782 THECLA. By Dr. M. Draudt. 



inside towards the costal margin as in strephon, also on the forewings which exhibit a whitish inner-marginal 

 part and a large, somewhat darker brown scent-spot. Guatemala, Panama, Colombia. 



pidchriiudo. Th. pulchritudo Drc. (151 e) is allied to the preceding, above more extensively blue with a small polished 



spot on the hindwing, entirely covered by the forewing; the under surface is greenish-blue, not as in the figure 

 on which the silvery greenish-blue opalescent spot in the discocellular is neither reproduced at all, below it 

 a large, brownish scent-spot, the lines quite similar as in ericeta, only towards the costal margin not so greatly 

 divergent; the red anal spots are almost entirely absent. Amazon, Colombia (Rio Negro: Coll. Fassl). 



carleia. Th. carteia Heto. (151 h, i) is above scarcely distinguishable from ericeta (151 d), the polished spot 



is very extensive, opalescent olive-green. Beneath brownish-grey with a large, blackish-brown, silky spot on 

 the forewings; the costal margin of the hindwing is very strongly convex, the lines as in ambrax (151 f), only 

 placed a little more towards the margin. Ecuador, Amazon. 



zi(jim. Th. zigira Hew. (151 i) is much smaller than carleia with a more narrowly black apex of the forewing, 



otherwise very similar; also beneath similarly marked, but the ground of the wings is of a purer light grey, 

 the hindwings at the distal margin more dusted in white. Amazon, Venezuela, Peru. 

 falerina. Th. falerina Heiv. (151 i) we include here yet, although it makes a very different impression; much 



smaller, above deep violet-blue with very broad black distal margins and a brown-yellow, polished, unsealed 

 spot at the base of the hindwing towards the costal margin. The under surface is greenish brownish-grey, the 

 costal margin of the hindwing strongly convex, covering a lustrous, darker spot of the proximal margin of the 

 forewing. On the hindwings the postdiscal begins with an isolated black spot, towards the base of it is a second, 

 distally white spot. Guiana, Amazon. 



71. Latagus-Group. 



laiagus. Th. latagUS Godm. & Salv. (155 h) has certain relations to a part of the preceding group by the black 



spot of the costal margin of the hindwing above, being partly covered by the expanded proximal margin of 

 the forewing ; the ground-colom* above is lustrous blue with a moderately broad black apex and a narrow distal 

 margin, beneath brownish-grey with 4 white transverse lines before the margin of the hindwing and a red spot 

 of the tail. Panama. 

 orasus. Th. orasus Godm. & Salv. (155 h) we append directly here; it is above silky blue, the hindwings 



with a yellowish-brown subcostal stigma, beneath grey with an irregular grey, proximally white bordered 

 discal line and an indistinct, dark submarginal line bordered on both sides by white. The proximal margin of 

 the forewing opalescent bluish-green. Mexico, Guatemala. 



72. Gadira- Group. 



gadira. Th. gadira Hew. (155 h) is without tails, above lustrous ultramarine-blue with a large, oval, brown 



scent-spot and a moderately broad, velvety-black margin. Beneath light brownish-grey with white lunular 

 lines and 2 orange-red, black-pupilled anal spots. The $ is darker violettish-blue, particularly on the forewings 

 very broadly bordered by blackish-brown. Guatemala to Colombia. 

 jiora-K. Th. norax Godm. & Salv. (155 h) is smaller, lighter blue, with broader black margms and a rounder 



scent-spot ; the under surface is somewhat lighter, striated with many white lunular lines. Guatemala to Colombia. 

 levis. Th. levis Drc. (155 h) greatly resembles norax above, but the scent-spot is smaller, round and black; 



beneath more yellowish-brown in the distal part, m the larger basal half sharply delimited darker brown ; the 

 markings on the whole similar, but not white, but brownish, the hindwing besides with an undulate, dark- 

 brown median band. Amazon. 

 conchylmm. Th. conchyliutti Drc. (155 i) also like norax with a somewhat narrower black margin; the scent-spot 



is much narrower and lighter. The red spots of the hmdwing are almost entirely absent, and only in the dark- 

 brown, towards the base blue-reflecting $ they are somewhat more visible. Brazil to Paraguay. 

 ■minthe. Th. minthe Godm. & Salv. (155 i) resembles gadira, being of a somewhat lighter, silky-lustrous blue 



and very easily recognizable by the under surface of the forewings which is opalescent blue in the inner-marginal 

 half. From Mexico. 

 elana. Th. elana Hew. (152 g) resembles above gadira with its magnificent blue, but it has a tail and broader 



black margins. Beneath b^o^^■nish-grey, at the proximal margin of the forewing lighter, the marking likewise 

 resembles somewhat the said species, but it also resembles puncttwi (152 d) by a small black and white dot in 

 the middle of the costal margin of the hindwmg. Colombia to Brazil. 

 midsus. Th. mulsus Drc. (152 d) is above deeper purple-blue than the preceding and has beneath entirely 



unmarked forewings, and the dot of the costal margin of the hindwing is absent, too. It likewise has a long 

 tail. Amazon. 



