OECOPHORIDiE. 
471 
before second discal: tdlia whitish-ochreous or whitish. Hindwings 
and cilia whitish-grey. 
Brazil, Santarem and Teffe, August, January ( Parish ); 2 ex. 
Machimia hyperbolica, n. sp. 
cJ. 11 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi white, basal | of 
second joint grey. Antennal ciliations 2|. Thorax whitish- 
ochreous. Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa gently arched, 
apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather oblique ; whitish-ochreous ; 
costal edge blackish near base; stigmata rather small, black, plical 
minute, obliquely beyond first discal; a submarginal series of dots 
of blackish irroration round apex and termen, largest in middle and 
obsolete towards extremities: cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings 
light grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
Brazil, Teffe, December ( Parish ) ; 1 ex. Next mercatci Meyr. 
Machimia ciliella, Busck. 
Expanse varies down to 14 mm.; face and palpi white, not 
ochreous as described, the blackish area of second joint of palpi 
varies from \ to f ; forewings often grey without ochreous tinge, 
seldom suffused whitish towards base of costa, plical stigmata often 
perceptible, obliquely beyond first discal. I have a type from 
Kearfott from Arizona, also others from Arizona, and a series from 
Forestburg, Texas; these latter are smaller and greyer, but I am 
unable to separate them specifically. 
Machimia perioditis, n. sp. 
. 14 mm. Head grey-whitish, crown greyer. Palpi second 
joint whitish-grey, basal half blackish (terminal joint broken). 
Antennal ciliations 3. Thorax grey, pale-speckled. Forewings 
moderate, rather dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, 
termen rounded, slightly oblique; ochreous-grey, tips of all scales 
whitish-grey, some scattered dark fuscous specks; a black dot on 
base of costa; stigmata blackish, plical very obliquely beyond first 
discal, second discal somewhat transverse; a curved transverse 
series of black dots rather nearer to termen than to second discal, 
largest in middle, becoming nearly obsolete at extremities, slightly 
indented opposite apex: cilia light ochreous-grey, tips whitish. 
Hindwings light grey; cilia whitish-grey, a darker subbasal shade, 
base whitish. 
Peru, Bio Napo, May ( Parish ); 1 ex. 
Machimia sparsiciliella, Clem. 
In my fascicle on the OecopTioridce in the Genera Insectorum this 
species is erroneously placed in Cryptolechia . 
Machimia neospila, n. sp. 
d . 25 mm. Head, thorax pale brownish-ochreous, thorax 
sprinkled light grey. Palpi very long, pale brownish-ochreous. 
