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(liscal spots, of which the inner surmounts a third below the median 

 nervure. A narrow, sub-serrate, transverse posterior line, projected 

 outwardly opposite the disc. A very broad distinct terminal dark 

 marginal band. Fringes, paler, with a basal line. Secondaries, re- 

 sembling primaries. A basal interrupted line. An elongate discal 

 spot. An exterior transverse sinuate line, interrupted along its infe- 

 rior inward inflection, but distinct from internal margin to beneath 

 the discal spot, where it is also straight; this portion of the line, being 

 thus disconnected, assumes the appearance of an independent middle 

 line. Externally, the secondaries are broadly margined as the 

 primaries. The inner edges of these marginal bands are analogous on 

 both wings, being outwardly oblique, thus constricting the bands over 

 the middle of the wings ; before interal angles the bands are widened 

 again, more suddenly on primaries. Beneath, the ornamentation is as 

 on upper surface on both wings, but the ground color is very pale tes- 

 taceous, not yellow, while the darker markings are also paler than on 

 wings above. 



Expanse, % 9 , 0.90 to 0.85 inch. Length of boJj/, 0.45 to 0.40 

 inch. 



Jfabitat. — Atlantic District. (Mass. ! to Texas !) 



Smaller than the Cuban Botys togalis, Led., which the present 

 species resembles in ornamentation, and apparently nearest allied to 

 B. adipalis, Zeller, from Amboina; besides minor differences the dark 

 margins are narrower in B. adipaloides, noh., and the inner discal spot 

 is geminate in both sexes and on both surfaces of primaries. The 

 bright yellow color of the wings is easily lost, and captured specimens 

 appear to have an obscure ochreous testaceous ground color of the wings 

 instead of the bright, rather clear and light yellow which is seen in 

 clean and fresh individuals. 



Botys plectilis, n. sp. (Plate 2, fig. 17, 9 ). 



% 9 . Size moderate. Obscure fuscous, with a slight purplish re- 

 flection. Head, thorax and abdomen, above, dull brownish fuscous, 

 abdominal segments obsoletely margined posteriorly with pale scales. 

 Beneath, obscure whitish, as are the legs, of which the anterior pair 

 are inwardly darker colored. Labial palpi, moderate, extended hori- 

 zontally beyond the front, concolorous with the upper body parts, 

 with a few paler scales at base beneath. 



Wings shaped as in B. artificalis. Led. Primaries, largely obscure 

 brownish fuscous. Ornamentation, simple, typical. A transverse inner 



