452 MR. PERCY I, LATHY ON [Mar. 15, 



Thecla sim^this, 



Papilio simcethis Drury, 111. Ex. Ent. i. pi. i. f. 3. 



A long series. 



Thecla subobscura. 



Thecla subohscura Lathy, Abstr. P. Z. S. 1904, No. 5, p. 19, 

 March 22. 



Upper side. Both wings black, inner margin of fore wing and 

 inner marginal half of hind wing shining blue ; hind wing with 

 an incipient tail at termination of second median nervule, and a 

 long tail from lower median nervule, this being faintly tipped 

 with white. 



Underside. Fore wing blackish grey, paler on inner margin ; a 

 ti-ansverse obscure dark line beyond cell, angled on lower median 

 nervule and terminating befoi-e inner margin ; a very obscure 

 dark line between this and outer margin. Hind wing blackish 

 grey, a transverse row of white spots and lines beyond cell, these 

 being inwardly edged with blackish ; another row beyond, bu^t 

 very obscure except at anal angle ; a bright red patch between 

 middle and lower median nervules, with a black spot on its outer 

 edge, this patch is remote from margin ; a black spot at anal 

 angle ; a submarginal faint white line becoming obscure towards 

 apex. 



Exp. 31 millim. 



In Coll. H. J. Adams, 1 $ . 



Allied to T. vibidia Hew., but may be distinguished by much 

 dai'ker ground-colour of underside and the larger red patch. 



Thecla domixicana. 



Thecla dominicana Lathy, Abstr. P. Z. S. 1904, No. 5, p. 19, 

 March 22. 



Upper side. Both wings black-brown, the lower basal half of 

 fore wing shining copper-colovir ; hind wing with faint trace of 

 this on disc, and a minute red spot at anal angle ; a minute tail at 

 termination of second median nervule, and a long one from lower 

 median nei-vule, both tipped with white. 



Underside. Fore wing dull greyish brown, a transverse dark 

 line about midway between end of cell and outer margin, this line 

 extends from costa to lower median nervule ; a submarginal dark 

 line. Hind wing dull greyish brown; a transverse dark line 

 beyond cell sharply angled at submedian nei'vure, this line is 

 edged outwardly with white and inwardly with red from costa to 

 second median nervule ; an irregular submarginal dark line, and 

 some obscure dark spots close to mai-gin above second median 

 nervule ; a triangular black spot on margin between tails, and a 

 round black spot at anal angle, the space between these two black 

 markings bluish grey ; the triangular mark has a large reddish 



