588 MR. H. H. DRUCE ON NEOTROPICAL [June 18, 



with broad whitish outer marginal shading to both wings and 

 with the transverse bands sepia-brown. The red spot containing 

 the black dot between the lower median nervules on the hind 

 wing is wanting. 



Expanse li inch. 



Hob. Rio Grande, Brazil. 



Type, Mus. Druce. 



Thecla obelus, sp. n. (Plate XXXIY. fig. 12.) 



Male. Allied to T. hagrada Hew.*; brand at end of cell smaller 

 and circular and without the additional brand which in T. hagrada 

 rests on the base of the median nervules. Upper side dark shining 

 blue, very brilliant when held at an angle, with the apical half of 

 the fore wing and the costal margin of the hind wing dark bi-own. 

 On the under side the ground-colour is darker and the red trans- 

 verse bands are much as in T. hagrada, but that on the hind wing 

 is more sinuous and continuous. 



Female. Upper side brown ; under side, ground-colour paler 

 and red bands more inclined to break up into spots. 



Expanse, c? If^, $ lyV ''^^^^ 



Hah. Chapada Campo, Brazil {H. H. Smith). 



Types, Mus. Godman. 



Much like T. hagrada on the under side, but very different 

 above. 



Thecla literatus, sp. n. (Plate XXXIY. figs. 13 S , 14 $ .) 



Male. Upper side : fore wing uniform dark brown, slightly 

 dusted with greyish-blue scales along the inner margin towards 

 the base ; a small, distinct, pale, oval brand at the end of the cell. 

 Hind wing brown, the anal half, from the base, shining opalescent 

 cerulean blue. The abdominal fold broadly whitish. An ante- 

 ciliary brown line, inwardly bordered with white towards the anal 

 angle. An orange spot in the lobe which is thickly covered with 

 whitish hairs. Cilia of fore wing brown, of hind wing whitish. 

 On the under side the transverse bands and markings are ai'ranged 

 much as in T, hesidia Hew., but are very much narrower and are 

 oiitwardly bordered by clear white, whilst the ground-colour is 

 very much paler and without the plumbeous tinge. 



Female. Paler than the male, with the anal area of the hind wing 

 on the upper side pale greyish blue, with scarcely any opalescence 

 and with indistinct brown marginal spots between the nervules. 



Expanse, J $ 1 uj" ^^<^^^- 



Hah. San Jose, Paraguay [Perrens). 



Types, Mus. Druce. 



This appears to be a common insect in Paraguay, Mr. Godman's 

 collection containing a series of 15 specimens. We possess several 

 specimens, and there are specimens in the Crowley Collection in 

 the British Museum, probably derived from the same source. 



* Thecla hagrada Hew. Descr. of Thecla, p. 22. 



