THECLA. 133 



Female. — Like the male, except that it is much larger, and has the bauds 

 on the underside of the posterior wing further apart. 

 Exp. S T %, ? l^inch. 

 In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson, from Minas Gerae's. 



217. Thecla Cydrara, Hewitson. Plate LIII. 6 figs. 295, 296. 

 Thecla Cydrara, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 17. no. 38. 



Upperside. Male. — Anterior wing dark brown, the inner margin from the base broadly 

 blue : the discal spot (which is within the cell) dark brown, indistinct. Posterior wing with 

 two tails : green-blue with the costal and inner margins rufous-brown : the outer margin 

 dark brown, narrow : the lobe brown with a fringe of white. 



Underside white. Both wings with a submarginal band of rufous spots. Anterior wing 

 with a large triangular rufous spot at the middle of the costal margin : the fringe rufous. 

 Posterior wing with five subbasal brown spots : crossed at the middle by a band of rufous 

 spots : the lobe black very slightly bordered above with orange-yellow. 



Exp. 1 ~~ inch. 



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



218. Thecla Ufentina, Hewitson. Plate LIII. d figs. 297, 298. 

 Thecla Ufentina, Heivitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 17. no. 39. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant green-blue. Anterior wing with the costal and outer 

 margins very broad, dark brown : the discal spot within the cell. Posterior wing with one tail : 

 the apex and outer margin, which is narrow, dark brown. 



Underside. Anterior wing rufous tinted with lilac : crossed at the middle by a band of 

 white, and by a submarginal band of lunular white spots bordered below with brown. Pos- 

 terior wing with the base of the costal margin, a spot before its middle, a subbasal band of 

 spots, a band of spots at the middle, and a submarginal band of spots chiefly at the apex, all 

 rufous : the lobe black. 



Exp. lJj inch. 



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



219. Thecla Teatea, Hewitson. Plate LIII. ? fig. 299. 

 Thecla Teatea, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 4. no. 9. 



Upperside. Female. — Rufous-brown tinted with grey near the base. Posterior wing 

 with two tails and an anal orange spot. 



Underside rufous. Both wings crossed at and beyond the middle by bands of white : 



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