122 DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



margin to the first median nervure : the discal spot large and of two colours, black within the 

 cell, rufous beyond it. Posterior wing with one tail, lilac-blue, the apex rufous-brown. 



Underside pale rufous-brown. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by an indistinct 

 band of white bordered inwardly with brown. Posterior wing with a submarginal band of very 

 indistinct brown spots bordered on both sides with white : the lobe black bordered above 

 with orange : an orange spot at the base of the tail marked with black. 



Female. — Grey. Anterior wing, with the costal margin and more than the 

 outer half rufous-brown. Posterior wing with the outer margin rufous-brown. On the 

 underside like the male, but more rufous. 



Exp. tf^tolfL, ? l^inch. 



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



One of my specimens is without the black part of the discal spot, and has the other half 

 paler and more distinct. It varies much in size. 



187. Thecla Tiasa, Hewitson. Plate XL VIII. ? figs. 229, 230. 



Upperside. Female. — Rufous-brown. Posterior wing with two tails and a submarginal 

 line of white : the lobe scarlet. 



Underside rufous. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of brown bordered 

 outwardly with white, with an unusual bend at the middle of the posterior wing, and end- 

 ing above the anal angle in a semicircle : both with a very indistinct submarginal band 

 of brown : the lobe and a triangular black spot between the tails broadly bordered above with 

 scarlet : a submarginal white line, the margin black. 



Exp. lyL inch. 



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



188. Thecla Thestia, Hewitson. Plate XLVIII. ? figs. 231, 232. 



Upperside. Female. — Rufous-brown, with the basal half of both wings grey. Posterior 

 wing with two tails, and a submarginal white line : the lobe scarlet. 



Underside rufous. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by two bands of brown : the 

 first band, which is much broken on the posterior wing, bordered outwardly with white, the 

 submarginal baud bordered inwardly with white : the lobe bordered above with scarlet : a 

 large conical spot between the tails (which is marked by a triangular black spot), and a large 

 spot outside of this, scarlet, the space between it and the lobe (which is grey) bordered above 

 with scarlet : a submarginal white line. 



Exp. 1^ inch. 



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



