988 CATALOGUE OF 



slender. Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 slender, smooth. Wings moderately broad ; exterior line brownish, 

 much bent; marginal line brown; fringe whitish, interlined near 

 the base. Fore wings acute ; interior line angular ; reniform mark 

 represented by a brown streak. Hind wings yellowish. Length of 

 the body 4j lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



BOTYS AciLIALIS. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-rufa, gracilis ; palpi brevissimi, subascendentes, 

 non lati, subtus nivei ; antennce glabra ; abdomen alas pos- 

 ticas paullo superans, segmentis Jlavescente marginatis ; alee 

 elongatce, fasciis duabus indeterminalis e maculis vitreis nigro 

 marginatis ; anticce subfalcatce, fascia exteriore e lituris tribus 

 vitreis, margine exteriore fiexo, macula postica flava ; posticce 

 purpurascente-rufce, subtruncatce, margine exteriore subtrun- 

 cato. 



Allied to B. Persiusalis. Male. Ferruginous-red, slender, 

 reddish cinereous beneath. Palpi very short, not broad, slightly 

 ascending, pure white beneath, as is also the fore part of the pectus ; 

 third joint very minute. Antenna? smooth. Abdomen extending a 

 little beyond the hind wings; hind borders of the segments yel- 

 lowish. Legs slender, smooth. Wings elongate, with two incom- 

 plete and irregular bands of vitreous black-bordered spots, the 

 latter of various size. Fore wings subfalcate, with a third exterior 

 band formed of three vitreous marks ; exterior border bent ; a yellow 

 spot on the middle of the interior border. Hind wings purplish 

 red, slightly truncated ; exterior border somewhat truncated. 

 Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Botvs Gelliasalis. 



Fcem . Cinerea, gracilis ; palpi fusci, lati, porrecti, articulo 3o 

 minimo ; palpi maxillares distincti ; antennce graciles ; pec- 

 tus antice album ; abdomen alas posticus sat superans ; alee 

 elongate, fusco conspersce, linea exteriore pallida obliqua ; 

 lunulis marginalibus nigricantibus ; anticte acutce, linea ex- 

 teriore flexa, reniformi e annulo fusco, margine exteriore valde 

 obliquo. 



