THECLA. 119 



179. Thecla Bebrycia, Hewitson. Plate L. $ figs. 258, 259. 

 Thecla Bebrycia, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 13. no. 30. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark grey-brown. Anterior wing with a dark brown discal spot 

 within the cell. Posterior wing with one tail : a conspicuous black spot crowned with orange 

 at the base of the tail, the lobe rufous, the- space between them brown, all bordered below 

 with white : the fringe white. 



Underside rufous-grey or stone-colour, slightly tinted with lilac on the posterior wing. 

 Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of scarlet, slightly bordered outwardly 

 with brown, and more distinctly with white. Posterior wing with the lobe, a spot near it, 

 and the spot at the base of the tail black, bordered above with scarlet : a submarginal line of 

 white : the margin black below these spots. 



Exp. l^j inch. 



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



| 180. Thecla Brescia, Hewitson. Plate L. 6 figs. 260, 261. 

 Thecla Brescia, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 13. no. 31. 



Upperside. Male. — Blue. Anterior wing with the discal spot small, round, pale brown, 

 placed beyond the cell : the costal and outer margins brown. Posterior wing with two tails : 

 costal and inner margins broadly rufous-brown : the outer margin narrow, black : the lobe 

 orange : a small spot of brown between the tails. 



Underside grey or stone-colour, tinted with lilac. Both wings crossed beyond the 

 middle by a band of dark brown bordered outwardly with white : both with a submarginal 

 band of brown, very indistinct on the anterior wing, bordered inwardly with white on the 

 posterior wing : the lobe, the spot between the tails, and part of the space between them black, 

 bordered above with scarlet. 



Exp. l^j-inch. 



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



Very like the last described on the underside, but quite different above. I fear that this is 

 only another variety of T. Stagira, a species which has given me a good deal of trouble. 



181. Thecla Vibidia, Hewitson. Plate XLIX. 6 figs. 242, 243. 



Upperside. Male. — Blue. Anterior wing with the costal and outer margins broadly 

 brown : the discal spot which is within the cell, rufous, oval. Posterior wing with two tails : 

 the outer margin dark brown. 



Underside rufous-brown, darker on the posterior wing. Anterior wing crossed near the 

 apex by a band of very indistinct brown spots bordered with paler colour. Posterior wing 



