarginal indistinct white lines. Posterior wing with one tail : the 

 anal angle marked by two spots of scarlet bordered with black. 



Exp. IS. inch. 



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



52. Thecla Halesus. 



J . Papilio Halesus, Cramer, pi. 98. f. B, 0. Fabricius, Mant. Ins. ii. p. 67. 



d , ? . Polyommatus Halesus, Godart, Enc. Afeth. p. 626. 



<3 , 2- Thecla Halesus, Boisduval Sf Leeonte, Lep. Amir. Sept. pi. 25. f. 1, 2, 3. Westwood, Gen. Diurn. 



Lep. p. 483. 

 J . Atlides Dolichos, Hubner, Zutr. f. 219, 220. 



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



