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with white scales, the outer margin banded with two shades of reddish-brown; the underside uniform 
reddish-brown, with a small white discal spot: head and thorax dark brown; abdomen black above, 
the underside and anus reddish-brown ; antenne pale yellowish-brown ; legs brown. The female similar 
to the male, but larger, and considerably (the primaries especially) paler in colour. Expanse, 3 , 23 inches ; 
© , 34 inches. 
Hab. Costa Rica (Boucard, in mus. D., Van Patten). 
The figures are from Costa-Rican specimens obtained by M. Boucard, and contained 
in my own collection. Van Patten found this species pretty commonly, but all the 
specimens he obtained are in very bad condition. 
11. Automeris zugana, sp. n. (Tab. XVII. fig. 7,  .) 
Male, Pale fawn-colour, the primaries slightly darker at the base and along the costal margin, the discal spot 
very indistinct, a central narrow brown line extending from the apex to the middle of the inner margin, 
a whitish tuft at the base; secondaries pinkish fawn-colour, pale yellow round the ocelli, the black sub- 
marginal line very narrow, the ocelli small, black, with a few white scales in the centre; the underside 
of both wings uniform pale brown, the discal black spot on the primaries small, and with a white dot in 
the centre: head, thorax, antenne, and legs brown; abdomen above black, banded with pale fawn- 
colour, the anus and underside pale brown. LExpanse 2? inches. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Arcé, in mus. D.), Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet 
(Champion). 
This species is allied to 4. boucardi. I have only seen four specimens, all of which 
are males. 
12. Automeris zozine. (Tab. XVII. fig. 8, 9.) 
Female. Primaries reddish-brown, shaded with darker brown and pale rose-colour, an indistinct transverse 
brown line near the base, the discal spot dark brown, edged with black, a transverse brown line, edged 
with paler brown on the outer side, extending from the apex to the middle of the hind margin; secon- 
daries bright yellow, the costal and outer margins pale brown banded with darker brown, the abdominal 
margin pinkish-brown, and with a waved submarginal black line, the ocelli large, black, with a few 
bluish-white spots in the centre; the underside of both wings reddish-brown, the discal spot on the 
primaries large, black, with a very small white dot in the centre, two indistinct waved brown lines cross 
both primaries and secondaries: head, thorax, and legs dark brown; abdomen black, banded with pale 
brown above, with a few reddish hairs about the base; the underside and anus pale brown, thickly 
covered with short pale brown hairs; antennew yellowish-brown. Expanse 33 inches. 
- Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hége). 
I have only received a single example, a female, of this fine distinct species. 
13. Automeris saturata. (Tab. XVII. fig. 9, ¢.) 
Hyperchiria saturata, Walk. Cat. vi. p. 1282 (¢)*. 
Hab. Mexico 1, Jalapa (Hoge). 
This beautiful species appears to be very rare. I have only received two specimens, 
one of each sex; the two examples in the British Museum are both males. 
14. Automeris leucane. 
Gamelia leucane, Hibn. Samml. exot. Schmett. iii. t. —. 
Hyperchiria acutissima, Walk. Cat. xxxil. p. 533 (¢)’. 
Io leucane, Boisd: Ann. Soc. Ent. Belge, xviii. p. 234’. ; 
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