:216 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPEKA. 



9 appieused to 6 at base ; p;ilc oclircous- yellow ; a rather thick 

 o-lossy grey streak round costa and termen throughout, extreme 

 costal edge whitish ; a grey streak t roui base of costa to dorsum at 

 t|, crimson-edged beneath but leaving a slender dorsal streak of 

 groundcolour, tlieuce continued narrowly along dorsum to | ; a grey 

 fascia from middle of dorsum, furcate in disc, anterior fork running 

 to costa at 1^, posterior fork again furcate above middle and 

 reaching costa on each side of |; all these markings edged inwardly 

 crimson, antemedian area irregularly marked crimson ; posterior 

 area divided by a curved crimson transverse line, veins preceding 

 this lined crimson : cilia crimson on basal half, outer half pale 

 yellow on termen, elsewhere grey. Hind wings 3 and 4 separate, 

 rather approximated at base; whitish-yellownsh, apex and upper 

 part of termen faintly rosy-tinged; cilia whitish -yellowish. 



Fkench GtUiana, ll. Maroni ; one specimen. The structure of 3 

 and 4 of hindwings is exceptional, but in all other respects the 

 species is a normal Machimia, and there is no need to separate it. 



V Machimia pagidotis, n. sp. 



J . 17 nira. Head whitish-ochreous, sides of face tinged 

 crimson. Palpi whitiah-yellovvish, second joint posteriorly crimson 

 edged externally grey, ba^al third of terminal joint crimson, 

 anteriorly grey. Antennae grey, towards base crimson, ciliations 3. 

 Tborax pale yellowisli, suffused irregularly grey and crimson except 

 on margins. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly rounded, little oblique; light yellow, irregularly and 

 interruptedly reticulated crimson ; a thick dark grey costal streak 

 from base to near apex, leaving costal edge whitish, edged beneath 

 crimson, continued as a slender streak round apex and termen ; 

 first discal stigma forming a small dark grey spot, connected 

 by crimson with costal streak ; a thick irregular dark grey streak 

 from costal streak at | to middle of dorsum, where it is expanded : 

 cilia grey, beneath tornus ochreous-whitish, towards median area of 

 termen wliitish-yellow on outer half. Hindwings yellow-whitish, 

 towards apex and upper part of termen faintly rosy-tinged ; cilia 

 whitish-yellow. 



French Guiana, Godebert, R. Maroni ; two specimens. Allied 

 to preceding, but neuration normal. 



j Machimia plectanota, n. sp. 



$ . 23 mm. Head, thorax brownish-ochreous slightly sprinkled 

 grey. Palpi ochreous-whitish sju'inkled dark fuscous, basal half of 

 second joint dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little oblique ; 

 brow'nish-ochreous, very faintly pinkish-tinged, sprinkled grey ; 

 costal edge grey towards base, with a blackish basal dot ; stigmata 

 dark grey, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; a strongly excurved 



