242 Mr. II. Druce on some 



black ; collar, tegulre, 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 ; the fringe yellowish white : 

 secondaries black, the basal third of the wing yellowish 

 white. The underside the same as above. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hab. Paraguay (Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to AutomoHs rectiradia, Hampson, 

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



Anaxita Lysandra, sp. n. 



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

 tegulae brown, edged with 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. 



Hab. N. Peru, Huancabamba. 6000-10,000 feet [Mus. 

 Druce). 



A very fine species, very distinct. 



Fam. Ceratocampidge. 

 Adeloceplwla nisa, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and palpi pink, antennas and tegulae 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 



