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LEPIDOPTERA. 



THECLA THALES. 



Plate XL. fig. 4. 



Species. Thecla Thales : alis bicaudatis, utrinque atris, subtus lunulis casruleis ; posticis 

 fascia submarginali aurea. Expans. alar. una 1|. 

 Thecla : with two tails, the wings on both sides black, beneath with blue lunules ; 

 the posterior also with an abbreviated submarginal golden fascia. Expanse of 

 the wings, 1£ inch. 



Syn. Hesperia (R.) Thales, Fabricius Ent. Syst. III. I, p. 268. Enc. MUh. 9. 625, (Poly- 

 ommatus T.) 



Habitat. " In Indiis," (Faibricius). Brazil, (Enc. MUh.) 



THECLA MELIBCEUS. 



Plate XLI. fig. 1. 



Species. Thecla Melibceus : alis bicaudatis, cserulescentibus, limbo fusco ; subtus flave?- 

 centibus ; anticis fusco, posticis nigro strigosis, angulo ani atro ; annulis caeruleis. 

 Expans. alar, una lg. 

 Thelca : with two tails, the wings blue above with a brown border ; beneath 

 yellowish, the anterior with brown and the posterior with black streaks : anal 

 angle black with two blue rings. Expanse of the wings, 1 J inch. 



Syn. Hesperia (R.) Melibceus, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 271. Enc. M'eth. 9. 629, (Poly. 



ommatus M.) 

 Habitat. " In India, (Fabricius). Brazil, (Enc. lleth.) 



THECLA TYRTJ3US. 



Plate XLI. fig. 2. 



Species. Thecla Tyet^eus : alis bicaudatis, fuscis ; posticis subtus striga undata alba lunu- 



lisque submarginalibus nigris, intermediis rufis. Expans. alar, una 1. 



Thecla : with two tails, wings above brown ; beneath the posterior have a waved 



white streak and black submarginal lunules, the two middle lunule3 being red. 



Expanse of the wings, 1 inch. 



Syn. Hesperia (R.) Tyrtseus, Fair. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 271. Enc. MUh. 9. 637, (Poly- 



ommatus T.) 

 Habitat. " In India,,"'(Fabricius). 



