THECLA. 171 



crossed beyond the middle by a less defined band of white and by a submarginal band 

 irrorated with white : the outer margins and fringe rufous. Posterior wing with a linear 

 white spot near the costal margin before the middle. The lobe black crowned with white, 

 the black spot between the tails crowned with scarlet. 



Female like the male, except that it is of a cerulean blue above, with the 

 outer margins much broader. 



Exp. l^inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Brazil (Rogers). 



/310. Thecla Ccelicolor, Butler, Cist. p. 106 j Lep. Exot. pi. 57. fig. 6, p. 158. 

 Thecla Hena, Hewitson. Plate LXVII. ? figs. 486, 487. 



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

 the apical half dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the costal and outer margins 

 dark brown : the lobe scarlet. 



Underside rufous. Anterior wing with a short band near the base, a band beyond the 

 middle broken after it reaches the first median nervule, and a third submarginal band all 

 white. Posterior wing crossed at the middle by a band of white, straight until it forms the 

 usual W : crossed by a submarginal and a marginal band of white : the lobe black crowned 

 with white and bordered above with orange : the black spot between the tails broadly bordered 

 above with scarlet. 



Exp. 1^ inch. 



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



311. Thecla Ergina, Hewitson, Lycanidce : Thecla, figs. 170, 171. 

 Thecla Ela, Hewitson. Plate LXVII. <3 figs. 488, 489. 



Upperside. Male. — Dull dark blue. Anterior wing with a round brown discal spot 

 within the cell : the costal margin, apex, and outer margin dark brown. Posterior wing with 

 two tails : the costal margin and apex broadly brown : the outer margin black, narrow. 



Underside rufous. Posterior wing crossed beyond the middle by two bands of small 

 black spots, the first band bordered outwardly with white, the second, which is broken by two 

 large scarlet spots, bordered on both sides with white : the scarlet spot between the tails 

 marked with black. 



Exp. lyj; inch. 



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



