266 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXIII. 1916. 



Hindwing yellowish buff suffused with pink. 



Length of forewing : 19 mm. Expanse: 43 mm. 



Hab. Sto Domingo, Carabaya, 6000 ft., S.E.Peru, January 1903 (G. Ockenden). 



8. Paranerita metapyrioides spec. nov. 



$. Differs from metapy'ria Dogn. in the outside edges of the oblique basal 

 three-fifths of the forewing, the edges of the subapical patch and middle third 

 of costa being golden yellow, not deep orange, and the hindwings being buffish 

 golden not fiery orange. 



Length of forewing : 21 mm. Expanse : 46 - 5 mm. 



Hab. Muzo, Rio Cantinero, 400 metres = 1300 ft, Colombia (A. H. Fassl). 



9. Automolis schausi spec. nov. 



? . Differs from elissa Schaus in the much darker cream-yellow not cream- 

 white colour of the wings, in the black spots on the tegulae, in the black spot on 

 the front of the thorax, in the two rows of lateral black spots on the abdomen, and 

 in the white spot on the third segment of the abdomen. 



Length of forewing : 29 mm. Expanse : 65 mm. 



Hab. Sita, Costa Rica (W. Schaus). 



10. Automolis sordidipennis spec. nov. 



? . Allied to centralis Schaus. 



Pectus orange ; antennae black ; head and thorax black, tegulae and patagia 

 cream-coloured, narrowly edged with black ; abdomen black, anal segment orange, 

 with the dorsal portion of basal third black. 



Forewing dirty mouse-grey ; nervures brown-grey ; base suffused with grey- 

 black. 



Hindwing purer grey, disc of wing more whitish, nervures only slightly darker. 



Length of forewing : 28 mm. Expanse : 63 mm. 



Hab. Las Quiguas, near San Esteban, Venezuela (S. M. Klages). 



11. Automolis fulminans spec. nov. 



? . Allied to ftammans, subßammans, and perßammans, but nearest to the last 

 in depth of colour. 



Pectus, head and thorax orange scarlet, black dots edged with white on 

 tegulae, shoulders of patagia and two spots on ruetathorax white ; abdomen, 'basal 

 half crimson, anal half reddish orange. 



Forewing rufous cinnamon suffused all over with crimson ; nervures brighter 

 crimson, in basal fourth above vein 1 the nervures and interspaces streaked 

 alternately with deep crimson and dirty white ; in basal half of wing a spot at base, 

 three above vein 1, two larger and two smaller below vein 1, two large spots in cell, 

 and three on costal area pure white ; beyond the cell between veins 4 and 7 is a 

 large irregular, almost semivitreous, white patch containing in it eight crimson 

 dots, this patch is much smaller than in the three allied species ; fringe and costal 

 edge brick-red. 



Hindwing rose-crimson or deep salmon-red, veins darker. 



Length of forewing : 33 mm. Expanse : 75 mm. 



Hab. South Brazil. 



