168 DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



Underside ferruginous. Both wings crossed near the middle by a linear band of white, 

 rufous on its inner border : both crossed beyond the middle by a similar band, by an indistinct 

 submarginal band, and by a marginal band, all white. Posterior wing with a scarlet spot 

 marked with black between the tails at a distance from the margin. 



Exp. 1 T % inch. 



In the Collection of Herbert Druce, from Venezuela. 



303. Thecla Endela, Hewitson. Plate LXVI. d figs. 470, 471. 



Upperside. Male. — Lilac-blue. Anterior wing with the base of the costal margin 

 rufous : the costal margin, apex, and outer margin dark brown. Posterior wing with two 

 tails : the outer margin dark brown : the fringe brown traversed by a white line near 

 the tails. 



Underside cinereous. Both wings with an indistinct spot at the end of the cell : both 

 crossed beyond the middle by a linear band of white, broken at the middle of the posterior 

 wing, bordered inwardly with rufous-brown, orange above the W : both with a second band 

 of white near the outer margin bordered outwardly with brown. Anterior wing with the outer 

 margin rufous, posterior wing with the outer margin black, both bordered iuwardly with white : 

 the lobe black bordered above with orange : an orange spot marked with black between the 

 tails, the space between these white irrorated with black. 



Exp. 1 T V inch. 



In the Collection of Herbert Druce, from Venezuela. 



304. Thecla Epopea. Plate LXVI. figs, d 473, 474, J 472. 

 Thecla Epopea, Heivitson, Equat. Lep. p. 61. 



Upperside. Male. — Cerulean-blue. Anterior wing with the costal and outer margins 

 and apex which is pointed, broadly dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the outer 

 margin dark brown, very narrow. 



Underside rufous. Both wings crossed by two linear bauds of white : the first band 

 at the middle, commencing at the middle of the costal margin of the posterior wing and 

 forming a distinct W : the second band macular, broken on the posterior wing : both wings 

 with a submarginal band of white spots indistinct on the anterior wing. Posterior wing with 

 two tails, a large scarlet spot between the tails marked by a black spot : the lobe black bor- 

 dered above with scarlet, the space between these grey bordered above with scarlet : the 

 margin browu bordered inwardly with white. 



