120 DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



crossed beyond the middle by a band of white spots bordered inwardly with white, commencing 

 on the costal margin by a round spot lower down than the rest : a submarginal band of white 

 spots bordered outwardly with brown : the lobe black, bordered above with scarlet and white : 

 a small orange spot marked with black between the tails, at a distance from the outer margin : 

 a submarginal line of white above the tads. 



Exp. l^inch. 



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



Near to T. punctum, but of different form and colour. 



182. Thecla Voconia, Hewitson. Plate XLIX. 6 figs. 244, 245. 



Upperside. Male. — Glossy steel-blue, with the outer margins brown. Anterior wing 

 with a round discal brown spot. Posterior wing with two tads. 



Underside rufous-brown, tinted with lilac. Both wings crossed beyond the middle 

 by a band of distinct round dark brown spots, curved on the anterior wing, and com- 

 posed of six spots bordered with paler colour, bordered on the posterior wing with white : 

 both with a submarginal band of brown spots scarcely seen on the anterior wing. Posterior 

 wing with the anal angle irrorated with white, the lobe black, the spot between the tails small,, 

 scarlet marked with black, the space between them irrorated with blue. 



Exp. 1-j^y inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



Of the same peculiar colour as T. Stagira, and a good deal like figure 167, but can hardly 

 be another variety of that variable species. 1 do not know the locality. 



183. Thecla Zebina, Hewitson. Plate XLIX. 6 figs. 237, 238. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark brown, with the base of both wings grey. Posterior wing 

 with two tails : the lobe (which has an orange spot) , a spot between the tails, two or three 

 spots outside of this, and the spot between it and the lobe dark brown : a submarginal white 

 line. 



Underside rufous, tinted with lilac. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of 

 white bordered inwardly with brown : both with an indistinct submarginal band : the lobe and 

 a spot near it black bordered above with orange : a lunular orange spot between the tails (at 

 a distance from the outer margin) marked with black. 



Exp. l^j inch. 



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



