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margin from above vein 4 to inner angle, Avidest toward apex. Sec- 

 ondaries roseate. 



Expcm lie. — 17 mm . 



Ilahltat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, Freiuli (xuiana. 



Tt/pe.— Cat. No. 8582, U.S.N.M. 



Genus AUTOMOLIS Hubner. 

 AUTOMOLIS ALETERIA, new species. 



Palpi pale greyish V)rown. Head, collar, and thorax white; a yellow 

 spot on vertex; collar edged posteriorly with j^el low; thorax shaded 

 with roseate. Abdomen crimson above; subdorsal white spots; last 

 segment white; ventrall}' white; wings white. Primaries somewhat 

 opalescent; outer two-thirds of extreme costa brown, darkest on 

 medial third; a short black streak at end of cell and close beyond, 

 above, and below vein 3; a longer streak below vein 2; short streaks 

 medially above and below submedian; a faint small greyish submar- 

 ginal spot between veins .5 and 6. Secondaries white; the inner mar- 

 gin broadly roseate. 



Expanse. — 35 mm. 



Jlah'itat. — St. flean, Maroni River, French (Juiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 8583, U.S.N.M. 



AUTOMOLIS OCHREATA, new species. 



Antenna? of male serrate and fasciculate. Palpi and frons ^v^y, 

 VvCrtex ochreous. Collar white, spotted with black anteriorly. Tho- 

 rax ochrcous; a white patch in front and behind spotted with black. 

 Abdomen ochreous above; anal hairs white. Primaries ochreous; base 

 above submedian white with three oblique black spots; a black spot 

 on inner margin on the medial white area; a broad black outer band, 

 edged with white and cut by white veins; a white streak toward end 

 of cell and another below vein '2. Secondaries reddish orange; the 

 costal margin broadly pale yellow. The patch of androconia on pri- 

 maries underneath extends below cell above vein 2. On the hind 

 wings veins 2 and 3 are shortly stalked; vein 5 nearer to 6 than 3. 



E.iquinse. — Male, 27 mm. 



Ilahltat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 8584, U.S.N.M. 



AUTOMOLIS ASTEROIDES, new species. 



Head and thorax pale greyish brown; teguhv and patagia edged 

 with white. Abdomen red above, white below; the last three seg- 

 ments above, and a subdorsal line, brown; a large whitish subdorsal 

 basal spot. Primaries: the costal margin greyish white; apical and 

 marginal sj)ace ))roadly above vein 3 semihyaline, crossed by dark 

 veins; otherwise lilacine grey with darker mottlings; brown shades in 



