66 On some new Species of IJeterocera. 



Fam. Arctiidae. 



Automolis melea, sp. h. 



Male. — Front of head blue ; palpi black above, chrome- 

 yellow on the underside ; antennae black ; collar and tegulae 

 chrome-yellow ; thorax and basal half of the abdomen black, 

 with a large yellow spot on each side close to the base; the 

 anal segments of the abdomen spotted with metallic blue ; the 

 underside black, banded with chrome-yellow; legs black. 

 Primaries black, the costal margin from the base to the end 

 of the cell edged with chrome-yellow ; a wide chrome-yellow 

 band extends from the base of the wing to the outer margin, 

 which it does not quite reach; the fringe black: secondaries 

 black, the costal margin from the base to the apex chrome- 

 yellow ; the fringe black. — Female very similar to the male, 

 but larger and without the chrome-yellow spots near the base 

 of the abdomen. 



Expanse, $ If, ? 2 inches. 



Hab. Venezuela (Mus. Druce). 



Automolis Prattiy sp. n. 



Male. — Head, palpi, and antennae black, head spotted with 

 metallic blue in front ; tegulae yellow, edged with black on 

 the outer side ; thorax black, metallic blue at the base, with 

 a yellow spot on each side ; abdomen black, the anal segments 

 spotted with metallic blue ; legs black. Primaries dark 

 yellow, the costal margin, apex, outer and inner margin edged 

 with black : secondaries black, the costal margin from the 

 bate to the apex broadly yellow. 



Expanse 1 f inch. 



Bab. Colombia (Mus. Druce). 



Amaxia theon, sp. n. 



Male.— Head and collar yellow ; antennae brown ; palpi 

 brown, white on the underside; tegulae brown, edged with 

 yellow; thorax yellow ; abdomen dark brown above, white on 

 the underside, the anal segment pale yellow. Primaries semi- 

 hyaline pale yellow, spotted and banded with brown, very 

 similar to those of Amaxia pardalis, Walker, but with more 

 yellow at the base of the wing : secondaries semihyaline 

 white, shaded with pale brown at the anal angle and round 

 the outer margin. 



Expanse 1 t 6 q inch. 



Hab. Venezuela (Mus. Druce). 



