Para,, Brazil, and other Localities. 405 



30. Amavia pscudodynna, sp. n. 



S . Allied to di/una, Schaus, from Sao Paulo, but distin- 

 guished at once by the reduced yellow and increased scarlet 

 markin<< in basal area of fore wing, and in the intense rose- 

 coloured o])a(iue hind wings with vein 5 absent. 



]jength of fore wing 15 niui.; expanse Si mm. 



G c? J caught. 



37. Amaxia Jlavicollis (Rothsch.). 



Pramala Jtavicol/is, Rothschild, Novit. Zool. vol. xvi. p. 2.'), pi. iv. 

 lig. 15(iyU9) (Foute Boa). 



The type and unique (J hitherto recorded is much broken, 

 so it is very gratifying to find two fine examples among 

 Mr. Moss's captures, especially as now correct dimensions 

 can be given. 



Length of fore wing 17 mm.; expanse -iO mm. 



2 S S caught. 



38. ^imaxia perapyga, sp. n. 



^ . Differs from apyya above in the absence of red in the 

 basal brown area of fore wing, in the yellow dot in same 

 area, in the larger lobe to costa of hind wing and the much 

 larger and practically colourless androconial patch, and in 

 the smaller size, and in the anal segment of abdomen being 

 almost entirely yellow. Below it differs on fore wing in the 

 much larger androconial patch and in the absence of the 

 broad black band beyond it, only a small patch of black 

 scales at upper and lower edges of outer side of androconial 

 patch being present. 



Length of fore wing : apyya, 19 mm., expanse 43 mm. ; 

 perapyya, 16 mm., expanse 36 mm. 



] (^ caught. 



\_Amaxia perajnjya semivitrea, subsp. n. 



S . Differs from p. perapyya in the hind wing being semi- 

 vitreous greyish white in costal half and only opaque and 

 blackish on lower half. 



^ S <S > 1 ? > Fonte Boa, Upper Amazons, May-Aug, 

 1906 (G. M. Klages coll.).] 



39. Amaxia chaon (Druce). 



IJruce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond, If 

 cuador). 



This insect varies amazingly in size, the smallest in the 



Zatrephes chaon, IJruce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond, 18S3, p. 383, pi. xl 

 fig. 10 (Saiayacu, Ecuador). 



