THECLA. By Dr. M. Deaudt. 789 



Th. fidelia Hew. (156 k) is above magnificently radiant light turquoise-green, the apex of the forewing fUleUa. 

 not so extensively black, beneath scarcely different from orcynia. Venezuela, Bolivia. 



Th. keila Hew. (= parasia Hew.) (157 a) resembles orcynia above, but it has a long oval scent-spot keila. 

 in the cell, being very little conspicuous ; the under surface is likewise similar, but the postdiscal on the hindwdng 

 is towards the costal margin much broader white, on both wings somewhat nearer to the margin. Xicaragua, 

 Guatemala. 



Th. humber Schs. is closely allied to the preceding, above metallic blue; the costal margin, apex humber. 

 and distal margin about just as extensively black as in fidelia; without a scent-.spot, with a small, red and 

 black anal spot of the hindwing. Beneath light brownish-grey, marked like the preceding, but the postdiscal 

 runs on the hindwings from the costal margin in a straight line to the lower radial, then only it is broken 

 and forms a W at the proximal margin. Expanse of wings: 23 mm. Venezuela. 



Th. thoria Hew. (152 e) likewise approximates keila, above more violettish-blue, on the fore\\ings thoria. 

 confined to a stripe parallel to the proximal margin; the scent-spot is double: in the cell black, behind it red- 

 brown. The under siu'face is more reddish-brown, the cell-end-streaks are absent, on the hindwings there is 

 often a white streak-spot in the middle of the costal margin. The $ is duller bluish-grey. Venezuela. 



Th. bassania Hew. (157 a) entirely resembles ahola (156 k) above, but the red-bro^vn anal .spot is hassania. 

 perhaps more strongly developed. Beneath on the darker brownish-grey ground all the transverse lines are 

 double and consist of regular semi-bows. Mexico to Panama. 



Th. gabatha Hew. (= balius Godm. & Salv.) (157 a) is closely allied to keila (156 k) and has the same gahatha. 

 scent-spot, but it is considerably larger and has much longer-stretched hindwings with a large, red anal spot; 

 the $ is duller and lighter blue with dark, marginal spots being partly bordered by orange-red, of the hindwings; 

 also beneath very similar. The forehead is red. Guatemala, Brit. Honduras, Colombia. 



Th. sylea Hew. (157 a) has likewise a red forehead; it is above duller blue, inclusive of the cell, as the sylea. 

 scent-spot of the preceding is absent, and the shape of the wings is not so long-stretched. Beneath marked 

 almost just the same, only the postdiscal, at the costal margin of the hindwing, is placed more towards the 

 base and proximally tinged in red, not black. Amazon. 



Th, iopas Godm. & Salv. (157 b) is placed here by the authors, but to me it seems almost to be more iopas. 

 closely allied to the gallieria-grouji (p. 791). Wings intensely cyanic-blue with black margins, the anal lobe 

 with a red spot. Beneath red-brown with blackish, distally white postdiscal lines being placed very near to 

 the border, on the hindwings broken, at the anal angle angled; the anal lobe is black, inwards with a red dot, 

 next to it a black, white-dusted spot, and besides a black, red-bordered spot of the tail. Nicaragua. 



Th. orios Godm. ds Salv. (157 b) has likewise resemblances to the A;eifa-group, but beneath it resem- orios. 

 bles also iopas and galliena (157 f) by the postdiscal lines of the hindwings being placed very near to the bor- 

 der. Above blue with a broad black apex in which the rather large scent-spot is situate; the costal margin like- 

 wise rather broad brownish-grey. The anal angle somewhat produced, the tails only indicated. Beneath red- 

 dish brownish-grey. Guatemala. 



83. Coelicolor-Group. 



Th. coelicolor Btlr. (= hena Hew.) (157 b). The upper surface of the ^ is sky-blue, with a broad black coelicolor. 

 apex, in the anal lobe a small red spot. The $ is dull slate-blue with a lilac lustre. Beneath grejnsh-brown 

 with white, straight postdiscal lines, on the forewing below the lower median vein displaced inwardlj^, on the 

 hindwing near the proximal margin forming a very high W; before the border a browirish line, bemg proximally 

 sharply, distally broadly and fadedly bordered by white; 2 red anal spots, white discal stripes are particularly 

 in the $ well developed, or they are absent. From Nicaragua to Panama. 



Th, pactya Hew. (157 b) greatly approximates the preceding; it is above more lustrous blue, beneath pacfya. 

 on the hindwings the postdiscal line is displaced somewhat inwardly below the lower radial vein, its dark bor- 

 dering is proximally somewhat dusted in orange-red, the submarginal lunular line is much finer and bordered 

 more by a brownish white. Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia. 



Th. peona Hew. (157 b) is above likewise similar, but it has a small dark discal spot, beneath almost peona. 

 like coelicolor, the postdiscal running quite straight. Bolivia. 



Th. cleocha Hew. (157 b) resembles the preceding above, but it also exhibits a likeness to the clean- cleocha. 

 group (p. 804, t. 159 d, e); the sky-blue is not so bright; the postdiscal line of the hindwing which is displaced 

 inwardly on the hindwing below the lower radial vein like in pactya, is proximally bordered by black, then 

 very broadly by orange-brown. Colombia. 



