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half crimson deepening on inner area, but the margin itself white ; 

 the patch of androconia brown. 



Hob. Amazons, Santarem (Leech), 1 J type f in Coll. Drucc. 

 Exj^. 38 millim. 



b. Antenna; of male serrate and fasciculate. 



a^. Fore wing of male with small glandular swelling and tuft of hair at 

 base of costa on underside ; hind wing with the costa fringed with 

 long hair. 



1249. Automolis herois. 



Mains herois, Scbaus, Ent. Am. v. p. 190 (1889); Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Het. ii. p. 366, pi. 73. f. 20 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 198. 



S . Head and thorax white ; antennae brownish ; palpi and frons 

 fuscous ; vertex of head with orange spot ; tegulae and patagia with 



orange spots, the tegulae 

 tipped with orange, the 

 patagia edged with crim- 

 son; legs with fuscous 

 points ; abdomen crimson 

 above, white below. Fore 

 wing pale yellow, with the 

 inner area and the medial 

 Fig. M.— Automolis herois, cS . t- P^^^ of costa white ; the 



basal area with blue-black 

 streaks, not reaching the base on inner area : a medial blue-black 

 band, produced outwards on costa and inner margin and with the 

 veins on it whitish. Hind wing with the inner half tinged with 

 crimson. 



Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (Broohs), 2 (S , Godmau-Salvin Coll.; 

 Venezuela, Merida ; Bkazil, Sta. Catherina. Eajo. 38 millim. 

 Type in Coll. Schaus. 



6\ Fore wing of male without glandular swelling at base of costa, or long 

 hair on costa of hind wing, 

 a^. {Stitonocrea). Hind wing of male with a fold on inner area clothed 

 with rough hair, the tornus strongly lobed. 



1250. Automolis reducta. 



Automolis reducta, Wlk. vii. 1638 (1856). 



Creatonotus lohifer, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. p. 84, f. 503 (1856) ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 171. 

 Sutonocrea incerta, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 357 (nee Wlk.). 



(S . Pale yellow ; palpi towards tips and frons fuscous tinged 

 with lilac ; vertex of head, tegulae, and abdomen tinged with 

 orange ; legs banded with black. Fore wing with greyish-brown 

 costal fascia from base to middle, extending to just below cell at base ; 

 a broad oblique brown band from apex to middle of inner margin. 



