194 DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



Underside rufescent. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a linear band of 

 black bordered outwardly with white and by some submarginal brown spots : the lobe black 

 bordered above with white and scarlet : a large caudal scarlet spot marked with black : the 

 outer margin black bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. -^J inch. 



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



[ 384. Thecla Autoclea, Hewitson. Plate LXXVII. figs. 616, 617. 



Upperside rufous-brown : rufous towards the anal angle of the posterior wing. Posterior 

 wing with two tails : the lobe rufous, spotted with black : two caudal dark brown spots : the 

 outer margin black bordered inwardly with white : the fringe white. 



Underside pale stone-colour. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of 

 orange bordered outwardly with white, commencing on the anterior wing by two spots sepa- 

 rate from, and further from the apex than, the rest : both wings with a submarginal series of 

 rufous spots. Posterior wing with the lobe black bordered above with white and orange : a 

 large caudal orange spot marked with black j the space between them, which is almost always 

 dark brown irrorated with white, crowned with orange. 



Exp. |? inch. 



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



385. Thecla Bellera, Hewitson. Plate LXXVII. ? fig. 618. 



Upperside. Female. — Dark rufous-brown. Posterior wing with two tails : a white line 

 at the base of the tails. 



Underside rufous. Both wings crossed near the middle by a red-brown band bordered 

 outwardly with white and by a submarginal band of brown. Posterior wing with two tails : 

 the lobe black bordered above with orange : a large bifid orange caudal spot marked with 

 black, the space between them bordered above with orange. 



Male like the female, except that the upperside of the posterior wing has the 

 inner half cerulean-blue marked by two caudal black spots. 



Exp. -fa inch. 



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



386. Thecla Bactra, Hewitson. Plate LXXVII. figs. 619, 620. 



Upperside. Anterior wing dark brown, with the base, except the costal margin, cerulean- 



