608 MK. H. H. DRUCE ON NEOTROPICAL [June 18, 



Theola partunda. 



Thecla partunda Hew. 111. Diur. Lep. p. 206, pi. 72. figs. 685, 

 686 (1877). 



Thecla origo Godman ife Salvin, Biol. Cent. -Am.. Lep. Rhop. ii. 

 p. 73, pi. 56. figs. 32, 33 (1887). 



Amongst Mr. Godman's series of T. origo are specimens 

 agreeing exactly with Hewitson's type on both surfaces. 



Thecla vitruvia. 



Thecla vitruvia Hew. 111. Diur. Lep. p. 193, pi. 77. fig. 613 

 (1877). 



Hah. Pard, Brazil. 



This insect so far as I knoAv is unique, as I am unable to find 

 any specimens which agree exactly with the type in the British 

 Museum. The next four here described are closely allied and 

 may eventually prove to be forms of T. vitruvia, but for the 

 present it appears to me advisable to keep them distinct. 



The shade of blue in all is much the same and the black outer 

 marginal border to the hind wing above is of equal width. 



T. fortuna is exactly like T. vitruvia on the upper side, but the 

 spot close to the line on the hind wing below is red, in place of 

 dark brown (almost black) in that species. 



T. torqueor has a blue patch on the inner margin of the fore 

 wing above equally divided by the submedian nervure and is 

 without any blue scales in the cell. On the under side it resembles 

 T. fortuna. 



T. indigo has the inner margin of the fore wing above blue only 

 below the submedian nervure. On the under side the anal spots 

 are brown. 



T. anfracta is without the blue on the fore wing, and on the 

 under side resembles T. vitruvia. 



Thecla fortuna, sp. n. 



Male. Resembles T. vitruvia Hew. on both surfaces, but the 

 spot close to the line on the hind wing below is red in place of 

 dark brown. 



Expanse li inch. 



JIab. Yurimaguas, Peru ; Tapajos, Amazons (Bates). 



Types, Mus. Godman. 



Thecla torqueor, sp. n. 



Male. Differs from T. vitruvia Hew. in the blue on the upper 

 side being somewhat lighter in shade and on the fore wing 

 reduced to a patch on the inner margin. Under side as in 

 T. fortuna. 



Expanse l-f^ inch. 



Hab. Carimang River, British Guiana [H. Whitehj). 



Type, Mus. Godman. 



"VVhitely obtained a series of specimens which do not differ. 



