THECLA. 153 



at the end of the cell (bifid on the posterior wing) ; both with a submarginal band of 

 brown spots broadly bordered inwardly with white. Anterior wing crossed much beyond 

 the middle by a hexafid band bordered on both sides with brown and outwardly with 

 white. Posterior wing with a small spot near the base : crossed before the middle by a 

 band of spots (two of which are large), and at the middle by a second band of brown spots, 

 bordered on both sides with darker brown : the lobe and the spot between the tails black, 

 crowned with orange : the outer margin black, bordered on both sides with white. 



Female like the male, except that the blue of the upperside is of a different 

 tint, and that the underside is more rufous. 



Exp. $ to 1 1 inch. 



In the Collections of W. C. Hewitson and H. W. Bates, from Brazil. 



This group of butterflies varies very much in size, as is shown by fig. 399, which differs in 

 no other way from the larger examples. 



267. Thecla Ziba. Plate LXI. s figs. 404, 405. 



Thecla Ziba, Hewitson, Descr. of Lyccenidw, p. 26, 1868. 

 Thecla Thulia, Hewitson, 1. e. p. 28. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark grey-brown. Anterior wing with a large discal spot within 

 the cell : irrorated with pale blue on the submedian nervure. Posterior wing with two tails : 

 two spots of black at the base of the tails bordered below by a line of pale blue. 



Underside cinereous. Both wings with a submarginal series of brown spots bordered 

 above and below with white, the outer margin rufous. Anterior wing crossed beyond the 

 middle by a twice broken rufous band bordered outwardly by black and white, the loiver seg- 

 ment of the said band sometimes considerably nearer the base than the others. Posterior wing 

 with two rufous spots before the middle : crossed a little beyond the middle by a broken rufous 

 band bordered outwardly by black and white, and commencing at the costal margin by two 

 isolated spots : the lobe and spot between the tails black, crowned with orange. 



Female like the male, except that the spot between the tails on the upper- 

 side is crowned with orange, and has on each side of it brown spots bordered with white. 



Exp. fg- to l^u inch. 



In the Collections of W. C. Hewitson and H. W. Bates, from Guatemala, Brazil, and the 

 Amazon. 



In distinguishing from each other the many species of Amblypodia I made great use of the 

 band which crosses the anterior wing on the underside, and found that I could place reliance 

 in its form (because accompanied by other traits of character) as a good specific test. I fear 

 that in this group it is variable and of less value, and doubt whether the present species, 



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