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PARACHARACTIS, n. g. 

 Head loosely haired, sidetut'ts roughly spreading ; ocelli small, 

 posterior ; tongue develoj^ed. Aatenn;e g, in S strongly ciliated, 

 basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately 

 long, recurved, second joint reaching base of antenna?, thickened 

 with aj^pressed scales, slightl}' rough towards apex beneath, 

 terminal joint somewhat shorter than second, moderate, acute. 

 Maxillary palpi very short, filiform, appressed to tongue. Posterior 

 tibiae clothed with rough hairs above. Porewings 1 b furcate, 2 

 and 3 stalked from angle, 8 and 9 out of 7, 7 to apex, 11 from 

 middle. Hindwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia 3 ; 3 and 4 connate, 

 5 curved, rather approximated to 4, 6 and 7 parallel. 



Type mitoseina Turn. I ana indebted to Dr. Turner for two 

 examples of this species, which he described as a Machimia, having 

 failed to notice the peculiar neuration ; it is also very different 

 from Machimia superficially, but is notwithstanding truly related 

 to it. 

 J Eomichla xystidota, n. sp. 



S . 2b mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi white, somewhat 

 sprinkled fuscous, basal third of second joint fuscous, terminal 

 joint rather shorter tlian second. Thorax ochreous-white, anterior 

 half blackisli somew'hat mixed brown. Abdomen blackish, with 

 coppery dorsal patch on each segment, anal tuft whitish. Porewings 

 elongate, narrow, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa almost 

 straight, faintly sinuate, gently arched towards apex, apex obtuse, 

 termen rounded, rather strongly oblique ; 2 and 3 stalked, 9 and 10 

 stalked ; white ; markings light fuscous irrorated dark fuscous ; 

 a transverse spot on base of costa ; an oblong patch extending 

 along costa from just beyond this to near middle, containing 

 two small round white spots ; a semioval blotch on dorsum before 

 middle, connected above with costal patch ; a roundish blotch on 

 dorsum beyond middle, confluent in disc with costal and posterior 

 patches ; a large round patch extending across wing from | of costa 

 to tornus, including a longitudinal streak of pale yellowish suft'usion 

 in disc, anterior margin formed on upper half by a thick darker 

 inw'ards-oblique streak from costa followed by some white suffusion ; 

 a straight streak from costal extremity of this to apex : cilia white. 

 Hindwings prismatic subhyaline whitish-fuscous ; cilia white. 



French Gdiana, R. Maroni; one specimen. Allied to nummulata. 



Machimia trifurcata, n. sp. 



S . 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, back of crown grey marked 

 laterally crimson. Palpi pale crimson, anteriorly whitish-grey, 

 second and terminal joints pale yellow towards tips. Antennae 

 grey, towards base crimson, ciliations 24. Thorax pale ochreous- 

 yellow reticulated crimson, shoulders grey. Abdomen whitish- 

 yellowish. Porewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa sliglitly 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen slightl} rounded, little oblique; 



