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Puavupa Forrunit. 
Nov. Gen. Fortunii, Herr.-Scheff. Lép. Exot. Sp. Nov. Sér. 1, f. 
223. i 
P. triadum, p. 257. 
6. Shanghai. From Mr. Fortune’s collection. 
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DipzNZ LATERALIS. 
Fom. Cyaneo purpureoque nigra; palpi oblique ascendenies ; 
antenne supra ciliate ; abdominis discus coccineus ; al@ an- — 
guste, antice apices versus subcupree, postice apud costam 
subcineree semthyaline. : 
Female. Black, tinged with blue and purple. Palpi obliquely 
ascending, rather slender. Antenne with a short thick fringe 
above. Abdomen with a crimson dorsal disk. Wings narrow. 
Fore wings with a slightly cupreous fringe towards the tips. Hind 
wings slightly grayish and semihyaline in front. Length of the 
body 43 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. : 
Para. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Genus AUTOMOLIS. 
Automolis, Hubn. 
Type, A. Sphingidea. 
This genus may be divided into three groups, the first including 
A. Sphingidea, angulosa, saturata and basalis, the second with A. 
chrysomelas, and the third with A. Capys, Thetis, and leucomelas. 
AUTOMOLIS ANGULOSA. 
Fem. Nigro-fusca; thorax luteo bifasciatus; abdomen disco 
subius fasciaque basali luteis ; ale antice fasciis duabus obli- 
quis lutets apud costam approximantibus, postice lutee mar- | 
gintbus latis fuseis. | 
Female. Blackish brown. Thorax with a broad luteous band 
in front, and another along the hind border. Abdomen with a 
luteous band at the base; disk beneath luteous. Fore wings with 
two luteous bands, which are oblique in contrary directions, one 
near the base, the other near the tip. Hind wings paler luteous, 
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