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than in most specimens of flavicincta. On the evidence of the material examined, it 

 is reasonable to treat dolens and flavicincta as distinct species. When longer series 

 from a much more extensive number of localities are available, ideally together 

 with bred material, a taxonomic re-assessment can be made. 

 Known only from south-eastern Brazil. 



Material examined. 



Creatonotus flavicinchis Herrich-Schaffer, lectotype $, [Brazil]: (MNHU). 

 AiUomolis immaculata Rothschild, lectotype <J, Brazil: Sao Paulo, Alto de Serra, 

 v.1926 (Spitz) (BMNH). AiUomolis spitzi Rothschild, holotype <$, Brazil: Sao 

 Paulo, Cantareira, iv.1931 (Spitz) (BMNH). Automolis angulosa Walker, lectotype 

 $, Brazil. [Although described from supposedly female material, there is little 

 doubt that the latter is part of the syntypic series, or was possibly the only specimen 

 available to Walker.] 



Brazil: 7 <J, 1 $, Sta Catarina (USNM: 6 <$, 1 $); 15 <$, Sta Catarina, Jaragua do Sul, 

 ix-x.1932, vi— viii.1935 (Hoffmann, Mailer); 9 (J, 1 Cj, Sta Catarina, Hansa Humboldt, 60m, 

 vii-x.1932-1936 (Mailer and others) (USNM: 3 <^); 6 £, Sta Catarina, hills between Hansa and 

 Jaragua, 400 m, v, vii.1935 (Mailer); 1 J, Sta Catarina, Rio Vermelho, 820 m, vi.1936 (Mailer); 

 1 $, Sao Paulo, Paranapanema (USNM); 1 <J, Rio; 1 $, Rio de Janeiro, Organ Mts, near Tajuca 

 (Wagner) ; 1 $, Rio de Janeiro; 2 <$, Rio State, Itatiaia, Lago Azul, 800 m, 25-27.il, 20-22.vii.1955 

 (Pearson, Albuquerque); 4 £, Rio State, Itatiaia, Sede, 800m, 14-15. ix. 1952, 3-4. iv. 1954 

 (Oiticica, Pearson, Schwarz) ; 9 g, Rio State, Teres6polis, Soberbo, 900 m, and Barreiro, 850 m, 

 11.vii.1951, 30.x-3.ix.1956, 3.i-vi.i957 (Pearson); 1 <$, Petr6polis (USNM); 1 ^ 1 J, Nova 

 Friburgo (Arp); 1 §, Parana, Castro, 950 m (Jones). 



Viviennea dolens (Druce) comb. n. 

 (PL 5, figs 29-32) 



Aulomolis dolens Druce, 1904 : 241. LECTOTYPE 9. Paraguay (BMNH), here designated 



[examined]. 

 Automolis dolens Druce; Strand, 1919 : 17. 



Automolis dolens Druce; Hampson, 1920 : 174. [Coloured fig.] 

 Automolis tegulata Rothschild, 1933 : 170. LECTOTYPE^, Brazil (BMNH), here designated 



[examined]. Syn. n. 

 Automolis immarginata Rothschild, 1933 : I 7°- LECTOTYPE £, Brazil (BMNH), here 



designated [examined]. Syn. n. 

 Aulomolis tegulata aurantiaca Rothschild, 1935 : 241. Holotype J, Brazil (BMNH) [examined]. 



Syn. n. 



Similar to flavicincta but with the following differences. Tegulae entirely yellow- 

 in type and most specimens; nearly black (except at anterior margin as in flavicincta) 

 in type of tegulata, three of its paralectotypes, the type of aurantiaca, and five 

 other specimens; intermediate between these (i.e. tegulae as for flavicincta, but 

 with some yellow at apex of tegulae) in two of the paralectotypes of tegulata. Veins 

 on forewing usually (including type) not so well marked with pale brown scales 

 as in most specimens of flavicincta. Proximal margin of dark brown apical area 

 of forewing much more strongly convex; distal yellow band of forewing usually 

 (including type) extended proximally along outer margin of wing, this marginal 



