catalogue of the Pyralidina of Sikkim. 587 



hind margin, reaching neither the costa nor the inner margin ; 

 first, third, and fourth Unas with a conspicuous black spot at the 

 costa, another round one on the disco-ceUular, as in plutusalis. 

 Hind wings with three lines, a short straight near the base, the 

 discal line broken in two sharp angles, confluent with an ochreous 

 discal streak, and a third at some distance of hind margin as on fore 

 wings, but longer and more distinct. Under side of wings greyish 

 white, with indistinct pale grey lines as above, and a discal spot on 

 fore wings. Abdomen ochreous and white, with two black spots 

 as in plutusalis. Legs whitish, the first pair with five black spots. 

 Sikliim; Moller. 



86. Botys tigrina. 



Haritala tigrina, Moore, Lep. of Ceylon, p. 312, 

 pi. 182, f. 5 ; S. & C, No. 4327. 



This species is also allied to plutusalis, but unicolorous 

 deep ochreous yellow, ouly with three lines on fore wings, 

 which each have black spot on the costa (the third line 

 being grey, not ochreous), the discal spot is more elon- 

 gate, and the fringes are shining dark grey. 



Sikkim; Moller. 



[A single specimen only. The figure in Moore's work 

 does not agree with the description or with my species, 

 as identified by Messrs. Warren and Snellen. — H. J. E.] 



87. Botys definita. 

 Haritala definita, Butler. 

 Sikkim; Moller. 



[? female of the next species. — H. J. E.] 



88. Botys onustalis, nov. spec. 



A male of 24 mm. expanse. 



Palpi recurved, whitish, the outside of the second article dark 

 grey. Upper side pure dark blackish grey, the face whitish mar- 

 gined, the hind margins of the abdominal segments narrowly pure 

 white, a black spot on the penultimate, a pure white just before 

 the black apex of the last. Fore wings with three nearly straight 

 broad black transverse lines, all pale margined, the first and third 

 hiudward, the second basally ; first line near the base, the second 

 at one-third, somewhat oblique outwardly, the third at three-fifths, 

 a little oblique inwardly, and with a feeble curve in the middle. 



