LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 991 



the hind wings. Legs very slender. Wings moderately broad ; 

 marginal points elongated, reddish. Fore wings acute; interior 

 and exterior lines reddish, the former slightly curved, the latter very 

 much bent ; reniform mark represented by a reddish lunule. Hind 

 wings yellowish white. Length of the body 4J lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



Allied to B. Procillusalis. 



a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



Botvs Nesusalis. 



Mas ? Lutea, gracilis ; palpi graciles, subarcuati, oblique ascend- 

 entes, articulo So lanceolato ; antennae nigrce ; abdomen alas 

 poslicas vix superans ; pedes anteriores nigro varii ; aim latins- 

 culce, triente exteriore cupreo-fusco ; anticce acuta, margine 

 exteriore subconvexo subobliquo. 



Male P Luteous, slender, pale beneath. Head whitish testa- 

 ceous. Palpi slender, slightly curved, obliquely ascending, hardly 

 rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the 

 length of the second. Antennae black, slender. Pectus pure white 

 in front. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 smooth, slender ; fore legs mostly blackish ; middle knees and tips 

 of middle tibiae black. Wings rather broad; exterior third part 

 cupreous-brown. Fore wings acute ; exterior border slightly 

 convex and oblique. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 

 lines. 



This species differs widely in the structure of the palpi from 

 the typical species of Botys. 



a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 



Botys Phialusalis. 



Mas. Rufescente-purpurea, sat robttsta, subtus nivea ; palpi por- 

 recti, non lati, articulo So parvo conico ; palpi maxillares bene 

 determinati ; antenna? sat validat, subpubescentes ; abdomen 

 ockraceum, alas posticas superans ; ala antica plagis apud 

 marginem interiorem duabus luteis, macula costali elongata 

 Jlava, maculis quatuor discalibus vitreis, linea nigra subrecta, 

 spatio exteriore flavo, guttis marginalibus roseis ; posticus 

 jtava y litura discali rufa, linea exteriore undulata. 



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