376 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTERA. 



with faint pinkish tinge ; costal edge whitish-ochreous excojjt 

 towards base ; stigmata dark grey, plical somewhat bej-ond first 

 discal ; two excurved series of clondy dark grey dots, first from 

 beneath costa at ^ to second discal stigma, beneath this forming a 

 loop with three exterior dots larger and more strongly marked, 

 thence to near dorsum at 5, second from beneath costa at | to 

 nearly midway between second discal stigma and apex, thence 

 curved to tornus ; a terminal series of dark fuscous dots : cilia pale 

 greyish ochreous, more wliitish towards tips. Hiudwings light 

 greyish, darker towards a])ex ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Queensland, Brisbane, October (Dodl) ; 1 ex., Wals. Coll. (23813). 



Macliimia defessa, n. sp. 



(^ . 22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax whitish-ochreous, faintly 

 pinkish - tin<i:ed. Anteiinal ciliations 2, basal pectcn tolerably 

 devolo])ed. Forewings rather dilated, apex rounded, termen rather 

 oblicpiel}' rounded ; pale ochreous, pinkish-tinged ; stigmata rather 

 dark fuscous, plical somewhat lieyond first discal ; an angulated 

 snbterminal series of small groups of two or three rather dark 

 fuscous scales from beneath costa at | rather near costa and termen 

 to above tornus: cilia M'hitish - ochreous. Hiudwings whitish- 

 ochreous-grey, faintly pinkish-tinged; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Queensland, Diiaringa ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



V Machiniia eothina, n. sp. 



(5. ITmu). Head, thorax wliitish. Palpi white, second joint dark 

 fuscous except towards apes. Antennal ciliations 2^. Forewings 

 slightly dilated, termen almost straight, hardly oblique; whitish, 

 scattered dark grey scales; costa narrowly suffused pale rosy; 

 stigmata cloudy, dark grey, plical rather beyond first discal ; a 

 curved snbterminal series of cloudy dark grey dots from beneath 

 costa at I to before tornus ; terminal edge rosy-tinged : cilia 

 whitish-ros)', towards tornus whitish. Hindwings oclu'eous- whitish ; 

 cilia whitish. 



Peench Guiana, Nouveau Chantier, II. Maroni, September; 1 ex. 



^ Macliimia pericyclota, n. sp. 



<S . 13 mm. Head whitish - ochreous. Palpi pale greyish, 

 towards apex whitish, a rose-pink lateral stripe throughout except 

 towards apex. Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax pale pinkisli-grey. 

 Forewings rather dilated, apex rounded, termen rounded, hardlv 

 olilique; light grey-brownish; a light crimson line along costa 

 from base throughout, continued as a fine terminal line to toinus, 

 finely edged internally dark grey suffusion throughout, towards 

 base groundcolour somewhat suffused liglit crimson towards this, 

 extreme costal edge white towards middle ; second discal stigma. 

 grey, transverse: cilia crimson at base within a dark grey shade, 

 tips on termen wliitish beyond this. Hindwings light grey; cilia 

 ]iale grey. 



Peru, Iquitos, Februaiy (]\(rlsh); 1 ex. 



