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Heluira aelia, n. sp. Primaries dull brown and apparently slightly transparent 

 so that all the veins and nervules are distinctly marked in a darker shade of brown. 

 Base of wings, a spot at the end of the cell, the apices, the outer margins and a blotch 

 at the internal angle also of a darker shade. Secondaries whitish towards the base, 

 otherwise brown-black ; a tuft of white hairs in anal fold. Wings underneath dull 

 black with all the veins and nervules distinctly showing. Antennae black. Head 

 brown with two bright red spots behind the antennas. ' Thorax brown, underneath a 

 crimson spot. Abdomen dorsally metallic blue, with narrow black transverse bands 

 between the segments, and a tuft of long brown hairs dorsally on first three segments. 

 On abdomen underneath a large white spot. 



Expanse, 30 mm. i (^. Paso de San Juan. 



Automolis nabdalsa, n. sp. Primaries with a broad, central, longitudinal 

 band chrome yellow, otherwise light brown with all the veins and nervules yellowish. 

 Secondaries with a wide dark brown marginal band extending from apex to anal 

 angle, where it is broadest. Underside similar to upper. Antennae brown. Head 

 yellow with a small metallic spot on the frons. Thorax yellow. Abdomen above 

 yellow, last three segments black, spotted with metallic blue. Abdomen underneath 

 yellow. Legs yellow, brownish at base. Fore femora metallic blue. 



Fxpanse, 40 mm. i 9. Paso de San Juan. 



Bears a certain resemblance to Eucyrta prcetexta of Felder. 



Automolis orbona, n. sp. Wings entirely bright yellow, the apices of prim- 

 aries fanitly tipped with brown, and an indistinct small brown spot on outer margin 

 below apex. Secondaries with the outer margin nari'owly and faintly bordered with 

 brown. Underside similar to upper, but with the costal margin of primaries slightly 

 darker. Antennae brown. Head brown ; a metallic spot on frons. Thorax yellow- 

 above ; underneath brown with metallic blue spots. Abdomen yellow, the la^t 

 three segments black", spotted with blue ; laterally a row ot blue spots. 



Expanse, 30 mm. '^ (S^(^- P'^iso de San Juan. 



Automolis parma, n. sp. Piimaries orange, a small transverse white spot at 

 ■apex, narrowly bordered with a dull brown band, which on iinier side however docs 

 not quite reach the costal margm ; outer margin bordered by a very narrow bruvvn 

 line ; fringes ochreous. Secondaries pale ochreuus, anal an^le and a tapering border 

 on outer margin brown-black. Underside the same as upper, but the border on 

 secondaries is much narrower. Head, thorax and first segments of abdomen above 

 bright orange, the remainder of abdomen black with a dorsal and a lateral row of 

 metallic blue spots. Body underneath orange, the abdomen banded with black. 

 Legs yellowish with longitudinal black lines. 



Expanse, 31 mm. i (^. Paso de San Juan. 



This species is very similar to A. co7rlraria of Walker, and differs 

 chiefly in the narrower outer margin of the primaries and in the position 

 of the white apical spot. 



