562 Mr. Butler on Lepkloptera. 



One specimen of this beautiful little species lias escaped with 

 only tlic loss of part of an antenna, and a slight abrasion towards 

 the base of the secondaries. " Caught in the Bush," W.S. 



BOOCARA, n. gen. 



Allied to Gracilaria, wings of the same form and character; 

 head considerably broader, shorter, smooth and shining ; palpi 

 imusually long, smooth, arched and standing on each side of the 

 head like the horns of an ox, their length is nearly twice that of 

 the depth of the head. Type B. Skelloni. 



95. Boocara SMloni, n. sp. (No. 98). 



Primaries above ochreous, fringe slightly greyish, costal mar- 

 gin slightly tinted with shining pink ; secondaries silvery whitish, 

 with jjale greyish -brown fringes; head, collar and thorax pearly 

 white, indistinctly banded with gold, abdomen silvery-white, 

 banded Avith gold; pi'imaries below shining golden-brown, mi- 

 nutely speckled with grey; fringe as above; secondaries silvery, 

 slightly golden towards the apex ; fringes pale greyish-lirown ; 

 body l)elow wholly pearly- white. Expanse of wings 7^ lines. 



One example nearly perfect and two much broken; this 

 species, in general coloration, somewhat reminds one of Parasia. 



ELACHISTID^. 



96. Lavcrna p/rrtigiinteUa (No. 126). 

 Lavcrna phrcujmitclla, Staiuton, Cat. Suppl. iv, 1 B, p. 2;>8. 

 Two broken examples. 



I have to thank Lord Walsingham for assistance in the loca- 

 tion of some of the Tineina and Tortrices in this paper. 



