1893.] SPECIES or lepidopteea heterocera. 281 



at the end of the cell, thickly irrorated with red on the inner side, 

 a round black spot near the apex, and a submarginal row of elongated 

 spots edged with red on the inner edge ; the outer margin and the 

 veins black ; the fringe pale brown. Underside similar to the 

 upperside, bat paler in colour and entirely without any red round 

 the black marldngs. Head, thorax, and legs pale brown ; abdomen 

 greyish white. Autennte wanting. 



Expanse 3| inches. 



Hah. Argentine Republic, Corrientes {Mus. D.). 



A very distinct species, allied to C. eudesmia, Gray. 



Tarn. Ztg,enid.e. 

 Atjtochloeis, Hiibn. 



AxJTOCHLOmS ORATHA, Sp. n. 



Primaries deep black, the basal half of the wing hyaline, beyond 

 which are square hyaline spots, the first close to the costal margin, 

 the second below and nearer the anal angle. Secondaries black, 

 with a round hyaline spot about the middle, and an oval hyaline 

 spot on the inner margin close to the base. Underside the same 

 as above, but paler in colour and with the costal margin of the 

 secondaries from the base to near the apex bright metallic green. 

 Antennae and palpi black, front of head white. Head, thorax, and 

 abdomen above deep black, the underside of the abdomen white. 

 Tegula; with a bright red spot at the base, and a bright red spot on 

 each side of the abdomen close to the base. 



Expanse ly^jj inch. 



Hab. British Guiana, Essequibo River (Whitely, Mus. D.). 



This species is allied to Autocldoris varipes, Walker, but can at 

 once be distinguished from that species by its larger size, more 

 hyaline wings, entirely black abdomen, red spots on the tegulse 

 and at the base of the abdomen. 



Agxeta, Hiibn. 

 Agtrta CHEisTA, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries hyaline, the costal margin, apex, and inner 

 margin broadly bordered \\ith deep black, an oval white spot near 

 the apex ; a pale bluish-white streak extends along the inner 

 margin from the base to the anal angle ; the fringe black. 

 Secondaries hyaline, the costal apex and outer margin broadly 

 bordered with black, the inner margin bluish white. Underside 

 very similar to the upperside, but without the bluish-white streak 

 on the primaries. Antennae and palpi black, front of the head, 

 underside of the thorax, and abdomen white ; legs greyish white 

 on the upperside ; back of the head and collar bright red ; tegulse 

 black, edged with bluish white ; thorax and abdomen dark blue, 

 with a white line down the middle. 



Expanse 1^-^ inch. 



Hah. Upper Amazons {Mus. D.). 



