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12. Automolis catharinae spec. nov. 



c?. This species is intermediate between diluta Feld, and rectiradia Hmpsn. 

 Palpi and frons brown ; antennae black ; head and tegulae cream yellow, the latter 

 brown on inward two-fifths, thus forming large brown median patch ; thorax black- 

 brown, patagia bright pink edged with yellow ; abdomen black-brown. 



Forewing with deep black-brown basal patch, paler brown along the oblique 

 outer edge ; costal area from apex to basal patch broadly creamy yellow, from which 

 runs a wedge-like antemedian band to inner margin where it is narrowest ; this 

 antemedian band is contiguous to outer edge of basal patch ; a longitudinal some- 

 what oblique cinnamon-brown line starting from basal patch and crossing the 

 antemedian line runs along median nervure, and vein 4 reaches termen at vein 6; 

 rest of wing umber -brown washed strongly with grey. 



Hindiving : base and part of cellular discal area almost semihyaline whitish 

 cream, rest umber-brown washed with grey. 



Length of forewing : 22 - 5 mm. Expanse : 52 mm. 



Hab. Sta Catharina, Brazil. 



13. Baritius palmeri spec. nov. 



<$ . Pectus and forecoxae crimson scarlet ; antennae, head, and thorax deep 

 black with a satiny sheen which has a brownish plum-purple gloss ; abdomen deep 

 velvety black, anal tuft and outer half of anal segment bright yellow, on the sides 

 are traces of red hairs in the same position as the lateral stripes in B. superba 

 Schaus, a patch of yellow hair at base of abdomen on the underside. 



Forewing leaden grey-black glossed with brownish plum-purple, a slight ante- 

 median band, a heavy median band, and a postmedian broken band of three patches 

 deeper black. 



Hindiving : hyaline white, nervures black, apex and tornus very widely black, 

 rest of termen narrowly black. 



Length of forewing : 23'5 mm. Expanse : 53 mm. 



Hab. San Antonio, W. Colombia, 5800 ft. December 1907 (M. G-. Palmer). 



14. Ischnocampa tolimensis spec. nov. 



S. Antennae bronze-brown; head pale wood-brown; thorax deep chocolate- 

 brown, portion at juncture with abdomen pale wood-brown ; abdomen dark sooty 

 brown. 



Forewing almost hyaline pale grey ; costal area, termen, nervures, and all 

 below vein 1 bronzy brown-grey ; some scattered spots on nervures, termen, costa 

 and inner margin chocolate-brown. 



Hindwing almost hyaline pale grey, costa and termen very narrowly darker 

 grey. 



Length of forewing : 17-5 mm. Expanse : 39 mm. 



Hab. Monte Tolima, 3200 metres = 10,400 ft., Colombia, January 1916 (A. H. 

 Fassl). 



15. Opharus albijuncta spec. nov. 



c?. Palpi, antennae, and frons liver-brown, vertex white ; thorax liver- brown, 

 patch near juncture with abdomen white; abdomen pale liver-brown. 



Forewing pale liver-brown densely irrorated with darker brown specks. 



