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Show 1893.] SPECIES OE LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 281 at the end of the cell, thickly irrorated with red on the inner side, a round black spot near the apex, and a submarginal row of elongated spots edged with red on the inner edge; the outer margin and the veins black; the fringe pale brown. Underside similar to the upperside, but paler in colour and entirely without any red round the black markings. Head, thorax, and legs pale brown ; abdomen greyish white. Antennae wanting. Expanse 3| inches. Hab. Argentine Eepublic, Corrientes (Mus. B.). A very distinct species, allied to C. eudesmia, Gray. Fam. ZYG^ENIDJE. AUTOCHLORIS, Hiibn. AUTOCHLORIS ORATHA, Sp. n. Primaries deep black, the basal half of the wing hyaline, beyond which are square hyaline spots, the first close to the costal margin, the second below and nearer the anal angle. Secondaries black, with a round hyaline spot about the middle, and an oval hyaline spot on the inner margin close to the base. Underside the same as above, but paler in colour and with the costal margin of the secondaries from the base to near the apex bright metallic green. Antennae and palpi black, front of head white. Head, thorax, and abdomen above deep black, the underside of the abdomen white. Tegulae with a bright red spot at the base, and a bright red spot on each side of the abdomen close to the base. Expanse ly^ inch. Hab. British Guiana, Essequibo Eiver (Whitely, Mus. B.). This species is allied to Autochloris varipes, Walker, but can at once be distinguished from that species by its larger size, more hyaline wings, entirely black abdomen, red spots on the tegulae and at the base of the abdomen. AGTRTA, Hiibn. A G T R T A C H E N A , sp. n. Male. Primaries hyaline, the costal margin, apex, and inner margin broadly bordered with deep black, an oval white spot near the apex; a pale bluish-white streak extends along the inner margin from the base to the anal angle; the fringe black. Secondaries hyaline, the costal apex and outer margin broadly bordered with black, the inner margin bluish white. Underside very similar to the upperside, but without the bluish-white streak on the primaries. Antennae and palpi black, front of the head, underside of the thorax, and abdomen white ; legs greyish white on the upperside ; back of the head and collar bright red; tegulae black, edged with bluish white; thorax and abdomen dark blue, with a white line down the middle. Expanse ly3^ inch. Hab. Upper Amazons (Mus. B.). |