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



the costa, apex, and outer margin rather narrowly bvowai. Under 

 side as in male. 



Expanse, d ItV' ? ItVH "^cj'i- 



JIab. Guatemala, San Geronimo {Cham^non), 3000 feet. 

 British Guiana, Essequibo River (ff. Whitely). Interior of 

 Colombia {Wheeler). Amazons; Tapajos, Santarem, and Ega 

 {Bates I- H. H. Smith) (Mus. G. & S.). Oorumba, Brazil {H. H. 

 Smith), April. Caparo, Trinidad {Birch) (Mus. Druce). 



Types, Mus. Godman. The type specimens are from Santarem. 



Of the twenty-four specimens before me only one is a male. 



Some females appear to have the outer margin of the fore 

 wing straighter and the apex more pointed, which fact would 

 lead one to suppose that they were males, but a closer examina- 

 tion proves them to be females. 



The female here described has been identified by Dr. Butler 

 in the British Museum Collection as T. heon Cr. ; but the 

 original description and figure are not clear enough to confirm 

 this, and T. heon as now understood belongs to another section 

 of the genus. 



In T. politus the under side of the hind wing is always without 

 the red spot near the anal margin beyond the white band. 



Bates identified the female as that of T. scmgala Hew., but did 

 not identify tlie male, as may be seen from his specimens now in 

 Mr. Godman's collection. Both sexes of T. scmgala are brown 

 and are so described by Hewutson. 



Thecla serapio. 



Thecla serapio Godm. & Salv., B. O.-A,, Lep. Rhop. vol. ii. 

 p. 93, pi. 58. figs. 8, 9 (1887). 



This insect is vex-y closely allied to the Brazilian 2\ azuha Hew., 

 111. Diur. Lep. p. 154, pi. 71. figs. 408, 409 (1874), which it 

 closely resembles on the upper side, and difiei-s only on the undei- 

 side in the discal band on the hind wing being less inclined to 

 break into spots. 



Thecla lemnos. 



Thecla lemnos H. H. Druce, Ent. Mo. Mag. vol. xxvi. p. 152 

 (1890). 



Hah. Inteiior of Colombia {J. Carder). 



Type, Mus. Druce. 



Nearly allied to the preceding, but the blue area on the hind 

 wing spreads well over the cell, and on the under side the median 

 bands are much more irregular and more linear. 



Thecla basalides. 



TmolMS basalides Hiibn. Exot. Schmett. figs. 977, 978 (1837). 



Thecla basalides Hew. 111. Dinr. Lep., Lycsenidte, p. 156, pi. 61. 

 figs. 412-415. 



Thecla basalides Godm. & Salv. B. C.-A., Lep. Rhop. vol. ii. 

 p. 93 (1887). 



Thecla ziha Hew. I.e. p. 153, pi. 61. figs. 404, 405. 



