3G THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



THREE NEW SPECIES OF BOTIS. 



BY A. R. GROTE, 



Director of the Museum, Buffalo Society Natural Sciences. 



Botis oppilalis, n. sp. 



£ °- . Allied to the feudalis, s-linealis group. Pale ochrey, opaque, 

 powdered with deeper ochre and fuscous scales. Discal dots small, indis- 

 tinct, orbicular a solid point, reniform an open ring. Lines acutely 

 dentate. Outer line exserted opposite the cell, forming an inward tooth 

 at vein 2, and again another at vein 1, on primaries. On hind wings the 

 outer line runs evenly outward till over the median nervules, where it 

 approaches the margin, then running inwardly and straight across to 

 internal margin. This species wants the usual subcostal indentation of 

 the outer line on secondaries. A terminal ochre line. Thorax deep 

 ochrey. Beneath whitish ; primaries shaded with ochrey superiorly ; 

 markings of upper surface faintly repeated. Fringes concolorous or a 

 little paler than wings. Expanse 28 mil. Two specimens, Mass. ; one 

 male sent me by Prof. Peabody from Amherst, Mass.; Maine, Dr. Packard. 



Botis oscitaeis, n. s. 



£ % . Allied to the preceding, but both the discal marks are open. 

 Opaque, ochrey, but more dusty, or fuscous tinted. Lines in lunulated 

 thick scallops, not fine and dentate. Outer line forming three more 

 exserted scallops over median nervules, strongly drawn in below median 

 vein, with an outward projection below vein 2, else the lower part of the 

 line is tolerably even. Hind wings paler than primaries with the outer 

 line drawn in sub-costally and forming three exserted lunules over the 

 median nervules, thence running inwardly and more evenly and faintly to 

 internal margin. Fringes a little paler than the wing ; terminal line 

 obsolete. Head and thorax like fore wings. Beneath paler, with the 

 pale fuscous markings repeated, slightly iridescent ; body parts whitish. 

 Labial palpi dark above, whitish beneath. Expanse 27 mil. Two speci- 

 mens, Ohio, Mr. Dury; Maine, Dr. Packard. 



Botis dissectalis, n. s. 



Allied to marculenta.  Of the same bright yellow, shading to ochreous 

 at base of primaries on costa and sides of the thorax in front. Orna- 

 mentation sub-obsolete. This species wants the subterminal line of 



