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b^. (Scaptius). Hind wing with veins (>, 7 stalked, 

 a^. Abdomen crimson. 



a^. Fore wing scarlet suffused with grey crocos. 



P. Fore wnng yellow, the veins streaked with black . erythronotus. 



c^. Fore wing fuscous, the apical third yellow ditissima. 



h^. Abdomen orange-red, 



a^. Fore wing wnth postmedial series of hyaline 



yellow patches grandis. 



P. Fore wing with irregular j^ostmedial hyaline white 



patch spotted with red flammans. 



c^. Abdomen ochreous slightly tinged with pink juno. 



d'^. Abdomen fuscous. 



a^. Abdomen with scarlet basal patch ; fore wing 



fuscous with scarlet band and streak docis. 



b^. Abdomen with dull red bands ; fore wing fuscous 



with yellow spot , perflua. 



*1265. Automolis crocos. 



Bombyx crocos, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. pi, 126. E 0779) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 219. 

 Zatrephes istria, Druce, A. M, N. H. (7) iii. p. 466 (1899), 



c? . Head and thorax orange strongly irrorated with scarlet ; 

 palpi yellow in front ; abdomen crimson ; pectus and ventral 

 surface of abdomen yellowish white. Pore wing scarlet suffused 

 with grey-brown ; the costa scarlet ; some oblique conjoined scarlet 

 and orange spots at base, three inwardly- oblique conjoined ante- 

 medial spots from subcostals to vein 1 ; three medial spots between 

 lower angle of cell and inner margin ; aa irregular scarlet-edged 

 pale yellow postmedial patch with somewhat tridentate outer edge, 

 diffused towards costa and lobed at vein 2 near term en, and with 

 three conjoined scarlet and orange spots between it and inner 

 margin ; a terminal maculate band. Hind wing crimson, with 

 wedge-shaped semihyaline patch beyond the cell between veins 

 2 and 5 ; underside whitish. 



Hab. Surinam; Cayenne, typef 6 istria in Mus. Oxon. E^cj), 

 42 millim. 



1266. Automolis erythronotus. 



Trichromia erythronota, Herr.-Schaff, Aussereur, Schmett. p. 72, f. 58' 

 (1853) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 199. 



Fig. 43. — Automolis erythronotus, (^ . \. 



S . Head and thorax pencilled grey and white ; proboscis yellow ; 

 palpi crimson, white below ; a line above frons, antennae, necky 



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