THECLA. 207 



both wings crossed by a submarginal series of brown spots bordered inwardly with white : the 

 lobe and caudal spot black bordered above with scarlet, the space between them irrorated 

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



Exp. 1 ^jf inch. 



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



428. Thecla strenua, Hewitson. Plate LXXXII. $ figs. 689, 690. 



Upperside. Female. — Dark rufous-brown. Posterior wing with two tails: dull blue with 

 the margins broadly rufous-brown. 



Underside rufous, pale. Both wings crossed below the middle by a band of white with 

 the inner border rufous. Anterior wing with a submarginal band of brown. Posterior 

 wing with a submarginal series of lunular spots, some of which towards the anal angle are 

 crowned with white : the lobe and caudal spot black crowned with scarlet, the space between 

 them black irrorated with white : the outer margin black bordered inwardly with white. 



Male like the female, except that the basal half of the anterior wing is blue 

 and that the blue is much brighter. 



Exp. \fa inch. 



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



429. Thecla Ceromia, olim. Plate LXXIV. figs. 573, 574. 

 Thecla Suada, Hewitson. Plate LXXXII. tf figs. 691, 692. 



Upperside. Male. — Dark rufous-brown, tinted with green. Posterior wing with two 

 tails. 



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

 linear brown band bordered outwardly with white. Posterior wing with a submarginal series 

 of lunular brown spots bordered above with white : the lobe and caudal spot black bordered 

 above with brick-red, below by a submarginal line of white. 



Exp. 1-fs inch. 



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



Differs from some examples of Ceromia in the position of the spots which form the band on 

 the underside of the posterior wing, but is not sufficiently distinct. 



430. Thecla Americensis. Plate LXXXIII. figs. 693, 694. 



Thecla Americensis, Blanchard, Gay's Faun. Chil. vii. p. 38. 



Upperside rufous-brown : the fringe grey-white. 



Underside pale rufous-brown. Both wings crossed by a submarginal series oE brow a 



