THECLA. 131 



inner band rufous, commencing on the costal margin of the posterior wing by a round spot, 

 and deeply arched towards the inner margin ; the outer band brown, undulated on the 

 posterior wing. Posterior wing with two tails. Anal angle with two rufous-orange spots, 

 each marked with dark brown. 



Exp. ljL. inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Rio de Janeiro. 



212. Tliecla Ledaaa, Heivitson. Plate LII. figs. 293, 294. 

 Thecla Lectea, Heivitson, Descr. of Tliecla, p. 8. no 19. 



Upperside grey-blue. Anterior wing dark brown : blue from the middle to the inner 

 margin. Posterior wing with two tails : the costal margin and apex brown : the lobe, which 

 is crowned with white, the spot between the tails, and a spot between them, dark brown. 



Underside stone-colour tinted with yellow. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by 

 a band of rufous-brown bordered outwardly with white, commencing on the posterior wing by 

 a single spot scarcely separate from the rest. Both wings with a short submarginal brown 

 band. Posterior wing with the anal angle broadly orange, the lobe (which is crowned with 

 white) and the spot between the tails black, the space between them brown irrorated with 

 white. 



Exp. l^j inch. 



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



213. Thecla Tegsea, Hewitson. Plate LIV. d figs. 308, 309. 

 Tliecla Tega:a, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 2. no. 5. 



Upperside. Male. — Rufous-brown. Anterior wing with the discal spot dark brown, 

 oval, bordered with darker browni than the rest of the wing ; an orange spot near the anal 

 angle. Posterior wing with the outer margin broadly orange. 



Underside pale, rufous. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of dark brown 

 spots bordered outwardly with white (broadly white near the inner margin of the posterior 

 wing), commencing on the costal margin of the posterior wing by a round black spot ; the anal 

 angle orange extending near the outer margin to beyond the middle : some submarginal 

 brown spots bordered on both sides with white. 



Exp. lJLinch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



Published April 1869. 



