Autochloris flavipes Draudt, 1915

Draudt, M. (1915). Syntomidae. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera
of the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 51, pl. 11 c.
(German edition: Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 6: 51.) Original
description (English edition).

A. flavipes spec. nov. (11 c) is rather closely allied to cuma from which
it differs by the yellow coloured under surface of the 5 last abdominal
rings; the whole last segment, as well as the hind-tibiae and tarsi are
entirely ochreous yellow. The white dorsal spots of the two first segments
are adjoined by large orange-yellow lateral spots. The black transverse
beam between the median and the proximal margin is absent, but it is
indicated by a punctiform thickening at the former. Between the submedian
fold and the proximal margin there is an ochreous-yellow stripe; the
proximal margin of the forewing is likewise yellow-coloured. Described
according to 1 male from East Colombia (Rio Negro, 800 m). Type in Coll.
Fassl.

The species it is compared with, A. cuma Druce, is described by Draudt on
the same page (p. 51, pl. 11 c) as follows:

A. cuma Druce (11 c) is particularly in the female one of the largest
species with a black body; vertex and collar spotted in a metallic blue.
Shoulders, thorax and forehips white-spotted. The lustrous blue abdomen
exhibits laterally large, triangular, scarlet spots, the last 4 rings are
beneath quite red. On the two first rings there are subdorsal white spots.
The hyaline wings are broadly margined with black, proximal margin and
median are connected by a black transverse band before the middle of the
cell. Colombia, Bolivia, Peru (Marcapata).