69^ MR. H. H. DRUCE ON NEOTROPICAL [June 18, 



Kaden Collection now in Mr. Godman's possession. It. is evident 

 from Ml'. Kaye's description of his species that he has wrongly 

 identified T. dinclymus Or., as he writes of the " shape of the band " 

 ( = brand). The Pajnlio dinclymus Or. is an insect without any 

 brand and is well known. 



Thecla nota, sp. n. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 17.) 



Male. Allied to T. doryasa Hew.* and, like that species, with a 

 large black brand' in the cell and a smaller pale brand beyond. 

 The under side difiers in the ground-colour being pale straw- 

 colour, with the ultramedian linear bands narrow and faint and 

 in the hind wing less sinuous, in the absence of the marginal 

 shades on both wings, and in the almost entire disappearance of 

 the red blotches on the hind wing towards the anal angle. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. San Sebastian, Colombia {F. Simons). 



Type, Mus. Godman. 



The type-specimen is somewhat rubbed on the upper side, but 

 on the under side it presents a very diflferent appearance to that 

 of T. doryasa. 



Thecla purpura, sp. n. (Plate XXXIY. fig. 20.) 



Male. Upper side : appearance of T. leucoplueus Hiibn. ; darker 

 and with broader black outer marginal borders. The double brand 

 smaller and inclined to separate. Anal fold dark grey. Under 

 side pearl-grey, without the white irroration which is conspicuous 

 in T. leucophceus ; fore wing immarked ; hind wing with the ultra- 

 median linear band narrower and more inclined to break up into 

 spots. Red spot at anal angle minute. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hah. Espiritu Santo, Brazil. 



Type, Mus. Druce. 



Two specimens not showing any variation. It is also allied to 

 T. hostis Schaus, P. U.S. N. M. vol. xxiv. p. 420 (1902), which I 

 should consider more nearly allied to T. leuco2)hceti,s Hiibn. than 

 to T. tephrceus Hiibn. The brand, however, is not in two distinct 

 divisions as in that species and is much smaller. 



Thecla nivepunctata, sp, n. (Plate XXXV. fig. I S ■) 



Male. Upper side shining indigo-blue ; apex rather broadly and 

 costa narx'owly dark brown. A single, paler, pear-shaped brand 

 at the end of the cell. A few red scales on the lobe ; anal fold 

 pale grey. Cilia of fore wing brown, of hind wing whitish 

 towards anal angle. Under side rich chocolate-brown ; fore wing 

 broadly pale grey along the inner margin ; an ulti-amedian band, 

 commencing just below the costa and ending at the lower median 

 nervule, composed of pure white lunules, inwardly bordered with 

 dark brown, the two lower lunules being placed further out from 



* Thecla dori/asa Hew. 111. Diur. Lep. p. 179, pi. 70. figs. 527, 528. 



