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[AUTOMERIS PAMINA AUROSEA (Neum.). 

 Plate LXVII, figs. 8, 9. 



The original description is as follows: "This is a splendid variation of the above-described 

 insect, the head thorax and primaries being of a golden yellow color with a sprinkling of light 

 rose-colored dust; the tuft, along abdominal margin of secondaries, of bright rose color, and the 

 parallel band between the black semicircular line and exterior margin of bright purplish red." 



In Dyar's List A. loucardi Druce, Biol. Cent. Am., Lep. Het., I (1886), p. 178, pi. 17, fig. 5, 

 from Costa Rica, is given as a synonym, but I learn from Dr. Dyar that this is a mistake. 



A supposedly authentic specimen of aurosea is figured by Holland, Moth Book, PI. IX, 

 fig. 6. This does not bear out Smith's statement (Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., IX, p. 433) that 

 aurosea is to pamina as lilith is to io. It appears from Dr. J. B. Smith's account that there 

 exists a much redder variety of A. pamina, which is, according to Mr. J. Doll (litt. July, 1912), 

 the genuine aurosea. Mr. Doll states that Holland's figure represents pamina proper. The 

 aurosea form must be a constant one, as Mr. Doll says, "I have seen hundreds of them, and 

 they are all like the type specimen."] 



AUTOMERIS ZEPHYRIA (Grote). 



Plate LIX, fig. 7; LXVIII, figs. 1, 2. 



[Automeris zephyria Grote, Canad. Entom., XIV (1882), p. 215], Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, XI (1883), p. 52. 



[Antenna? orange-brown; head and thorax deep brown; abdomen dorsally pink, anal 

 segment fawn color; beneath pectus, abdomen and legs fawn color. Primaries deep brown 

 with a white line at the extreme base of wings; from apex of wing to middle of inner margin 

 a slightly concave white band extends, sharply defined outwardly, slightly diffuse on inner margin, 

 averaging 1.5 mm. in width ; at the end of the cell ami resting partially on the white band is an 

 indistinct ocellus, usually more or less defined by black scaling and with a small central white dot 

 or dash; in the ? the whole ocellus tends to become obscured by white scaling. Secondaries, 

 dark fawn color, pinkish at base and along inner margin, and with the central area orange- 

 yellow; this yellow area is defined outwardly by a curved black postmedian line, parallel to 

 outer margin and very slightly waved, not attaining costal margin, bordered outwardly with 

 a whitish shade; the terminal area of wing is somewhat paler than the ground color, leaving a 

 subterrmnal band of deep fawn color, which broadens gradually toward the anal angle; ocellus 

 large, black, with a central area of blue-white scaling and an irregular comma-shaped white 

 mark, which is occasionally lacking; the whole ocellus completely surrounded by the yellow 

 scaling; a narrow terminal line of deep fawn. Beneath fawn color slightly tinged with pink; 

 primaries with a prominent black, round ocellus with white center; secondaries with the central 

 white mark of the ocellus repeated, the remainder of the ocellus, however, only showing indis- 

 tinctly through from the upper side. Expanse, <? 59 mm., $ 63-75 mm. Described from two 

 <? <? , three 9 9 in coll. Barnes, two pairs received from F. H. Snow, collected in the type local- 

 ity, the third 9 from Las Vegas, N. Mex. — J. McDxinnough.] 



[Snow's material was obtained in Gallinas Canon, near Las Vegas.] 



AUTOMERIS ZELLERI (Grote and Robinson). 



[Hyperchiria zelleri Grote and Robinson, descriptions of American Lepidoptera. — No. 4; Trans. Amer. Entomol. 

 Soc, vol. 2, 1868, p. 193. 



The description by Grote and Robinson is as follows: 



9 . Size large, form stout. Head and palpi rich dark brown; antennae testaceous, a little slenderer than in allied 

 species. Thoracic region, above, dark brown; laterally, at the insertion of the primaries, are arranged short whitish 

 hair-like scales which form a spreading tuft. Abdomen, above, bright ochreous brown; beneath with under thoracic 

 surface and legs, of a rich brown, a little paler than upper thoracic surface and head. 



Wings full and large. Primaries arcuate along the costa; apices pointed but not produced; external margin 

 evenly outwardly rounded. Basal third covered with rough or woolly dark brown scales; this portion of the primary 

 wing is outwardly denned by a darker shade. These dark brown rough squama? extend along the costal region to the 

 apex, and intrude obliquely downwardly twice over the middle of the wing — firstly, obliquely and broadly from the costa 



