NO. 1444. ■^-E]V so UTII AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 89 



a large darker space at end of cell, indistinctly outlined with black 

 and containing a minute gray point; postmedial line fine, dark, nearly 

 straight from costa at 9 mm. from apex to inner margin. Secondaries 

 violaceous red; the outer margin roseate brown; the ocellus very 

 large, blackish brown, crossed by a white line and broadly circled 

 with black, then narrowly with yellow; it interrupts a black outer 

 line. Underneath light brown. Primaries: the inner margin violace- 

 ous red ; a very large black spot at end of cell containing a white 

 spot; a minute white spot on discocellular of secondaries. 



Expanse. — 77 mm. 



JIahitat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



Type.—Q^t. No. 9458, U.S.N.M. 



AUTOMERIS POMIFERA, new species. 



Head and thorax brown. Abdomen reddish above, light brown 

 underneath. Primaries brown; some white at base; antemedial line 

 tine, black, very slightl}^ wavy; the dark space at end of cell oval, 

 finely edged with black and containing a white point; postmedial line 

 fine, black, from costa at 7 mm. from apex; a very indistinct darker 

 subterminal shade. Secondaries: the costa, base, inner margin, and 

 subterminal shade reddish; the outer margin light brown; the discal 

 area bright yellow, limited b}' a black outer line; the ocellus dark 

 brown broadly circled with black, and containing a cluster of black 

 scales crossed b}" a white line. 



Expanse. — 72 mm. 



Habitat. — Carabaya, Peru. 



r?/j9^.— Cat, No. 9459, U.S.N.M. 



AUTOMERIS JUCUNDOIDES, new species. 



Head and thorax reddish brown. Abdomen brownish yellow, 

 shaded with pale reddish brown subdorsally at base. Primaries: basal 

 space pale reddish brown; some lilacine at base; median space pale 

 lilacine brown; a blackish space at end of cell; postmedial line tine, 

 pale reddish brown from costa near apex; outer margin light ocherous 

 brown, with a paler subterminal shade. Secondaries pale reddish; the 

 ocellus large, light brown circled with black and then with yellow, 

 containing a few white and gray scales, outer line short. Underneath 

 pale reddish brown, a darker outer line; a large black spot on pri- 

 maries containing a white point; a minute white and graj^ spot on 

 secondaries. 



Expanse. — 63 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, French Guiana. 



Type.—Q,2X. No. 9460, U.S.N.M. 



