196 DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



Underside rufous-brown clouded on the posterior wing by darker brown. Anterior wing 

 with a band in the cell : a zigzag band at the end of the cell bordered outwardly by white, and 

 a spot near the apex all red-brown. Posterior wing crossed obliquely by three equidistant 

 bands of the same colour. 



Exp. 1-? B inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Peru (Mathcw). 



Differs but slightly from T. Palegon. 



390. Thecla rnfo-fusca, Hewitson. Plate LXXVIII. 2 figs. 627, 628. 



Upperside. Female. — Rufous-brown. Posterior wing with one tail : a black caudal spot 

 crowned with orange : the lobe (which is very small) rufous ; a spot between them and two spots 

 towards the apex brown bordered above with white. 



Underside rufous-grey, pale. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a band of 

 rufous-brown spots, forming a regular curve on the anterior wing, broken on the posterior 

 wing, and commencing on the costal margin by a distinct black spot : both crossed by a 

 double submarginal series of pale brown spots bordered above with white. Posterior wing 

 with the lobe and caudal spot black crowned with orange. 



Male does not differ from the female, except in its smaller size and more 

 elegant form. 



Exp. 1-io inch. 



In the Collections of W. C. Hewitson and Herbert Druce. 



391. Thecla Mathewi. Plate LXXVIII. <j figs. 629, 630. 

 Thecla Mathewi, Hewitson, Entom. Mon. Mag. 1874, p. 106. 



Upperside. Male. — Anterior wing dark brown, with the inner margin cerulean-blue. 

 Posterior wing with two tails : cerulean-blue, with the costal margin broadly brown. 



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

 crossed beyond the middle by a linear band of black bordered inwardly with scarlet, outwardly 

 with white : both wings with a submarginal brown band broken into spots, bordered on the 

 posterior wing with white. Posterior wing with the lobe and caudal spot black broadly 

 bordered above with scarlet : the outer margin black bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. 1 T V inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Mexico (Mathew). 



