480 Mr. Butler's descriptions of Lepidoptera- 



abclomen crossed by slender white segmental lines ; under surface 

 nearly as above ; palpi ochreous, legs and venter banded with 

 ochreous. Expanse of wings, 20 mm. 



Peak Downs. 



MARGAEONIID^. 



78. Margaronia limbata, n. s. 

 Allied to M. transvisalis ; primaries silvery white ; costal border 

 golden ochraceous ; veins towards outer margin greyish, in certain 

 lights cupreous ; fringe, excepting at apex, grey with bronze 

 reflections and whity brown basal line ; secondaries pearly white, 

 with diffused grey external border and slender dusky marginal 

 line ; fringe white, the apical half tipped with grey ; body silvery 

 white ; antennae pale bronze-brown ; primaries below white to the 

 end of the cell, with the veins and costa greyish ; remainder of the 

 wing sericeous-gi-eyish ; secondaries sericeous snow-white, with 

 greyish external border ; body below silvery white ; an ochreous 

 lateral stripe running from the tip of the palpiis to the shoulder. 

 Expanse of wings, 27 mm. 



Eockbampton. 



The greyish border to the secondaries in this species 

 is sufficient to distinguish it at a glance from M. transvi- 

 salis, apart from other characters. 



BOTYDID^. 



BoTYS, Lair. 



79. Botys horatius, n. s. 



Nearly resembles B. hecaliaUs of St. Domingo, excepting in its 



inferior size ; bright golden ochreous ; primaries with the central 



area slightly opaline ; an oblique purplish black dash at base of 



costa ; a subangulated purplish black line across the basal fourth ; 



a short transverse line at the end of the cell and a Ime across the 



external fourth arched from costal margin to lirst median brunch, 



and thence biangulated or zigzag to inner margin ; secondaries 



pale towards the costa ; a slightly irregular purplish brown line 



from the end of the cell to the anal angle ; markings below less 



strongly defined than above. Expanse of wings, 20 mm. 



Viti Islands. 



This species is also probably allied to^lstura !- dyiusalis, 

 Walk. {Botys ch/tialis, Led.). 



