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coxa3 crimson ; legs tinged with brown ; abdomen crimson above, 

 the extremity and ventral surface white. Fore wing orange-yellow 

 the basal area witii obli(iuo grey patch and some crimson on inner 

 margin ; the discocellulars whitish more or less outlined with grey ; 

 a sliglit grey and whitisli fascia on costa beyond middle; a sub- 

 triangular grey patch on outer half of inner margin extending up 

 to vein 3, crossed by white streaks, and with a crimson streak 

 above inner margin ; a subterminal grey spot above vein 5. Hind 

 wing white. 



JIah. Venezuela, Merida ; Brazil, Sao Paulo {Jones), 1 cf , 1 ? . 

 Exj^. 38 millim. Type in Coll. Druce. 



1280. Automolis superba. 



AutomollRsuperha, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. ;-;8:i, pi. 40. f. 8, $ ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 167. 

 Automolis salma, Druce, A. M. N. H. (6j xviii. j). 36 (1896), c? ; id. Biol. 



Centr.-Ani., Het. ii. p. 355, pi. 72. f. 23. 



S . Bright sulphiir-yellow; palpi, t'rons, aud antenna- black : fron*; 

 with blue spot ; pectus and legs black, the coxic with metallic blue 

 patches ; abdomen orange, with black and blue dorsal patch on last 

 two segments, the ventral surface with black and blue patches on 

 1st segment followed by a spot on next segment. Fore wing with 

 black spot on inner margin beyond middle. 



2 . Abdomen with the black and blue patch extending to 2nd 

 segment, the ventral patches followed by two spots. Fore wing 

 with apical black spot. Hind wing with broad terminal black band 

 narrowing to a point at apex ; the inner area tinged with orange. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui, type f J saJma in Coll. Staudinger ; 

 CoLOMuiA {Kalhreyer), 1 J ; Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buclh'i/), 1 2 

 type t in Coll. Druce. Ex^j. 38 millim. 



*1281. Automolis elissa. 



Automolis elissa, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 277, id. Am. Lpp. p. 7, pi. 1. f. 21. 



2 . Head orange ; palpi black, orange at base ; antennae black ; 

 thorax yellowish white ; pectus and legs black, fore coxa) orange ; 

 abdomen orange, the first four and last two segments dorsally 

 black, the intermediate two segments with black dorsal and lateral 

 spots ; wings yellowish white. 



Jfah. Venezuela, Valencia; BuA/ir,, llio Taneiro. Exp. 56 

 millim. Type t in Coll. Schaus. 



I). Hind wing of male with vein 8 from the cell. 



a\ (Ormef/ca). TTind wing of male with tiie tornus jn-oduciMl 

 to a slif^lit lobe, tlie inner area with a foUl containing a 

 tuft of liair. 

 a'-. Fore win;^ with the i,MMuncl-col(jin' orange. 



a-'. Fore wing with black spots tripinictat<i, 



P. Fore wing witboiit black spots latania. 



