(ECOPHORin.'E. 311 



/ Machimia empyrea, n. sp. 



2 . 14 mm. Head, ])al[)i pale yellow mixed crimson. Thorax 

 palo yellow reticulated crim,-<un. Abdomen pale yellowish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, posteriorly ddated, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, little obli((ue ; pale yellow, coarsely 

 reticulated throughout with orange-crimson ; some of these reticu- 

 lations towards costa anteriorly suffused rather dark fuscous ; a 

 rather dark fuscous transverse faseiate blotch from middle of costa 

 reaching half across wing, crossed by an irregular similar streak 

 from I of costa to ^ of dorsum ; a curved irregular suft'used fuscous 

 transverse line at 4: cilia yellowish-crimson, basal half suffused 

 ratlier dark fuscous. Hindwings light rosy-crimson, base whitish- 

 tinged ; cilia yellow-whitish (imperfect). 



iiuAziii, Obidos, September {Parish) ; one specimen. 



SIDEROGRAPTIS, n. g. 



Head smooth, sidetufts slightly raised ; ocelli posterior; tongue 

 develoj)ed. Antennje^, in S strongly ciliated, basal joint moderately 

 elongate, without pecton. Labial palpi rather long, recurved, second 

 joiut with rough projecting scales beneath, terminal joint as long 

 as second, rather stout, pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. 

 Posterior tibiie clothed with rough hairs above, Eorewings with 

 small tufts of raised scales ; I b furcate, 2 from near angle, 7 and 

 8 stalked, 7 to apex, II from middle. Hindwings |, elongate-ovate, 

 cilia I ; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 nearly parallel. 



Nearest Orsimacha. 



Siderograptis leptopliragma, n. sp. 



(5' 2 . 9 mm. Head, thorax yellow-ochreous, a dark leaden-grey 

 bar behind collar. Palpi oclireous-yellowish, second joint speckled 

 dark grey. Antennal ciliations cS ^. Abdomen light yellow- 

 oclireous. Forewings elongate, posteriorly rather dilated, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; deep 

 yellow-ochreous, sometimes slightly speckled blackish posteriorly ; 

 markings shining submetallic dark indigo-loaden-grey; a narrow 

 streak along costa from base to middle, tlience directed somewhat 

 irregularly across wing to dorsum at |, in disc forming two small 

 raised spots, upper sometimes disconnected ; a slender streak from 

 f of costa to below middle of termen; a slender streak round apical 

 edge : cilia yellow-ochreous, some lines of minute dark grey specks. 

 Hindwings and cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. 



JiiiAziL, Obidos, Sejitembor {i'arish) • three specimens. 



Coesyra xuthotei'ma, n. sp. 



J . 1 1 mm. Head yellow. Palpi whitish, second joint dark 

 grey except apex. Antennal ciliations 14. Thorax yellow, anterior 

 fourth dark violet-fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale yellowish. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse- 



