THECLA. 117 



costal margin. Posterior wing with one spot of scarlet and one spot of gold-green at the 

 base : anal angle with six or seven gold-green spots. 



Exp. 1t£j inch. 



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



Near T. Halesus. 



I 174. Thecla Aufidena, Heivitson. Plate XLVII. <j figs. 213, 214. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant lilac-blue, with the margins (which are very narrow) dark 

 brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the lobe orange. 



Underside dark brown. Both wings crossed obliquely by three equidistant bands of 

 white. Anterior wing with a small spot of orange at its base. Posterior wing with a double 

 band of white near its inner margin : a large conical orange spot between the tails, the lobe 

 black broadly bordered with orange. 



Exp. l^inch. 



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



Nearly allied to T. Battus. On the underside it scarcely differs from Erybathis. 



f 175. Thecla Bassania, Hewitson. Plate XLVII. <j figs. 217, 218. 



Thecla Bassania, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 14. no. 33. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin and more 

 than the apical half dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the costal and inner margins 

 broadly rufous-brown : the outer margin narrow, dark brown. 



Underside rufous-grey or stone-colour. Both wings with two lines of white at the end 

 of the cell : both crossed by a band of rufous-brown bordered on both sides with undulated 

 white lines : both with two submarginal bands of irregular white spots and a line of white. 

 Posterior wing with a band near the base bordered on both sides with white : the lobe and 

 black spot between the tails bordered above with orange. 



Exp. 1-iinch. 



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



176. Thecla Catadupa, Heivitson. Plate XLVII. 6 figs. 219, 220. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant blue, with the outer margins very broadly dark brown. 

 Posterior wing with one broad tail, the anal lobe large. 



Underside grey-brown, darker on the posterior wing. Anterior wing crossed beyond 



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