COSTA RICAN BUTTERFLIES. 353 



occupying basal half of cell, space below to inner margin, and 

 ju.st above vein 2 to near sub terminal space ; a pale brown patch 

 of coarse scales at end and beyond cell. Hind wings pale blue; 

 outer margin fuscous brown ; inner margin whitish, becoming 

 fuscous towards anal angle ; cilia brown tipped with grey. 

 Fore wings below fuscous ; costal margin broadly whitish, post- 

 medially to vein 4 ; some brown mottling at base of costa ; a 

 bi'own medial fascia to median and end of cell enclosing a white 

 line on discocellular ; an outer and a subterminal oblique broad 

 brown line to vein 5 ; outer margin narrowly white crossed by a 

 fine marginal brown line. Hind wings below yellowish white, 

 crossed by broad brown lines ; a fuscous basal space, outanoled 

 on median ; the inner margin broadly irrorated with fuscous and 

 pale brown ; medial and postmedial lines vertical, angled at 

 vein 2 and inbent to iianer margin ; a subterminal brown shade 

 sufi'using with postmedial from veins 5 to 2, then continuing to 

 anal angle ; a broken marginal brown shade ; anal angle slightly 

 lobed, no tail. 



Expanse 19 mm. 



Hah. Tuis, Juan Yinas. 



A specimen from Cordoba, Mexico, has the lines below partly 

 greyish, but undoubtedly belongs to this species. 



Near T. dolylas Cr. 



In British Museum. 



Thecla subflorens, sp. n. (PI. LII. fig. 9.) 



S . Antennae black ringed with white. Body above fuscous 

 underneath white ; some green scales on frons. Wings dark 

 purple-slate colour. Fore wings : the costa, apex Ibroadly, 

 and outer margin fuscous brown. Hind wings : the margins 

 narrowly fuscous brown. Wings below rich green. Foi-e wings 

 paler tinged, except on costa and apex ; the inner margin dark 

 grey. Hind wings: a faint paler line on discocellular; a similar 

 irregular outer line, black, outwardly edged with white from 

 vein 2 to inner margin ; a few red scales at anal angle, sur- 

 mounted with black and white ; a terminal black line at anal 

 angle. 



Expanse 20 mm. 



Hah. Poas. 



Thecla legs, sp. n. (PI. LII. fig. 7.) 



(S . Palpi black and white. Head, collar, and patagia black ; 

 white lines around eyes. Thorax and abdomen above metallic 

 blue, underneath whitish. Wings brilliant dark blue. Fore 

 wings : apex and outer margin black, narrowest at tornus ; a 

 large black patch filling the end of cell from before middle, 

 followed beyond cell by a small slate-coloured spot. Hind wings : 

 the termen narrowly black ; the inner margin gi'ey. Wings 

 below clear bright brown. Fore wings : outer line fuscous brown, 

 outwardly edged with white, faintly outbent, slightly luuular ; 



