1(M LTTHOSIADjE. 



1283 />. Automolis taniala. 



AutcmoUs taniala. Scliaus, A. M. N. H. (8) vi. p. 201 (1910) ; Roths. Nov. 

 Zool. xix. pi. 5. f. 23. 



Head and thorax black ; palpi and Irons with some metallic bine. 

 a pair of small orange spots in front of antennae and a pair at 

 back of bead ; tegulse and patagia orange edged with black : fore 

 coxae with patches of metallic blue; abdomen black with metallic 

 blue spots on terminal segments and a lateral series, the ventral 

 surface with metallic blue bands and small paired orange spots on 

 2nd and 3rd segments. Fore wing orange ; a black patch at base, 

 the costal edge black ; a terminal black band expanding on apical area 

 and extending as a narrow streak along inner margin to base ; the 

 male with the inner edge of the black band indented by a slight 

 orange streak below vein 2 and with the cilia greyish. Hind wing 

 black, the costal area orange almost to apex with sinuous lower 

 edge; the underside with the costal i-dge black and a black streak- 

 on subcostal nervure, the inner area of male with the tuft of hair 

 in the fold orange. 



Hah. Costa Rica, Sitio (Schmts^), 3 6, Juan Vinas (Schmis), 

 2 c?, 2 ?, Tuis (ScJiatis), 1 J. Exp., J 40, 5 4(5 niillim. 



or 



*1284ff. Automolis neira. I Plate XLVL fig. 23.) 

 Automolis neira, Schaus; Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxix. p. 217 (1905). 



cT . Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown with a purplish 

 tinge, some metallic bine on (irons, vertex of head, mctathorax, 

 coxa?, terminal segments and sides of abdomen; tegulae and patagia 

 with orange fascia'. Fore wing black-brown shot with purple; an 

 oblique orange fascia from vein 1 near base to vein 5 towards 

 termen, attenuate at extremity ; an oblique orange fascia from 

 below costa towards apex to termen below vein 6 ; cilia brown. 

 Hind wing dark brown, the area below the cell semiliyaline ; the 

 underside with large elliptical orange patch below costa. 



Ilah. Brazil, Rio .Janeiro, typef 6 in U.S. Nat. Mus. Exj3. 

 40 millim. 



lL'sGr/. Automolis at aenia. 



Automolis atsenia, Schaus, A.M. N. II. (8) vi. p. 199 (1910). 



.1 uhn »..//>■ mil, ilrralis, iv'oths. Nov. Zool. \vi. pi. <>. t'. .'ill (nee Hmpsn.). 



Head Orange ; palpi except at base, antenna', and spots on frons 

 and vertex of bead black ; thorax black, the tegulae and patagia 

 orange edged with black, the molal liorax with metallic bine patch; 

 pectus with orange lateral stripes, the Eore >-"\;r with orange 

 patches, the Eemora and tibiae with whitish streaks; abdomen 

 black with dorsal metallic bine spots on terminal segments and 

 lateral and sublateral series, the 2nd and 3rd segments with 

 lateral orange spots, the ventral surface with orange bands except 



