618 MR. H. H. DRUCE ON NEOTROPICAL [June 18, 



in the angle of the ultrameclian band is i-eplaced by a black, 

 smallei' spot. 



Female. Upper side uniform diill dark brown ; under side as 

 in male. 



Expanse, 6 1^, 2 lyV i^^ch. 



Hah. Amazons : Tapajos, Ega, Para [Bates). 



Types, Mus. Godman, 



This insect, which I believe to be quite distinct, was separated 

 by Bates, but does not appear to have received a name. 



Thecla pisidula, sp. n. 



Male. Allied to T. pisis, G. & S.* Upper side dark indigo-blue 

 with ill-defined narrow black margins. Under side much as in 

 T. pisis, but with ground-colour darker and more olivaceous and 

 the twin red patch on hind wings reduced to a single dull red, 

 much reduced spot between the lower median nervules. 



Female. Upper side : discal areas suffused with pale blue, 

 especially on hind wing and along inner margin of fore wing. 

 Under side : ground-colour paler than in male and marginal shades 

 in both wings more prominent. 



Expanse, c? Ij, $ lyg- inch. 



Ifab. Rio Grande, Brazil. 



Types, Mus. Druce. 



Different on both surfaces from T. pisis. 



Thecla instita, sp. n. 



Male. Upper side rich dark brown without purplish reflections. 

 Under side as in T. pisidula, but ground-colour darker. 



Expanse 1 ^ q- inch. 



Hah. Chapada Campo, Brazil {H. H. /Smith), January and 

 March. 



Type, Mus. Godman. 



Mr. Smith captured two specimens. On the upper side it 

 closely resembles 1\ puppius G. & S.t, but is browner and is 

 different below. 



Thecla meleager, sp. n. 



Male. Allied to T. pisis G. & S., which it closely resembles on 

 the upper side ; but on the under side the ground-colour is dark 

 greenish grey, the red spots on the hind wing are less extensive 

 and darker, and the black spots larger and moi'e prominent. 



Female as male, slightly paler. 



Expanse as T. pisis. 



Hah. Surinam. 



Types, Mus. Druce. 



This is probably the southern form of T. pisis and should 

 perhaps be treated as a subspecies. We have a series of seven 

 specimens which do not vary. 



* Theclapisis G. & S., B. C.-A., Lep. Rliop. vol. ii. p. 84, pi. 57. figs. 24, 25 (1887). 

 t Thecla puppius, G. & S., B. C.-A., Lep. Rhop. vol. ii. p. 84 (1887). 



