176 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTEEA. 



crimson, with pale yellow spots on shoulders and at apex of patagia 

 and a fuscous spot between these, four pale yellow spots on dorsum 

 and one at posterior extremity. Abdomen yellow-whitish suffused 

 with pale rosy. Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, 

 costa gently arched, rather flattened contrail}', apex rounded, 

 termen slightly rounded, hardly oblique; fuscous; a crimson line 

 along costa, costal edge pale gre} ish, towards base becoming grey- 

 whiti.sh with extreme edge dark grey ; a slight pale yellow basal 

 mark in middle, from beneath which a fine pale yellow streak 

 strongly margined above with deep crimson runs along basal fourth 

 of dorsum ; other markings edged laterally with light brown ; an 

 irregular oblique transverse deep crimson blotch towards base, 

 containing six irregular pale yellow spots ; an oblique transverse 

 pule yellow spot strongly margined with deep crimson towards 

 costa in middle ; a small pale yellow crimson-margined spot almost 

 on dorsum in middle ; an 8-shapcd crimson spot including two pale 

 yellow spots extending from dorsum at ^ towards middle of disc; 

 a broad fasciaform posterior crimson blotch, rather narrowed 

 downwards and touching lower part of preceding spot, its posterior 

 margin regularl}' waved, containing two series of about six partially 

 continent pule yellow spots each : cilia pale yellowish, on apex and 

 tornus grej% basal third deep crimson, llindwings with 3 from 

 before angle, remote from 4, 5 and 6 approximated towards base ; 

 whitish-j'ellowish, more whitish towards base, apex and termen 

 irregularly suffused with crimson-pink ; a round spot of light 

 yellowish modified scales round base of vein 7 ; cilia whitish- 

 yellowish, basal third suffused with crimson-pink. 



BRiTisn Guiana, Mallali, in March (Parish); one specimen. 

 Allied to luemdtaula ; the peculiar ncuration of hindwings is 

 doubtless sexual. 



Machimia voluptaria, n. sp. 



J . 18 mm. Head light yellow-ochreous, crown spotted with 

 crimson and centrally suffused with grey. Palpi pale yellow- 

 ochreous, second joint externally crimson with a grey anterior 

 streak, terminal joint tinged with crimson towards base. Antennal 

 ciliations 21. Thorax yellow-ochreous with five somewhat suffused 

 crimson stripes. Abdomen whitish -ochreous tinged wit,h crimson. 

 Porewings elongate, moderate, rather dilated posteriorly, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen slightly rounded, 

 almost vertical ; deep crimson irregularly mixed with grey suffusion, 

 above and beyond cell suftused with grey, Avith darker grey streaks 

 along veins ; costal edge clear bright crimson, extreme edge whitish 

 towards middle ; two or three yellowish marks at base, and a dash 

 along dorsum at base, these surrounded wath bright crimson ; 

 stigmata rather large, dark grey, plical obliquely beyond first 

 discal, these two preceded and followed by some yellowish ; a 

 suffused dark grey transverse line at |, median third strongly 

 curved outwards : cilia whitish-yellowish, basal third crimson 



