160 DIUENAL LEPIDOrTEKA. 



much beyond the middle by a straight baud of five dark brown spots bordered outwardly 

 with white, followed by three lunular white spots. Posterior wing with two subbasal 

 brown spots : crossed at middle by a band of dark brown spots bordered outwardly with 

 white and followed by some lunular white spots : the lobe black crowned with white : the usual 

 black caudal spot bordered with orange. 



Exp. IjV inch. 



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



284. Thecla Limenia. Plate LXIII. $ figs. 431, 432. 

 Thecla Limenia, Hewitson, Descr. of Lyeasnidce, p. 32, 1868. 



Upperside. Female. — Dark rufous-brown : the fringe white. Posterior wing with one 

 tail : the lobe scarlet : two black spots at the base of the tail bordered above with white. 



Underside rufous. Both wings with two submarginal bands of brown spots (indistinct 

 on the anterior wing) bordered inwardly with white. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle 

 by a nearly straight band of six distinct black spots bordered outwardly with white. Posterior 

 wing with three equidistant subbasal black spots bordered with white : crossed at the middle 

 by an irregular band of black commencing on the costal margin by a large black spot circled 

 with white ; the second spot minute : the lobe black, the spot near it also black irroratcd with 

 white : the spot at the base of the tails indistinct, brown, all three broadly bordered above with 

 orange. 



Male like the female, except that it is of a darker colour underneath, and 

 has the discal spot above. 



Exp. l^jj inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Jamaica, St. Domingo, and Cuba. 



For my first specimen of this beautiful species I am indebted to Lieut. Bell, who took 

 it in Jamaica. 



285. Thecla Cydia, Hewitson. Plate LXIII. $ figs. 433, 434. 



Upperside. Female. — Dark brown : the fringe white. Anterior wing irrorated with 

 pale blue near the base. Posterior wing pale grey-blue, the base and a large apical square 

 spot dark brown : three black spots near the anal angle. 



Underside. Anterior wing rufous : crossed much beyond the middle by a baud of six 

 black spots, the first three spots in a line touching the others, lunular, separate, all bordered 

 outwardly with white : the outer margin grey-white irrorated with rufous-brown, with a large 

 brown spot at the middle. Posterior wing without tails, with a brown spot near the base of the 



