156 DIUENAL LEPIDOPTEBA. 



within the cell. Posterior wing towards the anal angle cerulean blue, with two tails : three or 

 four black spots near the base of the tails : the lobe rufous. 



Underside stone-colour. Both wings crossed by a submarginal pale brown band, some- 

 times divided into spots, broadly bordered above with white. Anterior wing crossed beyond 

 the middle by a hexafid rufous band bordered outwardly with brown and white. Posterior wing 

 with two or more spots near the base, crossed at the middle by a band of rufous spots bordered 

 with brown and white : the lobe and the spot between the tails black, crowned with orange. 



Female like the male, except that it is without any of the blue on the upper- 

 side, has a lunular orange spot between the tails, and two or three white spots near the outer 

 margin. 



Exp. 1-& to 1-& inch. 



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

 and Columbia. 



I cannot separate the large dark-brown variety from Columbia, of figures 414 and 415, from 

 this species, although the males have the lunular rufous spot at the base of the tails common 

 to the females of this group. 



273. Thecla Ccelebs. Plate LXII. figs. 416, 417. 



Thecla Ccelebs, Herrich-Schaffer, Corresp. Blatt Regensb. xvi. p. 142. 



Upperside rufous-brown : the base and inner margin of the anterior wing to below its 

 middle, and the posterior wing, except the costal margin which is broad, dull grey-blue. 

 Posterior wing with two tails : the lobe and two spots at the base (which are bordered below 

 with white) brown : the fringe rufous. 



Underside rufous. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle by a hexafid band of 

 brown bordered outwardly with white. Posterior wing crossed at the middle by a band of 

 white spots bordered inwardly with black, commencing on the costal margin by an isolated 

 spot : a submarginal band of brown, commencing on the costal margin in a minute white spot : 

 a large orange spot between the tails : the lobe large, black, crowned with pale yellow : the 

 margin black bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. l-r% inch. 



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



I am indebted to Dr. Herrich-Schaffer for the pleasure of possessing and figuring this species. 

 274. Thecla Martialis. Plate LXII. <j figs. 418, 419. 



Thecla Martialis, Herrich-Schaffer, Corresp. Blatt Begensb. xviii. p. 164. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark brown : the inner margin of the anterior wing from the base to 



