Heierocera frovi Centnil America. 170 



above the middle by a blackisli-browii line, and l)clo\v tlie 

 hyaline spot at the end of the cell by a waved reddish- brown 

 line; the outer margin shaded with gvey ; the fringe dark 

 yellow. Underside pale brown ; both wings crossed by two 

 indistinct brown bands. Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow, 

 front of the thorax greyish brown ; antennae pale brown ; legs 

 pinkish brown. — Female similar to the male, but considerably 

 darker in colour, ami with all the markings much blacker. 



Expanse, ^J -ij-^, inches, ? 4^ inches. 



Jlcib. Mexico, Orizaba (Mus. Druce). 



Allied to C. expandens^ Walker, but very distinct. 



AuTOMERis, Iliibn. 



Automeri's randa, sp. n. 



}[ale. — Primaries light greyish fawn-colour, crossed from 

 the costal to the inner margin by two yellow lines, the first 

 waved nearest the base, the second beyond the middle slightly 

 curved near the apex; a dark spot at the end of the cell, with 

 four little black dots round the outer margin paler than the 

 other part of the wing : secondaries pinkish yellow ; a large 

 fawn-coloured ocellus broadly bordered with deep black, with 

 a central white s|)ot slightly below the middle and nearest 

 the apex ; a submarginal broken black line, edged with 

 yellow, extends from near the apex almost to the anal angle ; 

 below the black line is a wide, reddish-fawn-coloured band ; 

 the outer margin broadly edged with fawn-colour; the fringe 

 pale fawn-colour. Underside : both wings yellowish fawn- 

 colour ; primaries with a large round black spot at the end of 

 the cell, with a white dot in the centre; secondaries with a 

 white spot at the end of cell. Head and thorax dark reddish 

 brown ; abdomen pale yellow ; antennse yellowish brown. — 

 Femcde very similar to the male, but larger, rather darker in 

 colour, and with all the markings more distinct. 



Expanse, ^ 4 inches, ? 4j inches. 



Hah. ^lexico, near Durango city {Becker). 



Automeris Daudiana, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries pale greyish brown, dark brown at the 

 base, four small spots at the end of the cell, and a narrow 

 curved line extending from the costal margin to the inner 

 margin dark brown ; the veins yellow ; the fringe greyish 

 brown : secondaries bright yellow ; the costal and outer 

 margin broadly bordered with greyish brown ; the inner 

 margins thickly clothed from the base almost to the anal angle 



