. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. AUTOMOLIS. 57 fore tibiae and the tarsi orange ; fore coxie with bhie patches behind; abdomen with dorsal blue spots on last three segments, a lateral series of spots and sublateral yellow spots on 2nd and 3rd segments. Fore wing with oblique orange fascia from vein 1 near base to lower angle of cell, then curved to near termen above vein 4; an oblique fascia across apical area from below costa to termen; the costa, subcostal nervure, and cilia paler brown. Hind
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. AUTOMOLIS. 57 fore tibiae and the tarsi orange ; fore coxie with bhie patches behind; abdomen with dorsal blue spots on last three segments, a lateral series of spots and sublateral yellow spots on 2nd and 3rd segments. Fore wing with oblique orange fascia from vein 1 near base to lower angle of cell, then curved to near termen above vein 4; an oblique fascia across apical area from below costa to termen; the costa, subcostal nervure, and cilia paler brown. Hind wing with tbe costal area down to median nervure and vein 5 orange, with a semihyaline streak below the cell. Hah. Amazons, Para, 1 c^ type, Ega (Bates) 1 J . 40 millim. *1285. Automolis sypilus. Sphinx sypilus, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. pi. 99. A (1777); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 167. $. Black-brown; vertex of head with metallic blue spot > tegulas orange edged with brown ; patagia orange ; abdomen with orange bands on first three segments, the terminal segment with dorsal and lateral series of metallic blue spots. Fore wing with oblique slightly curved orange fascia from below the cell near base to above vein 5 just beyond the cell: an elongate subapical spot above vein 6 not reaching termen. Hind wing with orange fascia on costal area extending to inner raargin at base and narrowing to apex. Hah. SdRiNAM. Exp. 46 miUim. This species is unknown to me ; it may possibly be the female of A. packardi^ or, as it seems to have been figured by Cramer from a drawing, be a reproduction from a bad figure of a rubbed specimen. 1286. Automolis taeniata. Chelonia tceniata, Guer. Icon. R. Aniui., Ins. p. 514 (1844); Druce, Biol. , Het. ii. p. 354 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 167. Ormetica sphingiformis, Clem. Proc. Acad. Phil. 1860, p. 545; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 168. Automolis imitata. Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 75, pi. 8. f. 27 (1884). Black ; head orange-yellow ; palpi and ant
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