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very irregular and bi'oken into short streaks ; a small white 

 spot situated at the junction of the lower median nervule ; red 

 anal areas much less prominent. 



Female. Differs only from male in outer margin of hind wing 

 above being more broadly black. 



Expanse I^q inch. 



Hah. R. Susio, Costa Rica {H. Rogers). 



Types, Mus. Godman. 



The specimen here described, which I suppose to be the female, 

 appears to have the terminal joint of the palpi shorter than in the 

 male. 



Also allied to T. epopeocles Schaus (P. U.S. Nat. Mus. vol. xxiv. 

 p. 412, 1902) from Mexico, which I know from the description 

 only. 



Thecla pious, sp. n. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 9.) 



Female. Upper side : fore wing blackish brown, extreme base 

 of cell and inner margin for about three-fourths its length, and 

 extending up to the median nervure, pale shining blue. Hind 

 wing pale shining blue ; apex and outer margin narrowly brown ; 

 cilia towards anal angle white, tipped with brown. Lobe 

 brown. Under side : ground-colour greyish brown with white 

 bands and spots. Fore wing: a white inwardly dark-bordered 

 band beyond the end of the cell obliquely from the costa to 

 the lower median nervule (below which is a distinct median 

 white dash) followed by a sinuous, white, outwardly dark- 

 bordered band ; patches of white scales below the apex and 

 above the submedian nervure towards the margin. Hind 

 wing: a median, white, inwardly dark-bordered, broken band, 

 inwardly curved on the costa, outwardly curved below and 

 angled to the anal margin. A white dis-cal spot and another on 

 the anal margin, near the base. An ultramedian, much broken, 

 outwardly dark -bordered white line commencing on the costa, 

 joining the median band towards the centre of the wing and 

 again angled towards the anal margin below. A dark-red patch 

 crowning a minute black spot above the apex, and another more 

 distinct red patch and small black spot between the lower median 

 nervules placed some distance from the margin and adjoining the 

 ultramedian line. An anteciliary black line towards the anal 

 angle inwardly bordered by a white line. Cilia long, grey, and 

 with a whitish central line. Lobe black, crowned with white and 

 with the area above it slightly cupreous. Tails black, with white 

 tips. Legs white-spotted. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. Roraima, British Guiana {H. Whitely). 



Type, Mus. Godman. 



On the under side this insect is marked somewhat like T. epopea 

 Hew., but without the male it is impossible to determine whether 

 it is allied to that species or not. The red patch above the apex 

 on hind wing below is a curious character. 



