58 BOTIDLD^E. 



BOTIDIDM. 



BOTYS, Latr. 

 Botys Jessica, n. sp. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 6.) 



Primaries semihyaline, pale stramineous, crossed by two slender divergent pale brown 

 lines, the inner one angulated, the outer one zigzag ; a dot of the same colour at the end of the 

 cell : secondaries much paler, almost white ; the disk crossed by two parallel pale brown lines, 

 the outer one indistinct and broken up into spots ; thorax stramineous ; abdomen testaceous, 

 with white margins to the segments ; under surface paler, the body white. Expanse of wings 

 1 inch 2 lines. 



Yokohama (Jonas). 



Botys protensa, n. sp. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 7.) 



Wings semihyaline, pearly white : primaries crossed by three grey lines, the first near the 

 base angulated, the other two parallel to the outer margin, dentated; a grey discocellular litura; 

 costa greyish : secondaries crossed by two dentated grey lines parallel to the outer margin : 

 body white ; palpi, antennae, and prothorax testaceous. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line. 



Yokohama (Jonas). 



Near to the "Aglossa" exsucealis of Lederer ; it is also allied to Botys repandalis of Europe. 

 This and the following appear to belong to the section to which the name of Nomis has been 

 given. 



Botys chlorophanta, n. sp. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 8.) 



Semihyaline, golden, the primaries crossed by two pale brownish lines, the outer line 

 extremely irregular ; a dark brown discocellular litura : secondaries with a single irregular 

 brownish line ; a dark brown discocellular dot ; all the wings with a dark brown marginal 

 line and snow-white fringe : body golden ; metathorax and segmental margins of the abdomen 

 white ; below altogether paler, immaculate. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 line. 



Yokohama (Jonas). 



Allied to B. inanitalis of Lederer. 



EBULEA, Guinie. 



Ebulea aurorina, n. sp. (Plate XXXIX. fig. 9.) 



Bright ochreous ; wings with broad rosy borders : primaries crossed by two dark rosy lines, 

 the outer one very irregular ; a discocellular lunule and discoidal dot of the same colour : secon- 



