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dark fuscous dots from | of costa to tornus, sometimes obsolete ; 

 sometimes obscure dark fuscous dots along posterior part of costa 

 and termen : cilia pale grejish-ochreous sprinkled with oclireous- 

 whitish. Hindwings light greyish -yellow-oclireous, sometimes 

 greyer towards apex and termen ; cilia grey-whitish-ochreous. 



Queensland, Townsville, bred in September and October (^Uodd) ; 

 four specimens. 



Machimia amata, n. sp. 



(f . 24 mm. Head and thorax light rosy-ochreous. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, second joint sufi'used with rosy externally, 

 terminal joint anteriorly crimson. Antennal ciliations 1. Ab- 

 domen oclireous-wliitisli. Forewings moderate, costa rather 

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

 light rosy-ochreous, along costa more rosy-linged ; stigmata 

 minute, crimson, plical obliquely bej'ond first discal : cilia rosy- 

 })ink, becoming whitish towards tips. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, 

 towards apex suffused with jiale rosy ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



West Australia, Waroona, in February (Btrthoud) ; one 

 specimen. Type in Coll. Lyell. Nearest rhodoj^epla. 



Machimia cupidinea, n, sp. 



J 5. 17-20 mra. Head whitish-ochreous more or less tinged 

 with crimson. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint crinison-])ink 

 externally, terminal joint crimson-pink except towards apex. An- 

 tennal ciliations of d 24. Thorax and abdomen crimson. Fore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, 

 apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly rounded, hardly oblique ; 

 rosy-crimson ; extreme costal edge dark grey : a fine dark grey 

 line just beneath costa, posteriorly broken uj) and disappearing 

 before apex ; stigmata moderate, grey, sometimes little marked, 

 plical obliquelj' beyond first discal ; an indistinct daik grey trans- 

 verse line about |, strongly outwards-cuivcd in disc, not reaching 

 margins: cilia pale greyish, basal third dark grey mixed with 

 crimson, becoming crimson towards tornus. Hindwings with 3 and 

 4 in J approximated towards base, in 5 connate, 5-7 in d rather 

 approximated towards base; crimson; in J a round spot of pale 

 ochreous modified scales round base of vein 7; cilia crimson. 



British Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, from January to March 

 [Parish); three specimens. Allied to coraUiaa by the sexual 

 modification of hindwings in c? . 



Machimia corallina, n. sp. 



c? . 22 mm. Head pale yellowish, crown spotted with crimson 

 and mixed centrally wnth light grey. Palpi whitish-yellowish, 

 anteriorly light grey except towards apex, laterally with a crimsou- 

 piuk stripe except towards apex. Antennal ciliations 2. Thorax 



