88 DIUKNAL LEPIDOPTEEA. 



half rufous-brown : a black spot at the end of the cell. Posterior wing with one tail : the 

 outer margin dark brown : the fringe broad and white. 



Underside white. Anterior wing crossed by three bands of pale rufous-brown. Poste- 

 rior wing with the base, four bands, and the outer margin pale rufous-brown. 



Exp. 1-^ inch. 



In the Collection of W. W. Saunders, from Mexico. 



74. Thecla Spurius. 



Pseudolycaena Spurius, Felder, Reise der Novara, pi. 31. f. 23, 24. 



75. Thecla Dolylas. 



Papilio Dolylas, Cramer, pi. 111. f. B, C. 

 Polyommatus Dolylas, Godart, Enc. Meih. p. 630. 

 Thecla Dolylas, Westivood, Gen. Diurn. Lej>. p. 484. 



In the Collection of H. W. Bates, from the Amazon (Tapajos). 



• 76. Thecla Ellida, Hewitson. Plate XXXIV. figs. <$ 62, 63, $ 64. 



Upperside. Male. — Cerulean blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin and apical half 

 dark brown : a black spot at the end of the cell. Posterior wing with the outer margin and 

 three spots near the base of the one tail dark brown. 



Underside. Anterior wing white, with the outer margin broadly rufous : crossed by four 

 bands of dark rufous-brown : the third band with its centre white. Posterior wing rufous, 

 irrorated near the costal margin with white : the base dark brown bordered with white : 

 crossed beyond the middle by two linear bands of brown : a line of white at the middle of 

 the inner margin. 



Female like the male, except that the uppersidc is thickly irrorated with 

 pale blue towards the inner margin of both wings and that the base of the posterior wing on the 

 underside is marked by a rufous band instead of the basal triangular spot. 



Exp. l^j inch. 



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



77. Thecla Malina, Hewitson. Plate XXXIV. J figs. 69, 70. 



Upperside. Male. — Cerulean blue, the margins broadly brown. Anterior wing with a 

 large dark brown discoidal spot. Posterior wing with one tail. 



Underside rufous. Anterior wing with three bands and a spot at the end of the cell 

 rufous-brown. Posterior wing crossed by four rufous-brown bands. 



Exp. 1-jSj inch. 



In the Collection of W. W. Saunders, from Brazil. 



