NO. 2043. NEW MICROLEPIDOPTERA FROM PANAMA— BV8CK. 61 



Genus MACHLOTICA Meyrick. 

 Type. — Machlotica chrysodeta Meyrick. 



MACHLOTICA ATRACTIAS Meyrick.i 



Second joint of labial palpi light yellow with two broad black 

 annulations; terminal joint longer than second, light yellow, with a 

 broad, longitudinal streak in front. Face and the head dark fuscous 

 with yellow edges. Thorax dark Durplish fuscous. Basal half of 

 forewing light yellow, streaked long.... inally and transversely with 

 purplish brown lines, forming a neat, checkered effect ; apical half of the 

 whig dark purplish fuscous with strong metallic, iridescent sheen; 

 three broad, evenly edged, violaceous metallic, costal streaks; two 

 short golden streaks just below apex; a termmal patch with two lon- 

 gitudinal, golden streaks intervein three longitudinal rows of small 

 round golden dots; cilia dark purple. Hindwings dark purplish 

 brown with silvery costal area below the fore wings. Abdomen dark 

 purplish brown with golden underside. Legs dark purplish brown 

 with narrow, light yellow bars and tarsal annulations. 



Alar expanse. — 7 mm. 



Habitat. — Bolivia, and Porto Bello, Panama, April. 



A brilliant little moth, which I also have from Cordoba, Mexico, 

 February; F. Knab, collector; and from Peru. 



Genus GLYPHIPTERYX Hubner. 



Type. — GlypMpteryx lergstraesserella Fabricius. 



GLYPmPTERYX PLENELLA, new species. 



Labial palpi, face, head, and antennge black. Thorax black with 

 a central red spot ; patagina black with red bases. Forewings deep 

 brick-red with the ground color largely obscured by the extensive, 

 metallic, greenish and black markings; extreme base and entire edge 

 of the wing narrowly black; a transverse, straight, metallic, black 

 bordered fascia across the middle of the wing; two costal and one 

 dorsal, greenish metallic, black bordered, nearly perpendicular spots 

 on basal half of the wing before the fascia; a strongly outwardly 

 curved, greenish metallic, costal streak at apical third, the black 

 border of which is continued into two black, longitudmal streaks, 

 toward but not reaching the terminal edge; a long, curved, greenish 

 metallic, black bordered streak from the end of the cell downward 

 and along the terminal edge to just below apex; within the curve of 

 this last streak are three longitudinal, parallel streaks with light 

 ochreous intervals; cilia blackish. Hindwings black with whitish 

 costal area; cilia black. Abdomen black. Underside of body and 

 the legs black. 



» Trans. Entom. Soc. London, 1909, p. 38. 



