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V Machimia distorta, n. .sp. 



S $. 18-19 mm. Headlight ochrooiis-yellowisli, crown partially 

 suffused crimson. Palpi wbitish-ochreoiis, a broad lateral streak 

 oT second joint and basal half of terminal crimson-rose. Antennal 

 ciliations c? 2, Thorax ocbreous-yellowish more or less "wholly 

 siifl'iised crimson. Abdomen ochrcous-whitish, Forcwings moderate, 

 posteriorly dilated, termcn hardly rounded, little obliijiie; yellow, 

 till Veins broadly and sufFusodly streaked dull crimson, confluent 

 towards margins ; usually a streak of grey suffusion along costa, 

 broader towards base ; sometimes some greyish suffusion along 

 dorsum ; stigmata blackish-grey, plical verj' obliquely beyond first 

 discal ; a dark grey line or series of cloudy dots from 4 of costa, 

 strongly curved round in disc, hardly sinuate on fold, and running 

 nearly to dorsum at | ; a marginal series of cloudy dark grey dots 

 round costa posteriorly and termen : cilia dark grey, outer half 

 grey-whitish on termen. Hindwiugs 3 and 4 in c? remote at base, 

 in $ connate ; pale whitish-ochreous, towards termen suffused palo 

 rosy-ochreous or pale rosy ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



IkuziL, Parintins, TefFe ; Peru, Iquitos, Jurimaguas ; October to 

 Jiarch (ParisJi) ; 9 ex. Exceedingly similar to pJueocrossa, but 

 certainly distinct by much shorter antennal ciliations and sepaiation 

 of veins 3 and 4 in S hindwings (in pJiaeocrossa connate as usual) ; 

 the tips of terminal cilia of forewings in pliaeocrossa are probably 

 whitish as in this species. 



^ Machimia dilecta, n. sp. 



5-20 mm. Head pale ochreous, crown partially suffused crimson. 

 Palpi crimson, terminal joint yellow-whitish towards tip. Thorax 

 ciinison. Abdomen grey suffused crimson on sides and segmental 

 ni.'irgins. Forewings moderate, posteriorly dilated, termen straight, 

 little oblique ; crimson; a slender dark grey streak beneath costal 

 edge from base to |, and some grey suffusion beneath this anteriorly; 

 stigmata rather large, dark grey, plical obliquely beyond first discal ; 

 a dark grey rather oblique line from costa at |, curved round in disc 

 and running hardly sinuate on fold to dorsum at |; a marginal 

 series of dark grey dots round costa posteriorly and termen : cilia 

 dark grey, on termen ochreous-whitish with base suffused crimson. 

 Hindwings crimson ; cilia grey, darker towards base, an ochrcous- 

 w liitish patch on outer half beneath apex. 

 Pkku, Iquitos, February (Parish) ; 1 ex. 



V Machimia rosea, n, sp. 



5 . 17-18 mm. Head pale yellowish, crown partially suffused 

 crimson. Palpi whitish-yellow, second joint externally crimson 

 except anteriorly, terminal joint suffused crimson on basal lialf. 

 Thorax crimson, margins of patagia and some posterior markings 

 pale yellow. Abdomen whitish-yellowish suffused pale rosy. 

 Forewings moderate, posteriorly dilated, termen hardly rounded, 

 nearly vortical; crimson; a narrow suffused dark groy streak just 



