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AUTOMOLIS CHRYSOPERA, new species. 



Palpi 3'ellow, whitish and grey in front. Head and thorax 3'ellow 

 streaked with crimson. Abdomen crimson above, white below; some 

 dark subdorsal shades towards anus. Primaries dark grey, the veins 

 partly streaked with crimson; apical third of costa, apex, and outer 

 margin to vein 2 bright yellow separated from the dark portion ))y an 

 irregular crimson line; terminal red spots on veins; a submarginal 

 red spot from veins 6 to 8; antemedial j^ellow streaks edged with 

 crimson on costa, in cell, on submedian, and ])elow cell; a medical 

 crimson spot above submedian and on inner margin. Secondaries 

 black; the base roseate. Underneath the basal third of wings is 

 roseate otherwise black, except the yellow space on primaries, which 

 is as above. 



E,vpanse. — 24 mm. 



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



Type.— C^i. No. 8591, U.S.N.M. 



AUTOMOLIS NEIRA, new species. 



Head and thorax black; front dark blue; an orange streak on 

 teguhe and patagia. Pectus and legs dark brown; coxcT? t>lue. Abdo- 

 men black; terminal blue dorsal spots; two rows of lateral blue spots. 

 Primaries ])lack; an orange streak from sul)median near base to vein .5 

 and l>elow it, ])ut not reaching the outer margin; an oblique orange 

 streak from subcostal at vein 7 to outer margin below \ ein (!. Sec- 

 ondaries black; an orange subcostal streak; in the male a thinly scaled 

 space below the cell. Underneath the su})costal yellow streak on sec- 

 ondaries much more conspicuous. 



E\r]>an)<<'. — Male, 36 mm.; female, 42 nun. 



Habitat. — Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Allied to A. lyachardi Butler. 



7i/pe.—Cat. No. 8502, U.S.N.M. 



AUTOMOLIS ZONANA, new species. 



Head l)lack; some blue on frons. C'ollar and thorax black; a broad 

 yellow band posteriorly on collar and on shoulders. Abdomen black; 

 two basal segments dorsally and laterally orange; four terminal seg- 

 ments bluish black; underneath orange ventral spots. Primaries 

 velvety black, markings sulphur yellow, an antemedial fascia, wider 

 on inner margin than on costa; an irregularly curved fascia from costa 

 l)eyond cell to outer niargin below viens 5 and (5; a broad s])ace on 

 outer half of vein 2. Secondaries: basal half yellow tinged with 

 orange; outer half black. 



H.rjHfn.se. — 38 mm. 



Habitat. — St, Jean, Maroni River, French (uiiana. 



Belongs to Section III, B. b. a'. 



%>f.— Cat. No. 851(3, U.S.N.M. 



