THECLA. 187 



359. Thecla Endymion. 



Papilio Endymion, Fabr. Si/st. Ent. p. 519. 



Hesperia Tyrteus, Fabr. Ent. Si/st. p. 271. Papilio Tyrtseus, Don. Ins. Ind. pi. 41. fig. 2. 



Papilio Xenophon, Don. Ins. Ind. pi. 41. fig. 3. 



Polyommatus Hugon, Oodart, Erie. Meth. p. 640. 



Thecla Hugo, Doubleday 4' Hewitson, Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 74. fig. 4. 



360. Thecla Calena, Hewitson. Plate LXXIV. 6 figs. 581, 582. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark brown, glossy. Anterior wing with a large rufous spot between 

 the median nervures. Posterior wing slightly rufous : the lobe orange. 



Underside rufous-brown. Botli wings with a linear spot at the end of the cell : both 

 crossed by a band of brown, bordered outwardly on the posterior wing by white in spots. 

 Anterior wing with some submarginal brown spots : posterior wing with a submarginal band of 

 lunular spots : the lobe black : the caudal spot black crowned with orange : the space between 

 them dark brown, irrorated with white. 



Female like the male, except that it is of a uniform dark brown above and 

 ferruginous below. 



Exp. 1 inch. 



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



The butterfly which I believe to be the female is in the collection of Mr. Druce. 



361. Thecla Canacha, Hewitson. Plate LXXIV. s figs. 583, 584. 



Upperside. Male. — Rufous-brow T n. Posterior wing with two tails : a line of white at 

 the base of the tails : the lobe rufous. 



Underside pale stone-colour. Both wings with the base and a broad central band 

 rufous-brown : both with a white line at the end of the cell : both crossed by a linear band 

 of white, bounding outwardly the central band of the anterior wing, inwardly that of 

 the posterior wing. Anterior wing with a submarginal band and the outer margin brown. 

 Posterior wing with a double series of brown spots : the lobe and caudal spot black, bordered 

 above with scarlet. 



Female like the male, except that it is grey-brown above, tinted with blue on 

 the posterior wing, and that it is paler on the underside. 



Exp. ltfjf inch. 



In the Collection of Herbert Druce, from Venezuela. 



362. Thecla Genius. 



Lamprospilus Genius, Hiibner, Zutrage, figs. 27, 28. 



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