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Show 452 MR. PERCY I. LATHY ON [Ml TlIECLA SIMJETHIS. Papilio simcethis Drury, 111. Ex. Ent. i. pi. i. f. 3. A long series. THECLA SUBOBSCURA. Thecla subobscura Lathy, Abstr. P. Z. S. 1904, No. 5, p. 19, March 22. Upperside. Both wings black, inner margin of fore wing and inner marginal half of hind wing shining blue; hind wing with an incipient tail at termination of second median nervule, and a long tail from lower median nervule, this being faintly tipped with white. Underside. Fore wing blackish grey, paler on inner margin ; a transverse obscure dark line beyond cell, angled on lower median nervule and terminating before inner margin ; a very obscure dark line between this and outer margin. Hind wing blackish grey, a transverse row of white spots and lines beyond cell, these being inwardly edged with blackish ; another row beyond, but very obscure except at anal angle; a bright red patch between middle and lower median nervules, with a black spot on its outer edge, this patch is remote from margin ; a black spot at anal angle; a submarginal faint white line becoming obscure towards apex. Exp. 31 millim. In Coll. H. J. Adams, 1 $ . Allied to T. vibidia Hew., but may be distinguished by much darker ground-colour of underside and the larger red patch. THECLA DOMINICANA. Thecla dominicana Lathy, Abstr. P. Z. S. 1904, No. 5, p. 19, March 22. Upperside. Both wings black-brown, the lower basal half of fore wing shining copper-colour; hind wing with faint trace of this on disc, and a minute red spot at anal angle; a minute tail at termination of second median nervule, and a long one from lower median nervule, both tipped with white. Underside. Fore wing dull greyish brown, a transverse dark line about midway between end of cell and outer margin, this line extends from costa to lower median nervule; a submarginal dark line. Hind wing dull greyish brown; a transverse dark line beyond cell sharply angled at submedian nervure, this line is edged outwardly with white and inwardly with red from costa to second median nervule ; an irregular submarginal dark line, and some obscure dark spots close to margin above second median nervule; a triangular black spot on margin between tails, and a round black spot at anal angle, the space between these two black markings bluish grey; the triangular mark has a large reddish |
