614 MR. H. II. DRUOE ON NEOTROPICAL [June 18, 



{Whitely), Mus. Druce ; Tapajos Eiver {Bates), Mus. Godman 

 & Brit. Mus. 



Type, Mus. Druce. 



Thecla centoripa. 



Theda centoripa Hew. Descr. of LycEenidse, p. 23 (1868); 111. 

 Diur. Lep. p. 183, pi. 73. iigs. 562-563 (1874). 



Thecla hahneli Staud. Exot. Schmett. p. 286, pi. 97 (1888). 



The linear spot at the end of the cell, although described by 

 Hewitson, is not shown in his figure. Staudinger's figure shows 

 it distinctly. 



Thecla oleris, sp. n. (Plate XXXYI. fig. 14.) 



Male. Upper side dull uniform brown, slightly olivaceous in 

 tone. Under side bright green, inner margin of fore wing 

 (which is without markings) greyish. Hind wing : a paler green 

 mark at the end of the cell and a faint linear ultramedian 

 tortuous line inwardly bordered with a faint black line, from the 

 costal margin just before the apex to the abdominal margin. A 

 minute black dot at the extreme anal angle faintly crowned with 

 yellowish. A minute green spot between the eyes. Palpi grey, 

 with black hairs ; terminal joint black, clubbed, with white tips. 

 Thorax and abdomen greyish. 



Expanse -^ inch. 



Hah. S. Paraguay {Perrens). 



Type, Mus. Godman. 



This little insect is perhaps allied to T. gahina G. & S,* and has 

 a short tail as in that species, but is without the blue areas on 

 the upper side and is difierent below. In T. gahina the spa,ce 

 between the eyes is bright green, as are the palpi. 



Thecla cjespes, sp. n. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 18.) 



Female. Allied to T. lampetia, G. & S. t Upper side dark 

 cserulean blue, with costa, apex, and outer margins of both wings 

 blackish grey. Head, collar, space between the eyes, tegulfe and 

 base of costal margin of fore wing bright shining bronze-green. 

 Extreme costal edge of fore wing cupreous brown. Cilia of fore 

 wing binght cupreous brown, also of hind wing from apex to 

 lower median nervule, whence it becomes white with black tips 

 to anal angle. Tail black tipped with white. Under side uniform 

 dull bronze-green, the green scales apparently overlying a pale 

 cupreous ground-colour. Inner margin of fore wing broadly pale 

 cupreous. White linear bands and deep red spots much as in 

 T. lampetia, but red spot below median nervure absent. Abdomen 

 blackish above, cupreous below. Palpi emerald-green, tei'minal 

 joint short, black and pale-tipped. Legs distinctly black and 

 white spotted. 



Expanse Ij^g inch. 



* Thecla qahina G. & S., B. C.-A., Lep. Rliop. vol. ii. p. 82, pi. 57. figs. 20, 21 (1887). 

 t Thecla \am-petia G. & S., B. C.-A., Lep. Rhop. vol. ii. p. 83 (1887). 



