206 DIUENAL LEPIDOPTEEA. 



Underside green- or rufous-brown. Anterior wing crossed beyond tbe middle by a 

 series of four or five very indistinct brown spots bordered outwardly with white. Posterior 

 wing with a small white spot at the middle of the costal margin : crossed below the middle 

 by a band of white spots bordered inwardly with black : the lobe and caudal black spot crowned 

 with scarlet : the outer margin near the base of the tails black bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. lxo inch. 



In the Collection of Henley G. Smith, from St. Martha. 



425. Thecla Scoteia, Hewitson. Plate LXXXII. d figs. 683, 684. 



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

 wing blue, with one tail : the costal margin broadly brown, the outer margin dark brown, narrow. 



Underside rufous-brown tinted with green. Anterior wing crossed beyond the middle 

 by an unbroken band of brown. Posterior wing crossed below the middle by a band of white 

 bordered inwardly with brown : the lobe black : the caudal spot black crowned with scarlet, 

 the space between them black irrorated with white, all bordered above and below with 

 white. 



Exp. l T 3 u inch. 



In the Collection of Henley G. Smith, from Minas Geraes. 



Near to T. Ceromia, which is altogether brown ; near to T. Socigena, but without the discal 

 spot. 



426. Thecla Partunda, Heivitson. Plate LXXXII. <y figs. 685, 686. 



Upperside. Male. — Dull blue-brown. Posterior wing with two tails : a large spot of 

 brilliant blue at the base. 



Underside rufous-brown tinted with green. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by 

 a linear band of brown bordered outwardly with white, commencing on the posterior wing 

 by an isolate spot : the lobe and caudal spot black crowned with scarlet, bordered above by 

 brown and below by a marginal line of white. 



Exp. 1 T V inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Bolivia (Buckley) and the Amazon. 



' 427. Thecla Muatta, Hewitson. Plate LXXXII. figs. 687, 688. 



Upperside dull indigo-blue : the outer margins dark brown. Posterior wing with two tails 

 and a black caudal spot : a linear band and the fringe below it white. 



Underside grey. Both wings crossed beyond the middle by a baud of white bordered 

 inwardly with brown, broken on the anterior wing where it crosses the first median branch : 



