1907.] BUTTERFLIES OF THE FAMILY LYC.ENID.E. 615 



Hah. La Paz, Bolivia {Garlepp). 



Type, Mus. Druce. 



Distinguished at once from Thecla lampetia by the cupreous 

 cilia, that species having them concolorous with the wings. The 

 type of T. lamjjetia is in bad condition, and it is not possible to 

 say whether the tegulse and base of fore wing are bronze-green as 

 in the species above described, but I can discover no trace of it. 



Thecla badeta. 



Thecla badeta Hew. 111. Diur. Lep. p. 146, pi. 58. figs. 365- 

 366, & p. 202, pi. 80. figs. 657-658 (1873). 



This is a puzzling species, and very little more is known about 

 it than in Hewitson's time. More recent female specimens 

 contained in Mr. Godman's collection from Colombia and from 

 Paraguay [Perrens) are all slightly tinted with blue on the uppei- 

 side, but do not appear to difier below. Messrs. Godman & 

 Salvin (B. C.-A. p. 83) consider that T. hadeta is a uniform 

 brown insect. Mr. Godman has two, c5' 2 , from Rincon, Guerrero, 

 Mexico, 2800 feet, captured in October by Mr. H. H. Smith: 

 both are exactly alike on the under side ; the female has the 

 inner marginal half of the fore wing and the whole of the hind 

 wing dull blue. The upper side of the male is a dark shining 

 uniform purple-blue with the costa and apex of the fore wing- 

 black, whilst the hind wing is without the tail, which is present on 

 the lower median nervule in all the females I have examined, and 

 the cilia appear to be quite perfect. 



Thecla carla Schaus* from Colombia may be allied to this 

 species. The male only is described and as without tails, but the 

 reddish outer line on hind wing below seems to distinguish it. 



Thecla thespia. 



Thecla thespia Hew. Equat. Lep. p. 65 (1870) ; 111. Diur. Lep. 

 p. 165, pi. 65. figs. 455-456 (1874), d • 



Female. Upper side pale shining violaceous blue ; costa, apex, 

 and outer margin of fore wing and apex of hind wing broadly 

 dark grey. Under side as in male, but ground-colour much paler 

 and red patches towards anal angle more extensive and confluent. 



Hah. Pebas, Upper Amazons. Mus. Godman. 



Thecla photismos, sp. n. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 15.) 



Male. Allied to T. thespia Hew. Upper side brilliant, shining 

 CJerulean blue ; apex and outer margin of fore wing broadly, and 

 apex of hind wing narrowly, blackish brown. Under side greenish 

 grey with white bands as in T. thespia., but without the red spot 

 near the apex of the hind wing, and with one large red area near 

 the anal angle containing a deep black marginal spot between the 

 lower median nervules. Palpi white, terminal joint long and 

 slender, black. 



* ThecU carla Schaus, P. U.S. N. M. vol. xxiv. p. 408 (1902). 



