364 LYCVENID^. 
bars, the last spot of central series almost touches the sixth crescent ; beyond the submar- 
ginal band are some velvety-black spots, edged outwardly with white towards costa, and 
followed by a broad deep fulvous band towards anal angle ; there are three conspicuous spots 
on the outer portion of this band — one in first median interspace velvety black, a bright bluish 
one in submedian interspace, and a velvety-black one occupying the whole of the anal lobe ; 
marginal line black, edged inwardly with white. 
Expanse 30 millim. 
One female specimen was taken by a native collector at Wa-ssu-kow in 
July, at an elevation of 5000 feet. 
On the upper surface this species resembles T. v-aJbum, Oberthiir, but, 
apart from the orange band on secondaries, it may be distinguished by the 
much less conspicuous orange patch on primaries. The ornamentation of 
the under surface is also similar to that of T. v-album, but the arrangement 
of the white markings is different, and the blue and black spots on outer 
margin of secondaries are more distinct ; the tails also are rather shorter and 
broader. 
Thecla ornata. (Plate XXIX. fig. 7,d .) 
Tliecla ornata, Leech, Entamolugist, x.\iii. p. 40 (1890). 
Male. Primaries blackish, with a large reddish-orange patch on the disc, intersected by the second 
and third median nervules ; fringes dark grey. Secondaries fuliginous brown, with a short 
tail at the extremity of the second, and a much longer one at the extremity of the third 
median nervule ; both are black, tipped with white ; fringes white, tipped with black and 
preceded by a black line, which towards anal angle is edged internally with whitish. Under 
surface olivaceous grey ; central transverse line of primaries white, edged internally with 
black ; submarginal series of black spots bordered with white and increasing in size towards 
inner margin ; secondaries have a white central line inwardly edged with black, and uniting 
in the second median interspace with a submarginal line composed of white-edged black 
spots, and followed by a reddish-orange patch, which is widest between the second and third 
median nervales, and hardly to be traced beyond the first median branch ; from the abdo- 
minal margin, above the orange patch, are two short black-edged oblique lines, approximating 
at their discal extremities ; between the termination of these lines and the juncture of central 
and submarginal lines is a black-edged white curve ; a black spot at anal angle, between 
which and one in the second median interspace is a pale blue patch, edged internally with 
black ; fringes of all the wings olivaceous grey, preceded by a dark line, which is edged in- 
ternally with white, especially on the secondaries. 
Female. Fuliginous brown, sometimes without reddish-orange patch. Under surface as in the 
male. Expanse, S 32-3-1 millim., $ 35 millim. 
Allied to T. v-album, Oberth., but the reddish-orange patch on upper 
surface of primaries is more in the centre of wing, and the markings of under 
surface are of a verv different character. 
