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AUTOMERIS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
orestes. 
serpina. 
surinamen- 
sis. 
innoxia. 
pomifera. 
macareis. 
naranja. 
complicata. 
aurantiaca. 
unibrata. 
acute angles. Hindwing brownish-grey, marginal area like the median area of the forewing, the small ocellus 
rather dull, between the latter and the black postmedian line more or less extensive yellow colour. Abdomen 
above dark olive brown, in the $ blacker with claret-pink hair. Mexico. 
A. orestes Bsdv. (= hebe Drc. nec Wkr.) (109 d). Forewing light yellowish greyish-brown, apically 
darkened olive brown, the light transverse lines fine, indistinct, the somewhat darker discal spot inside with 4, 
outside with 3 distinct black dots and a blackish central streak. Disc of hindwing of a bright chrome-colour, 
at the inner margin with light reddish-brown hair, marginal area as forewing; the large ocellus somewhat oval, 
blackish-brown, with a narrow black ring, in the centre strewn with white, postmedian line black, behind it a 
grey band. Guiana. The statement: Mexico is wrong and is due to Druce mistaking it for hebe. 
A. serpina Btlr. is only known from the damaged $ type in the British Museum, being figured in Coxte. 
Accordingly, the species would have to be ranged near orestes ; larger, with more pointed wings, hindwing with 
a longer inner margin and anal angle, distal margin less rounded. The colour is more light pinkish brown, the 
posterior transverse line somewhat nearer to the margin and originating parallel to it at the costal margin 
10 mm before the apex, inwardly shaded with red-brown like the apical portion behind it. Hindwing in the 
disc more extensively yellow, basal part with light brown hair; the brownish iris of the ocellus is more extensive, 
the black ring narrower; the black line behind it more remote from the ocellus, more undulate. Expanse of 
wings: 11 cm. South America ? 
A. surinamensis Ky. (= arminia Stoll, p. p., falcifer Conte) (109 d) is distinguished by particularly falcate 
fore wings; brown, in the anal half of the marginal area and often also in the centre of the inner margin lighter 
whitish-grey; antemedian line rather straight, postmedian line from more than 1 cm before the apex to the 
inner margin close behind the centre. Discal spot hardly darker, finely surrounded by blackish. Hindwing 
brownish-red, around the large ocellus yellow, the outer subterminal line forms a broad dark red band, ab¬ 
domen dark red. Guiana. 
A. innoxia Schs. (= altus Conte) (109 d, e) is very similar to surinamensis , forewing somewhat less 
falcate, dark brown, in the marginal area pinkish-brown; anterior transverse line fine, black, undulate, at the 
inner margin more remote from the posterior line which extends straight from 9 mm before the apex to the 
inner margin; discal spot large dark, indistinctly surrounded by black with a small grey central dot. Hindwing 
violettish red, in the marginal area pinkish-brown, the very large ocellus in a yellow ring interrupts the black 
inner subterminal line. Head and thorax dark brown; abdomen light brown, above violettish-red. Expanse 
of wings: 77 mm. British Guiana. 
A. pomifera Schs. Head and thorax brown, abdomen above reddish; forewing brown, the black fine 
antemedian line very slightly undulate, the posterior line from 7 mm before the apex; discal spot oval, finely 
bordered with black, with a white central dot. Hindwing at the costal margin, base, inner margin, and subterminally 
reddish, at the distal margin light brown, disc bright yellow as far as the black subterminal line; the dark brown 
ocellus broadly bordered with black, with a black pupil crossed by a white bar. Expanse of wings: 72 mm. Peru,, 
A. macareis Schs. (109 e). Broad wings, pinkish-brown, basally and behind the postmedian line which 
extends from the apex to the centre of the inner margin darker, enclosing a subterminal brightening, antemedian 
line narrow, discal spot finely surrounded by dark. Hindwing pinkish-brown, between the ocellus and the 
subterminal line yellow, at the margin lighter; ocellus small, in the brown centre few white scales. Abdomen 
varying between reddish and carmine. Brazil (Petropolis). 
A. naranja Schs. (= ater Conte, umbrosa Weym.) (109 e). Front body dark brown with single yellowish 
hairs, abdomen reddish-yellow, above extensively black-haired. Forewing blackish brown, basal area darker, 
the black antemedian line dentate, indistinct, discal spot almost round, often white-centred, in the lighter 
median area which is only darker towards the costal margin; postmedian line concave, terminating into the 
apex, the subterminal area behind it very dark. Hindwing orange, base and margins extensively covered with 
brownish-black hair, the blackish-grey ocellus in the centre white-scaled, the line behind it hardly undulate. 
Brazil, North Argentina, Larva greenish yellow with yellow branched burning hairs and large triangular oblique 
white, black-edged lateral spots beginning from the 2nd ring. The small brown cocoon is wrapped up in leaves. 
A. complicata Bsdv. (109 e) is a characteristic species, above brown, with darker transverse lines and 
discal spot, the postmedian line from the apex obliquely to the centre of the inner margin. Hindwing deep 
brown, the black, white-centred ocellus in a deep yellow area; the only subterminal line likewise broad black; 
behind it the marginal area dark red-brown. Abdomen above black, beneath yellowish-brown. Venezuela to Brazil. 
A. aurantiaca Weym. (109 e) is similar to complicata, forewing more dark yellowish-brown or olive brown, 
towards the margin in the centre of the distal margin turning almost light grey, the postmedian line inwards very 
narrowly bordered with ochre, instead of the discal spot 3 dark brown dots; the disc of the hindwing is brighter 
orange, at the costal margin and base dark grey, at the inner margin almost black,; the ocellus is more oval, 
in the pupil beside the white strewing a fine white line. Abdomen almost black, with light yellowish-grey hair. 
Southern Brazil. 
A. umbrata Bsdv. (= uruba Plotz i. 1.) (110 a). Forewing brown with a more or less distinct blackish, 
almost straight median shadow, the fine light postmedian line near the margin, from the apex, somewhat 
