584, Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on the Pyralide, 
Botys maderensis, nu. sp. 
6 Primaries bright umber-brown, the dark basal line just before 
the orbicular very interrupted ; orbicular stigma fairly distinct, 
finely encircled by a dark line; reniform stigma very distinct, 
finely encircled with blackish, and filled in with dark grey. The 
subterminal transverse curved line is composed of a series of dark 
grey scallops, interrupted at each nervure, and preceded by a dark 
dot, the scallops and dots being most distinct in the middle ; a fine 
shading of the ground colour follows these markings, from whence, 
up to the posterior margin, the whole of the space is filled in with 
very dark grey, getting paler near the margin, which (margin) is 
dotted with blackish at the termination of each vein. Antennz 
sub-pubescent. Fringes dark grey, with paler extremities and a 
pale dividing line. Secondaries uniform dark greyish umber, 
darker near posterior margin, which is darkly dotted as in pri- 
maries ; fringes as primaries. Exp. alar. about 32 mm. 
The ¢ differs in no respect from the ¢ beyond 
being duller in hue; antenne simple. ‘his species is 
nearest Walker’s Scopula delineatalis, from St. Helena. 
It can, however, at once be recognized by its uniformly 
dark secondaries, which in delineatalis are whitish, very 
broadly and darkly bordered; the latter is also of a 
smaller size. 
Seven specimens in both sexes. 
Botys atlanticum, n. sp. 
Primaries uniform pale ochreous grey, with a small dark grey 
dot about the centre of the upper part of the discoidal cell, and 
another at the upper extremity, whilst directly beyond the lower 
extremity is a large conspicuous dark grey spot. The sub-terminal 
line is represented by a curved row of dark grey small dots, one on 
each nervure, from the sub costal to the 3rd median ; the termina- 
tion of each of the veins in both wings is darkly dotted. Fringes 
same colour as wings. Antenne simple. - Secondaries rather darker 
grey, with a dark grey border, broad at the apex, but disappearing 
gradually at the anal angle. In the centre of discal cell is an 
irregular dark grey spot. Fringes whitish. One @ specimen. 
Exp. alar. 33 mm. 
I know of no species at all like this insect, but it 
