174 DIUKNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



317. Thecla Atymna. Plate LXVI1I. figs. 6 501, ? 499, 500. 

 Thecla Atymna, Hewitson, Equat. Lq>. p. 59. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark lilac-blue with the costal and outer margins dark rufous- 

 brown. Posterior wing with one tail. 



Underside rufous, irrorated throughout with paler colour. Both wings crossed at the 

 middle by a rufous-brown band bordered outwardly with paler colour : both with a sub- 

 marginal band of brown. Anterior wing with a linear spot at the end of the cell. 



Female like the male, except that it is rufous-orange and is without the 

 brown on the costal margin of the posterior wing. 



Exp. 1 to l^f inch. 



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



The wings of the male seem to be of the same colour as those of the female covered by the 

 lilac-blue scales, which, in fig. 501, where the red spots appear, are rubbed off. An example 

 in beautiful condition brought me by Mr. Buckley from Bolivia has the red spots near the anal 

 angle of both wings. 



318. Thecla Parthenia, Hewitson. Plate LXVIII. 6 figs. 502, 503. 



Upperside. Male. — Cerulean-blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin and apical 

 half dark brown. Posterior wing with one tail : the apex and outer margin dark brown. 



Underside grey. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle by a band of dark brown 

 and by an indistinct submarginal band of the same colour. Posterior wing with several ill- 

 defined brown spots between the base and the middle : a submarginal series of indistinct pale 

 brown spots. 



Exp. l 2 5 u inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Nicaragua (Chontales, Belt). 



The underside of this species has the appearance of want of finish, or of having been 

 washed out. 



319. Thecla Gabatha. Plate LXVIII. ? figs. 504, 505. 



Thecla Gabatha, Hewitson, Equat. Lep. p. 62. ♦ 



Upperside. Female. — Anterior wing dark brown : the inner margin from the base to 

 near the outer margin and to the median nervure and its first branch brilliant pale blue. 

 Posterior wing with two tails : brilliant pale blue, with the costal and outer margins brown : 

 two black lunular spots at the base of the tails : the lobe orange crowned with white : the 

 outer margin black bordered inwardly with white near the tails. 



