THECLA. 211 



three bands (one submarginal) of dark brown. Anterior wing irrorated with white near the 

 costal margin before the middle and at the apex. 



Exp. l^V inch. 



In the Collection of Dr. Staudinger. 



Nearest to T. Deniva. 



441. Thecla Duma, Hewitson. Plate LXXXIV. fig. 713. 



Upperside dark brown, tinted with bine. Posterior wing with two tails. 



Underside yellow-white. Both wings with a large central spot, a broad and continuous 

 band beyond the middle, and the outer margin rufous brown. Posterior wing with a small 

 black caudal spot. 



Exp. l^jj- inch. 



In the Collection of Dr. Staudinger, from Bogota (Nolcken). 



442. Thecla Tera, Hewitson. Plate LXXXIV. $ figs. 714, 715. 



Upperside. Male. — Blue. Anterior wing with the apical half and a discal spot dark 

 brown. Posterior wing with two tails : the outer margin black, the fringe white. 



Underside white. Both wings with a linear spot at the end of the cell, a band of 

 lunular brown spots, and a series of very pale spots near the outer margin. Anterior wing 

 crossed beyond the middle from margin to margin by a continuous band of brown. Posterior 

 wing crossed near the middle by an irregular band of rufous spots bordered outwardly with 

 black : a caudal scarlet spot marked with black. 



Exp. 1 inch. 



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



443. Thecla Munatia, Hewitson. Plate LXXXIV. $ figs. 716, 717. 



Upperside. Male. — Brilliant green-blue. Anterior wing with the apical half dark 

 brown. Posterior wing with two tails, the costal margin where the wings meet brown and 

 polished : the lobe and fringe black. 



Underside stone-colour. Both wings crossed near the middle by a linear band of white, 

 curved on the anterior wing, straight on the posterior wiug from the costal margin to theW: both 

 wings with a submarginal band of white. Posterior wing with the lobe and a caudal spot, 

 which is crowned with scarlet, black : the outer margin black, bordered inwardly with white. 



Exp. l-j^ inch. 



In the Collection of Dr. Staudinger, from Guatemala. 



In the colouring of the underside like T. Ericeta ; in form like T. Carteia and T. Treboma. 



[There appears to be some error, either in the description of the uppersides or in the colom-ing 



of the figures of this species and of T. Feretria {ante, no. 438). I cannot compare the type?, 



which have been returned to Dr. Staudinger. — W. F. K.] 



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