168 INSSCUTOR INSCITI^ MENSTRUUS 



Type.— Cat No. 24913, U. S. Nat. Mus. 

 This species is closely allied to A. chrysomelas Walker, and 

 differs in the darker coloring and broader black margins. 



Automolis iheringi, new species. 



Male. — Head and palpi black, the frons and vertex shaded 

 with dark metallic blue ; lateral orange yellow lines beyond 

 antennae ; collar and thorax black ; orange yellow stripes across 

 collar and patagia, leaving only edges of latter black. Abdo- 

 men black dorsally shaded with fuscous blue; brighter blue 

 scales on anus ; large orange yellow paired spots ventrally on 

 three basal segments ; legs black, the coxae metallic blue. 

 Fore wings dark purplish brown, the costal margin black ; an 

 orange yellow stripe from inner margin near base to close to 

 termen just above vein 6, dully pointed at its extremity, the 

 veins on dark portion of wings grayish. Hind wings black, 

 the costal margin broadly yellow. Fore wings below black, 

 the stripe as above, paler. Hind wings below black with a 

 broad yellow fascia below costa which remains black. 



Expanse 39 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, South East Brazil. 



Type.— Cat. No. 24913, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Distinguished by the black costal margin of fore wings above 

 and the black costal margin of hind wings underneath. 



Received from Mr. H. von I'hering. 



Automolis temperata, new species. 



Male. — Palpi fuscous VN^ith a white streak underneath and a 

 small white spot above. Body above primuline yellow ; lower 

 part of frons dark metallic blue ; a blue black dorsal line from 

 vertex to anus, widest on tegulje and terminal half of abdomen ; 

 a black line from head across shoulders and outer part of 

 patagia. Abdomen below paler with a lateral black line. 

 Thorax below black, at sides yellow ; legs black streaked with 

 white ; fore coxce yellow. Fore wings primuline yellow ; a 

 black fascia from base below costa to apex above vein 8; the 

 basal third of subcostal cream color; some blue black scales at 

 base ; inner margin black from one third from base to termen 



