198 DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA. 



| 395. Thecla Sedecia. Plate LXXVIII. <j figs. 637, 638. 

 Thecla Sedeeia, Hewitson, Entom. Mon. Hag. 1874, p. 105. 



Upperside. Male. — Anterior wing grey-brown, with a large dark brown discal spot : the 

 space between it and the inner margin white. Posterior wing white, with two tails : two 

 linear brown spots at the end of the cell: the lobe rufous: two caudal spots and the outer 

 margin black. 



Underside white, with the basal half of both wings grey, bounded outwardly by a band 

 of rufous-brown. Anterior wing with two submarginal bands of pale brown spots. Posterior 

 wing with one similar band : the lobe black : the caudal spots as above. 



Exp. 1-fe inch. 



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



This and the preceding species are near to and belong to the same group as T. Daraba 

 and T. Mulucha. For five of the species figured in this Plate I am indebted to the liberality 

 of Mr. Gervase Mathew, of the Royal Navy. 



396. Thecla Elsa, Hewitson. Plate LXXIX. $ figs. 639, 640. 



Upperside. Female. — Cerulean-blue. Anterior wing with the costal and outer margins 

 very broadly dark brown. Postei'ior wing with two tails : the costal margin and apex broadly 

 dark brown : three caudal spots and the outer margin black. 



Underside rufous-brown. Anterior wing white from the first median nervure to the 

 anal ano-le : crossed at the middle by a linear band of white, and near the outer margin by a 

 series of black spots bordered above with white. Posterior wing with a lunular spot near the 

 base, a band of three spots below this, and an angular spot at the middle all white : crossed 

 beyond the middle by a series of black spots bordered above with white : the lobe black crowned 

 with white : the outer margin brown, bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. Hinch. 



In the Collection of Dr. Staudinger, from Chiriqui (Ribbe) . 



397. Thecla Geba, Hewitson. Plate LXXIX. j figs. 641, 642. 



Upperside. Male. — Ultramarine-blue. Anterior wing with the costal margin rufous- 

 brown, the apex and outer margin broadly black. Posterior wing with two tails : the costal 

 margin (which is broad) and the outer margin (which is narrow) black. 



Underside rufous-grey. Anterior wing crossed at the middle by a straight linear short 

 white band. Posterior wing with a white subbasal spot: crossed at the middle by an oblique 

 band of white spots bordered inwardly with black, the first spot commencing on the costal 



