PROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH. 83(3). 1981. pp. 479-488 NEOMACHLOTICA, A NEW GENUS OF GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE (LEPIDOPTERA) John B. Heppner Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. 20560. Abstract. — Neomachlotica, new genus, and N. spiraea, new species, are described in Glyphipterigidae. Species transferred to Neomachlotica are Glyphipterix actinota Walsingham, Machlotica atractias Meyrick, and Machlotica nebras Meyrick, all Neotropical. Neomachlotica spiraea oc-curs in Florida, and the larvae feed on Boehmeria cylindrica (Linnaeus) Schwarz (Urticaceae). In anticipation of a synopsis of Glyphipterigidae. the following new ge-neric name is published here ahead of a Nearctic revision of the family to make this name available for three Neotropical species currently misplaced in other genera. Neomachlotica Heppner, New Genus Type-species. — Neomachlotica spiraea Heppner, new species. This genus may be distinguished from related genera like Abrenthia Busck and Machlotica Meyrick by the convergent veins CuAl and CuA2 at the termen of the forewing. Description. — Adults small (forewing length 3.0-4.0 mm). Head: Frons and vertex smooth scaled; labial palpus recurved and very dorsoventrally flattened on apical 2 segments, with basal and 2nd segments subequal in length, apical segment twice as long as basal segment; maxillary palpus 3-segmented with very long 2nd segment; anterior tentorial pits widely sep-arated (Fig. 2); haustellum developed; pilifers large; eye large; ocellus pres-ent; antenna filiform. Thorax: Smooth scaled; forewing oblong, with ptero-stigma; costal margin straight to pterostigmal convexity, then rounded to apex; termen very oblique to indistinct tornus; dorsal margin straight to rounded anal angle; chorda developed, with central vertical vein; no vein in cell; Sc to costal margin before Vi of forewing length; R1-R5 to costal margin; Ml to apex; M1-M3 equidistant at end of cell; CuA2 arising distant from end of cell and greatly convergent to CuAI at termen; CuP present at
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