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330. Thecla Doryasa, Heivitson. Plate LXX. <j figs. 527, 528. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin, the apex 

 which is broad, and the outer margin, black : a large discal spot within the cell of two colours, 

 black and pale brown. Posterior wing with one tail : the apex and outer margin, which is 

 narrow, black. 



Underside rufous-brown. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a linear black band 

 bordered outwardly with white, straight on the anterior wing, much broken on the posterior 

 wing. Anterior wing with a submarginal brown band from the middle to the anal angle. 

 Posterior wing with a large scarlet spot at the anal angle, marked with a small black spot at 

 the base of the tail and by a larger black spot irrorated with white. 



Female. — Upperside dark brown with a linear band of white at the base of 

 the tail : underside like the male, except that the band of the upper wing is less distinctly 

 marked. 



Exp. 1 inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from the Amazon (Para, Bates). 



331. Thecla Celona, Heivitson. Plate LXX. 6 figs. 529, 530. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant blue : the margins dark brown, narrow. Anterior wing 

 with a black discal spot at the end of the cell. Posterior wing with two tails. 



Underside grey-white. Both wings crossed at the middle by a rufous band bordered 

 outwardly with brown and white : both with a submarginal series of white spots. Posterior 

 wing with a small caudal black spot crowned with orange. 



Exp. T 9 cr inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Espiritu Santo. 



332. Thecla Dicsea, Hewitson. Plate LXX. s figs. 531, 532. 



Upperside. Male. — Dull glossy blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin and apical 

 half nearly, dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the outer margin dark brown. 



Underside cinereous. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a scarlet band 

 bordered outwardly with brown and white, broken into three large spots and a V on the 

 posterior wing : both crossed by a submarginal series of brown spots bordered on both sides 

 with white. Posterior wing with the lobe and caudal spot black crowned with scarlet : the 

 outer margin black bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. yo inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



