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MESSRS. J. J. JOICEY AND G. TALBOT ON 



3. AlLEOMOLIS NIGRIPUNCTA, Sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 6.) 



Near sanguinea Hamps.*, but more strongly irrorated with 

 yellow, the discal line strongly curved, and the three subapical 

 spots placed in a curve. 



3 . Upperside of fore loing crimson, strongly irrorated with 

 yellow. Costal edge greyish white for proximal two-thirds. 

 Markings yellowish grey tinged with crimson. Three ill-defined 

 basal spots edged with blackish outwardly, the upper one in the 

 cell ; a discal band of spots, its inner edge strongly curved and 

 defined by blackish dots, its outer edge irregular, though the 

 upper part defined by blackish dots forms a curve to below 

 vein 3 ; below this the band is much narrower and reaches the 

 tornns ; anteriorly it is limited by the subcostal and is composed 

 of a double spot in the end of the cell, three outside the cell and 

 five below it ; three subapical spots forming a curve, and below 

 the third two smaller and darker spots parallel to the margin ; 

 the termen marked by black dots at the ends of the veins. 

 Hind wing with distal area salmon-pink, the discal and basal 

 area being hyaline. 



Underside of fore wing with basal area to vein 2 grey tinged 

 with crimson, costal edge grey, distal area crimson strongly tinged 

 with yellow, markings of upperside faintly showing. Hind wing 

 paler than above. 



Antennas grey-brown except basal two-thirds of shaft, which is 

 crimson above ; palpi crimson inside and grey-brown on outer 

 side ; frons grey-brown ; head and thorax crimson irrorated with 

 yellow ; abdomen above salmon-pink, basal two segments and 

 anal tuft grey-white ; thorax and abdomen below grey-white ; 

 legs grey-white marked with crimson, anterior cox«3 crimson on 

 inside. Length of fore wing 16 mm. 



Hab. French Guiana, St. Laurent, Maroni River, Julv-Sept. 

 1915, 2 S6. 



Whilst Sir George Hampson regards this as an Arceomolis, it 

 may be useful to point out that it differs from his original 

 diagnosis of that genus. The fore wing has vein 10 originating 

 before 7, and the hind wing has 3 and 5 on a short stalk, and 6 

 and 7 from the cell. The fore wing has a patch of androconia 

 below the cell in the median area. The hind wing has the costa 

 lobed, and bears a small patch of androconia on the upperside 

 above the cell ; on the underside of the inner margin is a fold 

 containing a brush of androconial hairs which are club-shaped. 

 The antennas are serrate and fasciculate. 



4. AUTOMOLIS IGNIVENA, Sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 7.) 



Near ditissima Walk, from S. Brazil, but larger and with a 

 differently shaped apical patch. 



2 . Upperside of fore wing fuscous-brown irrorated with 



* Arceomolis sanguinea Hampson, A. M. N. H. sei\ 7, vol. xv. p. 142 (1905) 

 Cayenne). 



