THECLA. 139 



Underside pale warm grey or stone-colour. Both wings crossed by two submarginal 

 bands of brown spots. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle by a dark red-brown band. 

 Posterior wing crossed before the middle by a band of five brick-red separate spots bordered 

 with dark brown : the first, third, and fourth large, the second small, the fifth triangular : the 

 lobe and usual spot black. 



Exp. -^ inch. 



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



232. Thecla Petilla. Plate LV. <$ figs. 332, 333. 



Thecla Petilla, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 20. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark brown. Anterior wing blue from the base to the middle of 

 the inner margin. Posterior wing with two tads : glossy green-blue : the outer margin dark 

 brown, narrow. 



Underside pale grey or stone-colour tinted with carmine. Anterior wing crossed beyond 

 the middle by a narrow rufous band bordered outwardly first with brown then with white, 

 commencing on the costal margin by an isolated spot, the spot at the middle of the band pro- 

 jecting outwards more than the others : a submarginal band of brown spots bordered with 

 white. Posterior wing crossed at the middle by seven blood-red spots bordered outwardly 

 with black and white : the first spot on the costal margin below the others, the second, the 

 third (which is shorter than the other two), and fourth touching : a submarginal series of pale 

 brown spots broadly bordered by white : the anal angle and a spot between the tails blood-red. 



Exp. 1 T V inch. 



In the Collection of H. W. Bates, from the Amazon. 



233. Thecla Philiima. Plate LV. 6 figs. 334, 335. 

 Thecla Philinna, Hewitson, Descr. of Thecla, p. 19. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark brown. Anterior wing with the basal half (except the costal 

 margin which is brown) dull blue : the discal spot large, pale, in two parts, partly within the 

 cell. Posterior wing with two tails : the apex and outer margin which is narrow, dark brown : 

 the lobe scarlet. 



Underside grey or stone-colour. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of 

 brick-red spots bordered outwardly first with black and then with white, the band of the 

 anterior wing becoming broader as it approaches the anal angle : the band of the posterior 

 wing consisting of six spots, three large and red bordered with brown first and then with white, 

 three smaller spots, which are brown, bordered with white : both wings with a band of pale 

 brown spots bordered above with white, near the outer margin. Posterior wing with a 



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