66 On some new Species of Ilelerocera. 



Fam, Arctiidae. 



Automolis nielea, sp. n. 



Male. — Front of head blue ; palpi black above, chrome- 

 yellow 0)1 the underside ; antenna? bhick ; collar and tci^ulas 

 chrome-yellow ; thorax and basal half of the abdomen black, 

 with a large yellow spot on each side close to the base; the 

 anal segments of the abdomen spotted with metallic blue ; the 

 iindersitle black, banded with chrome-yellow; legs black. 

 Primaries black, the costal margin from the base to the end 

 of the cell edged with chrome-yellow ; a wide chrome-yellow 

 band extends from the base of the wing to the outer margin, 

 ^vhicll it does not quite reach; the fringe black: secondaries 

 black, the costal margin from the base to the apex chrome- 

 yellow ; the fringe black. — Female very similar to the male, 

 but larger and without the chrome-yellow spots near the base 

 of the abdomen. 



Exj^anse, (J If? ? 2 inches. 



JJab. Venezuela {3Ius. Uruct). 



Automolis Pratt i\ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, palpi, and antenna? black, head spotted with 

 metallic blue in front ; tegulas yellow, edged with black on 

 the outer side ; thorax black, metallic blue at the base, with 

 a yellow spot on each side; abdomen black, the anal segments 

 sjiolted with metallic blue; legs black. Primaries dark 

 yelluw, the costal margin, apex, outer and inner margin edged 

 with black : secondaries black, the costal margin from the 

 base to the apex broadly yellow. 



Expanse 1 j^q inch. 



Bab. Colombia {Mus. Druce). 



Amaxia theon^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head and collar yellow ; antenna? brown ; palpi 

 brown, white on the underside; tegula? brown, edged with 

 yellow; thorax yellow ; abdomen dark brown above, white on 

 the underside, the anal segment pale yellow. Primaries semi- 

 hyaline pale yellow, spotted and banded with brown, very 

 similar to those of Amaxia pardalis, Walker, but with more 

 yellow at the base of the wing : secondaries semihyaline 

 white, shaded with pale brown at the anal angle and round 

 the outer margin. 



Expanse l^^ inch. 



II ah. Venezuela [Mus. Druce). 



