LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 993 



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BOTYS ToPASALIS. 



Var. Wings with the space beyond the exterior line wholly 

 yellow. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Templeton's collection. 



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BOTYS MONESUSALIS. 



Phalangiodes negatalis, p. 468. 

 Botys Phanasalis, p. 727. 



BOTYS MOLUSALIS. 



Foe in. Pallide cinerea, robusta ; palpi breves, fuscescentes, ascend- 

 entes, latiusculi, articulo So conico minima; thorax antice 

 purpurascente-fuscus ; abdomen alas posticas paullo superans ; 

 pedes latiusculi ; alee elongatce, iridescentes, punctis margin- 

 alibus fuscis ; antica testacea, acuta, costa basali purpurascente- 

 fusca, lineis interiore et exteriore nigricantibus, hac valde flexa, 

 orbiculari punctiformi, reniformi e strigis duabus, margine 

 exteriore perobliquo ; posticus albido-cinerea?, semihyalina? y 

 lineis indeterminatis. 



Female. Pale cinereous, stout. Palpi brownish, ascending, 

 short, rather broad, applied to the head ; third joint conical, very 

 minute. Antennae slender. Thorax purplish brown in front. Ab- 

 domen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; 

 femora and tibiae rather broad. Wings elongate, iridescent ; mar- 

 ginal points brown. Fore wings testaceous, acute, purplish brown 

 at the base of the costa ; iuterior and exterior lines blackish, slight, 

 the latter very much bent ; orbicular mark forming a blackish point ; 

 reniform distinguished by two blackish streaks ; exterior border very 

 oblique. Hind wings whitish cinereous, semihyaline ; lines more 

 indistinct than in the fore wings. Length of the body 4 lines ; of 

 the wings 10 Hues. 



Allied to B. Monesusalis. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



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