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



Thecla cordelia Hew. Eqviat. Lep. p. 64 (1870) ; 111. Diur. Lep. 

 p. 165, pi. 65. figs. 453, 454, $ . 



Hewitson desciibed the male from Mexico and New Granada 

 and the female from Ecuador. Mr. Godman has two males from 

 Venezuela, whence we also have specimens, labelled Oucuta ; we 

 have also a female from the interior of Colombia which is identical 

 with Hewitson's type of T. cordelia. His figures of both sexes 

 are very indiflferent. 



Thecla marmoris, sp. n. 



^ . Allied to T. ahola Hew.*, which it closely resembles on the 

 upper side, bvit diflfering on the under side in possessing a double 

 white bar at the end of the cell of the fore wing, and in the white 

 median line being strongly sinuous as on the hind wing, and the 

 submarginal grey band being composed of circvilar in place of 

 crescent-shaped lunules. 



Expanse l^V inch. 



Hah. Colomijia. 



Type, British Museum. 



Thecla gabatha. 



Thecla gahatha Hew. Equat. Lep. p. 62 ; 111. Diur. Lep. p. 174, 

 pi. 68. figs. 504, 505. 



Thecla halius Godm. & Salv. B. C.-A., Rhop. ii. p. 65, pi. 56. 

 figs. 6, 7, c? (1887). 



An examination of the types of the two species described under 

 these names shows that they cannot be separated. 



In addition to the localities already quoted for thia insect I can 

 add Belize, British Honduras {Sir A. Moloney), Mus. Druce. 



Thecla canitus, sp. n. (Plate XXX YI. fig. 8.) 

 Mcde. Upper side : fore wing dark brown ; inner margin dusted 

 with pale blue scales towards the base, a large black patch occu- 

 pying the outer half of the cell. Hind wing pale violaceous blue, 

 the costal half dark brown ; a dark brown anteciliary line from 

 below the apex to the anal angle inwardly whitish. A dark 

 mai'ginal spot between the lower median nervules followed by 

 another near the lobe, which is, however, absent in some specimens. 

 Lobe orange. Cilia of fore wing brownish, of hind wing white. 

 Under side : ground-colour pale brownish grey with whitish 

 marginal shades and rich brown spots and bands inwardly and 

 outwardly bordered with dark brown and again with white. 

 Fore wing : a mark at the end of the cell composed of two confluent 

 spots one above the other ; beyond this, commencing on the costa 

 halfway to the apex and reaching to the lower median nervule, a 

 band composed of six confluent spots, the two lower spots being 

 placed further inwards. Hind wing : several basal spots, a double 

 linear streak at the end of the cell followed by a much broken 

 band from the costa to the abdominal margin ; a triangular 



* Thecla ahola Hew. 111. Diur. Lep. p. 82, pi. 35. figs. 73, 74 (1867). 



