. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. 46 A. WATSON concave. Dorsal surface of abdominal segments i and 2 black, with weak, dark blue iridescence; 3 similar but with small area of orange posterolaterally; 4 black and dark blue medially, orange laterally, with black, anterolateral patch on each side; 5-8 orange with black, medial marking and black, lateral markings at anterior margin of each segment; ventral surface of abdomen orange tufts of yellowish white hair-scales. §. As <$ but outer margin of hind wing weakly concave, straight or convex, and terminal segment of
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. 46 A. WATSON concave. Dorsal surface of abdominal segments i and 2 black, with weak, dark blue iridescence; 3 similar but with small area of orange posterolaterally; 4 black and dark blue medially, orange laterally, with black, anterolateral patch on each side; 5-8 orange with black, medial marking and black, lateral markings at anterior margin of each segment; ventral surface of abdomen orange tufts of yellowish white hair-scales. §. As <$ but outer margin of hind wing weakly concave, straight or convex, and terminal segment of abdomen black and dark blue dorsally with orange posterior fringe. Forewing length: lectotype $, 29-0 mm; $ 21-0-25-0 mm; § 27-5-32-5 mm. ^ genitalia. Dorsal carina of uncus poorly developed; spinose apical process of aedeagus short, not reaching margin of aedeagus when viewed laterally. 2 genitalia as in figure. Externally most similar to flavidorsata from which it differs apparently only in the paler coloration of the wings and dorsal surface of the thorax. The male geni- talia differ from the latter chiefly in the shape of the uncus and the apical process of the aedeagus. In the female the ductus bursae is differently sclerotized. It resembles elissoides in wing coloration, but differs in the coloration of the ventral surface of the thorax. A male specimen from Para (in the BMNH) had been bred from Clusia insignis Martins, a species of Guttiferae. Known from Costa Rica, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Surinam, Brazil and Bolivia. Material examined. Automolis elissa Schaus, lectotype 2, Brazil: 'Rio Janeiro' (USNM). Costa Rica: i <J, Juan Vifias (USNM). Venezuela: i $, Merida (USNM); 1 <J, Bolivar, El Dorado, Sta Elena km 107, 520 m, (Fernandez Ydpez, Rosales) (UCV). Guyana: 1 2, Potaro River. French Guiana: i 2, i <J, Oyapok River, Pied Saut, (Klages) (CM); 2 $, Maroni, St Jean, xi. (USNM); 1 2, St Laurent (USNM). Surinam: i 2, Maroewym val
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