616 ME. H. H. DRUCE ON NEOTROPICAL [June 18, 



Expanse li inch. 



Hob. Sarayacu, Ecuador {BucMey). 



Type, Mus. Godman. 



This species, like many others of the group, has distinct white 

 inner borders to the eyes. 



Thecla. hosora Hew. (Equat. Lep. p. 66 ; IlL Diur. Lej). p. 166, 

 pi. 65. figs. 459-460, 1874) is perhaps allied to the two pre- 

 ceding species, but has a large dark discal spot on the upper 

 side of the fore wing, and a narrow white line closing the cell of 

 the same wing below which is not mentioned by Hewitson and is 

 not shown in his figure. Mr. Godman has three males from 

 Sarayacu, Ecuador, collected by Buckley. 



Thecla tegula. 



Thecla iegula Hew. Descr. of Thecla^ p. 4 ; 111. Diur. Lep. p. 129, 

 pi. 52. figs. 291, 292(1869). 



Female. Differs from the male in being without the long discal 

 brand of the fore wing and the bluish-grey scales near the anal 

 angle of the hind wing. 



Hah. Amazons {Bates). 



Mr. Godman's collection now contains Hewitson's type (male) 

 and the female here desciibed. 



Thecla mantica, sp. n. (Plate XXXYI. figs. 16^,17$.) 



Male. Upper side — Fore wing dark brown ; basal half of inner 

 margin pale greyish blue extending upwards to median nervure. 

 A large dull black oval brand occupying most of the cell and 

 surrounded by greyish silky scales. (In some specimens this 

 black brand becomes dark buff, which apjDears to be caused by the 

 black scales having dropped or been rubbed off.) Hind wing : 

 discal area pale greyish blue ; costal, apical, and outer margins 

 broadly dark brown ; bluish marginal scales and a black ante- 

 ciliary line from median nervure to submedian nervure. Lobe 

 and above it dark orange-i-ed. Cilia of fore wing brown ; of hind 

 wing brown to median nervure, whence it becomes whitish tipped 

 with brown to anal angle. Under side — ground-colour uniform 

 pale brown. Fore wing : an ultramedian linear band comjDosed 

 of separated black markings outwardly bordered with white. 

 Hind wing : a rather broad outer marginal band composed of 

 dark red irregular patches and separated by the nervules, from 

 the apex to the anal angle. Within this band are several black 

 dots outwardly edged with pure white and irregularly placed, 

 whilst the apical end of the said band is bordered on both sides 

 by black and again by white. Cilia as on upper side. Tails 

 black, tipped with white. 



Female. Upper side uniform dark brown ; basal areas of both 

 wings dusted with a few bluish scales. A submarginal grey line 

 on hind wing from upper median nervule to lobe. Lobe and the 

 two interspaces beyond with dark orange-red spots. (In some 



