ARCTIIDAE AND CTENUCHIDAE FORMERLY IN AUTOMOLIS 95 



Sutonocrea fassli (Dognin) comb. n. 



Automolis fassli Dognin, 1910 : 7. Holotype <$, Colombia: San Antonio, near Cali (Fassl) 



(USNM) [examined]. 

 Automolis fassli Dognin; Strand, 1919 : 17. 

 Automolis fassli Dognin; Hampson, 1920 : 136, pi. 45, fig. 28. 

 Automolis fassli Dognin; Seitz, 1921 : 368, pi. 50g. 

 Automolis fassli Dognin; Watson, 1971 : 33, pis 17c (type), io7a-c (genitalia). 



SYMPHLEBIA Felder 



Symphlebia Felder, 1874:9. Type-species: Symphlebia lophocampoides Felder, 1874:9, 



pi. 102, fig. 1, by monotypy. 

 [Prumala Schaus sensu Hampson, 1901 : 21. Partim.] 

 Symphlebia Felder; Travassos, 1959 : 53. [Re-establishment of genus.] 



The following three species are transferred from Automolis to Symphlebia as 

 their most satisfactory placement pending a review of the relationships of the 

 nominal genera Symphlebia, Prumala Schaus, Lampruna Schaus, Neaxia Hampson, 

 A maxia Walker, A ntaxia Hampson and Epimolis Dyar. 



Symphlebia dissimulata (Reich) comb. n. 



Automolis dissimulata Reich, 1936 : 423. Holotype $, Brazil: Sao Paulo state, 'Serro do 

 Cubatao (Serro do mar)', between Santos and Sao Paulo, 50-900 m (possibly in Reich collection, 

 Israel) [not examined]. 



Symphlebia panema (Dognin) comb. n. 



Automolis panema Dognin, 1923 : 5. Holotype <$, Brazil: Sao Paulo, Paranapanema (USNM) 



[examined]. 

 Automolis panema Dognin; Watson, 1971 : 69, pis 2a (type), 8ia,b (genitalia). 



Symphlebia rosa (Druce) comb. n. 



Automolis rosa Druce, 1909 : 458. LECTOTYPE £, Colombia: W., San Antonio, 5800 ft, 



xi.1907 {Palmer) (BMNH), here designated [examined]. 

 Automolis rosa Druce; Strand, 1919 : 23. 

 Automolis rosa Druce; Hampson, 1920 : 149, pi. 46, fig. 11. 

 Automolis rosa Druce; Seitz, 1921 : 370, pi. 516. [Inaccurate; outer margin of forewing should 



be evenly and weakly convex, dark areas on forewing should be a pastel pink, and abdomen 



pinkish, not yellow.] 



CTENUCHIDAE 



The following nominal species are here transferred to existing Ctenuchid genera. 



Aclytia apicalis (Walker) comb. n. 



Euchromia apicalis Walker, 1854 : 261. Syntypes, 3 <$, Brazil: Para (Bates) (BMNH) 



[examined]. 

 Apiconoma apicalis (Walker) Kirby, 1892 : 170. 



