242 Mr. H. Druce on some 



black; collar, tegulse, and base of the abdomen yellowish 

 white. Primaries black ; a wide yellowish-white band 

 crosses the wing near the base from the costal to the inner 

 margin, the band is slightly widest on the inner margin ; a 

 yellowish-white narrow band crosses from the costal margin 

 near the apex to the outer margin, then curves down along the 

 outer margin to the anal angle ; tiie fringe yellowish white : 

 secondaries black, the basal third of the wing yellowish 

 white. The underside the same as above. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hah. Paraguay (^Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to AutomoHs rectiradia, Hampson, 

 from the Upper Amazons, also to Automolis tegyra^ Druce. 



Anaxlta Liysandva^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna?, and legs black, collar brown ; 

 tegulse brown, edged witii long black hairs; thorax and 

 abdomen black, the sides bright red, the underside of the 

 abdomen with four yellow spots near the base. Primaries 

 brown, thickly irrorated with yellow scales ; three yellow 

 spots edged with black on the costal margin, the first and 

 third small, the second long ; veins all black, edged with 

 pale yellowish brown, between each vein a long red line 

 edged with black ; fringe black : secondaries dark brown, 

 veins black, with bright red streaks between them; the fringe 

 black. Underside very similar to the upperside ; secondaries 

 with more red and with a yellowish streak along the costal 

 margin. 



Expanse 3 inches. 



Hah. N. Peru, Huancabamba. 6000-10,000 feet (J/«5. 

 Druce) . 



A very fine species, very distinct. 



Fam. Ceratocampidae. 

 Adelocephala nisa, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and palpi pink, antenna and tegulas yellowish 

 brown, the latter edged with pink, the thorax and upperside 

 of the abdomen yellowish brown, the underside of the abdo- 

 men and legs bright pink. Primaries pink, crossed by a wide 

 dark yellowish-brown band extending from the apex to the 

 middle of the inner margin ; a white dot at the end of the 

 cell, edged with pink ; the fringe yellowish brown : second- 

 aries pinkish brown, darkest along the inner margin ; the 

 fringe pink. The underside whitish pink, the costal half of 



