46 ARCTIID.E. 



with black; venter with lateral marginal series of silvery green spots. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 6 lines. 

 Ega (Bates). 



Automolis zenzeroides, n. sp. (Plate XVI. fig. 8.) 



General aspect of A. contrariu. Above ochre-yellow : primaries with an elongate basi- 

 costal blackish spot crossed by white nervures ; apex and outer margin to second median 

 branch blackish brown ; two subapical white spots : secondaries with a rather narrow brown 

 outer border, tapering from anal angle to subcostal ncrvure ; frons whitish; vertex of head 

 and collar black-spotted ; anal half of abdomen black, with dorsal and lateral series of 

 metallic blue spots. Body below whitish testaceous ; trochanters of last pair of legs with a 

 few metallic blue scales. Expanse of wings 1 inch 3 lines. 



Near Porto Salvo, Rio Purus, taken 3rd October, 1874 (J. JV. H. Trail). 



Automolis fulgurata. (Plate XVIII. fig. 5.) 

 Automolis fulgurata, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 420. n. 3 (1S76). 



\\ "ings above dark brown : primaries with a central longitudinal broad orange streak : 

 secondaries with a broad costal orange streak. Head black, spotted with metallic blue and 

 orange ; collar black, with lateral orange bands ; thorax and base of abdomen dark brown ; 

 tegulffi orange; abdomen, excepting at the base, blue-black, with three incomplete series of 

 silvery greenish spots; trochanters spotted with green and orange; venter dull black, with 

 lateral series of blue-green dots ; basal segments with orange spots on each side. Expanse 

 of wings 1 inch 10 lines. 



Espiritu Santo. (The collection of which this insect formed part was purchased of a 

 dealer who unfortunately could not supply more definite information as regards the habitat.: 



Automolis ameoides. (Plate XVIII. fig. 4.) 

 Lutomolia ameoides, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 421. n. 10 (1876). 



Primaries golden yellow; the outer border, a central oblique band from costa to ex- 

 t (i mil angle, and the internal border, excepting at the base, greyish brown, with darker 

 edging : secondaries deeper yellow, with a rather broad, external and abdominal, dark brown 

 border. ISody the same colour as the secondaries : head black, spotted with greenish blue; 

 collar and thorax with a central dark brown longitudinal streak; metathorax with a central 

 metallic greenish bine spot; abdomen with its outer two thirds black, with three series of 

 greenish-blue spots; base brown; yellow" area with a central black spot, and two black- 



I blue spots on each side. Wings below more uniform than above ; primaries with the 

 band and border dark brown; pectus brown, streaked with green ; trochanters spotted with 

 green and ochrcous; venter ochrcous, banded witb dull black, and spotted with green at the 

 >ides ; anus black. Expanse of wings •> inches 2 lines. 



Ecuador [Buckley). 



