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Ormetica and Cratoplastis were subsequently re-established by Watson (197 1). 

 Apyre Walker (1854& : 490) is here re-established as a monotypic genus (type- 

 species: Apyre separata Walker, 1854& : 491) gen. rev. 



The species uniformis Rothschild listed below shares many characters with the 

 type-species of Rhipha. The remaining eight species are transferred from Automolis 

 to Rhipha because they have close relatives in the latter, although there is little 

 doubt that they are incorrectly classified. I have hesitated to erect new genera 

 for these wrongly placed species as the affinities of other possibly closely related 

 species at present in other genera should first be investigated. 



One species, chionoplaga Dognin, was studied by Blest (1964). In response to 

 tactile stimuli it had a high threshold for sound production and exhibited the 

 type of display in which the wings are alternately raised and lowered and the 

 abdomen raised. It was rejected by Cebus monkeys as a food source. 



Rhipha flammula (Hayward) comb. n. 



Automolis flammula Hayward, 1947 : 64, figs a, b, e. Syntypes, 5 $, Argentina: Chaco 

 National Territory, Fontana, bred from pupae received ix.1944 (Instituto Miguel Lillo) 

 [not examined]. 



This nominal species may be the same as fulminans, known only from the female 

 lectotype. The species represented by Hayward (1947) in fig. c is probably sub- 

 flammans Rothschild, not fulminans as labelled by Hayward. 



Rhipha fulminans (Rothschild) comb. n. 



Automolis fulminans Rothschild, 1916 : 266. LECTOTYPE <j>, Brazil: south (BMNH), 



here designated [examined]. 

 Automolis fulminans Rothschild; Hampson, 1920 : 154, pi. 65, fig. 21 [inaccurate, but useful 



guide]. 

 Automolis subflammans form fulminans Rothschild; Seitz, 1921 : 371, pi. 5id [poor copy of 



Hampson's figure]. 



The nominal species flammans Hampson and subflammans, which are doubtless 

 closely allied to fulminans, were transferred to Rhipha by Travassos (1955 : 101). 

 None of these species is congeneric with the type-species of Rhipha, but further 

 studies need to be carried out before they and other species similarly transferred 

 in this paper can be placed satisfactorily in existing genera or new genera are 

 erected for them. 



Rhipha luteoplaga (Rothschild) comb. n. 



Automolis luteoplaga Rothschild, 1922 : 477. Holotype $, Brazil: Para (Moss) (BMNH) 

 [examined] . 



This nominal species is transferred here from Automolis, together with persimilis 

 (q.v.), because of the similarities between them and Rhipha flavoplagiata (Roths- 

 child). The latter, which has some male genitalic features in common with the 



