AUi'OCHLORIS. EUPYRA. 433 



sublateral series. Fore wing hyaline, with the mirgiiis very broadly 

 black ; a large discoidal patch and the veins black ; some green 

 suffusion at base of inner area. Hind wing hyaline, with the veins 

 and a broad irregular fcerininal band black. 



Hah. Surinam ; Brazil, i 5 . Exp. 54 millim. 



Sect. II. (Schaslura). Abdomen without lateral valves on 2nd segment. 



954. Autochloris mimica. 



Schasmramimica, Butl. 111. flet. i. p. 37, pi. Ifi. f. () (1877) ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 136. 



(^ . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; frons white ; palpi white 

 at base ; base of patagia, prothorax, metathorax, shoulders, and sides 

 of thorax and coxse with white spots ; abdomen with white dorsal 

 and lateral spots on 1st segment ; the last segment and dorsal and 

 ventral patches on the antepenultimate segment crimson-red ; wings 



Fig. 234. — Autochloris mimica, (^ . \. 



hyaline, the veins, and margins rather broadly, black ; a black disco- 

 cellular bar conjoined to the costal fascia ; the terminal band 

 somewhat dilated towards apex and tornus. Hind wing with the 

 terminal band expanding and dentate towards anal angle. 



Hah. Amazons, R. Solimoes {Trail), 1 (S type. Eccp. 50 millim. 



Genus EUPYRA. 



Type. 



Eupyra, Ilerr.-SchafF. Aussereur. Sclimett, i. p. 78 (18i)3), non 



descr wiperiali^. 



Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, hardly reaching vertex of head and 

 clothed with long hair ; antennre of male bipectinate, with rather long branches ; 

 tibia3 with the spurs moderate ; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with long 

 hair; the last with lateral tufts towards extremity. Fore wing rather broad ; 

 vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; fi-oto upper angle ; 7, 8, 

 9 stalked, 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell long ; vein 2 from long before 

 angle ; 3 from close to angle ; 5 from well above it. 



Sect. I. Fore wing with vein 10 stalked with 7, 8, 9. 



A. Fore wing with hyaline spot above vein 2 disticta. 



B. Fore wing with hyaline spot in cell only imperialis. 



955. Eupyra disticta, n. sp. (Plate XY. fig. 15.) 



$. Black; frons, gul[e, teguloe, patagia, shoulders, metathorax, 

 coxse, and end of hind tibiae with bluish-white spots ; abdomen with 

 subdorsal metallic green patches, the medial segments with ventral 



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