THECLA. 165 



295. Thecla Cordelia. Plate LXV. ? figs. 453, 454. 



Thecla Cordelia, Hewitson, Equat. Lep. p. 64, 1870. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with part of the base towards the inner margin 

 dull blue. Posterior wing with two tails : dull blue with all the margins broadly dark 

 brown. 



Underside stone-colour. Both wings crossed by two ill-defined submarginal bands of 

 white. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle by an undulated continuous band of white. 

 Posterior wing with a subbasal band of spots, two lines at the end of the cell, and a band 

 of isolated spots at the middle all white : the lobe (which is black) and a small black spot 

 above the tails bordered above with orange : the margin rufous-brown bordered inwardly 

 with white. 



Exp. 1-^j inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Ecuador (Curaray, Buckley). 



296. Thecla Thespia. Plate LXV. d figs. 455, 456. 

 Thecla Thespia, Hewitson, Equat. Lep. p. 65, 1870. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant morpho-blue. Anterior wing with the apes dark brown. 

 Posterior wing with two tails : the fringe brown. 



Underside green clouded with brown towards the outer margins. Both wings crossed 

 beyond the middle by three linear bands of white, nearly straight on the anterior wing, the 

 first baud of the posterior wing commencing on the costal margin by an isolated linear spot, 

 the W very distinct, the third band much curved, submarginal, forming pyramidal spots : the 

 lobe, a large spot between the tails, and a similar spot near the apex each brick-red and marked 

 by a black spot. Both wings with the margin black bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. 1-jV inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Ecuador (Curaray, Buckley) . 



297. Thecla Aepea, Hewitson. Plate LXV. ? figs. 457, 458. 



Upperside. Female. — Dull blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin and the outer 

 margin which is very broad, dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the outer margin 

 pale brown, broad. 



Underside cinereous. Both wings with a marginal line of white. Anterior wing 

 crossed a little beyond the middle by a straight linear band of white, and near the outer 

 margin by an undulating band of the same colour bordered outwardly by pale brown. 

 Posterior wing crossed at the middle by a band of linear spots and near the outer margin by 



