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the A hindwing is extracted into a long, furry anal lobe. —- The two species have been described by Loro 
Rothschild only in 1917; the first as Diarhabdosia, the second as Hyponerita. Neither of the species is known 
to me. 
S. roseothorax Rothsch. A 24, $ 30 mm. In the shape in fact somewhat like a Lithosiid, the long roseothorax. 
extended forewing reddish-brown with a narrow, white stripe each close below the costal margin and close 
above the proximal margin. Hindwing white, at the border slightly brownish. Peru. 
S. curta Rothscli. (26 mm). Fore wings coloured and marked about similarly as in Paranerita, peninsulata curia. 
(46 a), but the hind wings light yellow, only in the costal area tinted reddish, with an oblong anal part showing 
on the under surface a felt-like cover in the submedian space. Guiana. 
44. Genus: Antaxia Pimps. 
Described as a Syntomid genus by the author and only later on reckoned among the Arctiids, together 
with the genus zatrephes Hbn. closely allied to the Antaxia. Closely allied to the Automolis ; distinguished from 
the preceding genera by the absence of the subcostal (free costal) in the hindwing. Palpi short and stout, with 
dense hairing. Cell of the hindwing oblitpiely defined, the lower cell-wall longer than the upper one. Except 
2 species, all the Antaxia have rather long-combed antennae. 11 species in Tropical America, to the north 
as far as Mexico. 
A. similis Rothsch. (46 1). The dark apical spot of the forewing is connected with the brown of the similits. 
inner-marginal area by a chain of spots; in the said brown a small, yellow, round spot below the cell and a cres- 
centiform yellow spot above the middle of the proximal margin are embedded; abdomen hemochrome. Peru. 
A. pyrgion Drc. (46 1) greatly resembles the preceding, the connection of the. apical spot with the basal pyryiun. 
brown of the forewing is only produced by some very fine, small dots. The hindwing has a bright red proximal 
half and exhibits above the anal angle a grey nebulous spot parted by the veins. Panama and Costa Rica, on 
the Volcano Irazu. 
A. meridionalis Schs. (46 1) is lighter coloured than the preceding; the whole basal part of the forewing meridiona- 
except one fourth light yellow, the brown above the proximal margin brightened up by violettish-white embed- lis - 
ments, the yellow spot at the middle of the proximal margin extended to a longitudinal stripe, the hindwing 
of a purer white, at the proximal margin only quite pale pink and without the nebulous spot. Peru. 
A. creon Drc. Forewings again as in many Mains, Prumala, Neaxia etc. divided into a dark basal creon. 
and a light yellow apical half. From the apex emerges an oblong oblique spot being strangulated in the middle 
and encircled by hemochrome, not being connected with the basal brown. Near the base below the costa, 
a small yellow longitudinal spot is embedded in the brown. Hindwing in the anal part tinted pink. 40 mm. 
Mexico. 
A. priniulina Dyn. (46 1). Nearly the whole forewing purely light yellow, only the apical spot is yet primulina. 
brownish, the costa and small, feeble spots round the middle of the cell; hindwings purely white. Colombia. 
A. coilaris Jones (46 1). In this species being one of the few of this genus with almost plain antennae, collar is , 
quite contrary to the preceding, the brown is strongly increased, so that the apical spot is connected with the 
brown of the inner-marginal area by a thick band. Hindwings purple pink, at the border blackish spots. In 
the $ the thorax and hindwings are tinged more purple than brown. Santos in South Brazil. 
A. apiciplaga Rothsch. (46 1). Quite purple pink; on the forewing a broad yellow band, beginning apiciplaya. 
directly below the costa, extends to the middle of the border and cuts off a circular apical spot from the ground- 
, colour. Fonte Boa on the Amazon. 
A. dichronia sp. nov. (46 1). Like apiciplaga , but the yellow band separating the apical spot is twice dichroma. 
as broad and somewhat diaphanous in the middle; hindwings lighter. From Mount Tolima in Colombia; disco¬ 
vered by Fassl. 
A. flavomarginata Rothsch. resembles about some Paranerita', forewing purple brown, the costa, a jlavomaryi- 
triangle behind the middle of the costal margin, and the border broadly yellow. Hindwings pink with yellow nata. 
fringes. Fonte Boa (Amazon). 
A. abdominalis H.-Schdfj. (46 m). Light yellow, head and thorax orange, marked black. Forewing dbdombui- 
yellow with ochreous veins, and fine, interrupted black streaks between; at the cell-end an orange crescent h's. 
surrounded by black; behind it an undulate transverse stripe bending far outwards behind the cell; an ante- 
marginal, broad, orange-yellow band with a row of dark dots; hindwings semi-diaphanous, at the proximal 
margin tinged orange; abdomen orange. South Brazil. 
A. hyalina Rothscli. (46 1). Body and base of forewing orange-yellow, through the middle an obliquely hyalina, 
curved transverse band filled up with blue, encircled and marked with black, behind it a transparent spot before 
