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TELIONEURA, Felder. 



Telioneura brevipemris, n. sp. (Plate XVI. fig. 9.) 



cj. Wings as in T. subplena, but shorter; the anal angle of secondaries covered with 

 elongated creamy whitish scales. Body black-brown ; two orange spots on the collar ; 

 anal tuft, underside of legs, trochanters of first pair, a broad central longitudinal stripe on 

 the venter, and the inner half of secondaries below, creamy whitish ; teguloe margined with 

 testaceous. Expanse of wings 11 lines. 



Guajaratuba, Eio Purus, 11th of September, 1874 (/. W. H. Trail). 



ACRIDOPSIS, Butler. 



Acridopsis marica. (Plate IX. fig. 6.) 



Sphinx marica, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. p. 31, pi. 20. figs. E, G (1779). 



Eucereon marica, Hdbner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 123. no. 1335 (1816). 



Euchromia (Eucereeon) grylloides (pt.), Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 271. n. 125 (1854). 



Primaries greenish subhyaline, the borders, a spot in the cell, an interuo-median longi- 

 tudinal line near the base, an irregular broad transverse band beyond the middle, and a large 

 subapical spot, crossing the costal, subcostal, and upper radial nervures, black ; veins and 

 several costal spots ochreous : secondaries greenish subhyaline ; the veins, costa, apex, and 

 outer border, black. Body brown ; two spots on the frons, the margins of the collar, tegulre, 

 and metathorax, ochreous. Wings below brown, with the subhyaline areas white. Body 

 below brown ; centre of pectus sandy whitish ; trochanters dull orange. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 6 lines. 



Para (Grahame). 



The second specimen referred to E. grylloides by Mr. Walker is very distinct. 



AUTOMOLIS, Walker. 



Autoinolis contraria. (Plate IX. fig. 9.) 



Euchromia (Dipsenaa) contraria, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 259. n. 104 (1854). 

 Automolis contraria, Butler, Joum. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 421. n. 8 (1870). 



Primaries above bright orange ; a large black-brown apical spot, enclosing an oblicpie 

 white spot ; outer border greyish brown ; fringe pale ochreous : secondaries sordid pale 

 ochreous ; anal angle and a tapering outer border daidt brown. Head black ; frons and 

 vertex spotted with shining opaline ; two whitish spots on the crest ; collar and thorax bright 

 orange, with a central longitudinal black line ; abdomen black, clothed at base with ochreous 

 hairs ; three series of silvery green spots, the central series restricted to the anal half. Wings 

 below paler than above ; apical veins of primaries white. Body below cream-colour, banded 



