CATALOGUE OF 



BOTYS POLYCLEALIS. 



Foem. Cinereo-fusca, sat gracilis; palpi porrecti, breves, obtusi ; 

 thorax fusco bivittatus; abdomen alas posticas vix superans ; 

 alee elongate, lineis interiore et exterior e nigricantibus denti- 

 culatis undulatis, hue extus cinereo marginata, linea sub- 

 marginali cinerea arcuata tenui ; antics apice rotundatce, 

 orbiculari et reniformi indeterminatis. 



Female. Cinereous-brown, rather slender, pale cinereous be- 

 neath. Palpi porrect, short, obtuse. Thorax with a brown stripe 

 on each side. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs smooth, slender. Wings elongate ; interior and exterior lines 

 blackish, denticulated; the latter more undulating than the former 

 and bordered with pale cinereous on its outer side ; submarginal line 

 pale cinereous, curved, slight, broader in the hind wings, as is also 

 the pale border of the exterior line. Fore wings somewhat rounded 

 at the tips ; orbicular and reniform marks indeterminate. Length 

 of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



Botys Panjeusalis. 



Mas. Albida, gracilis ; palpi ascendentes, fuscescentes, graciles, 

 brevissimi ; antenna graciles, glabra ; abdomen alas posticas 

 superans ; pedes longi, gracillimi ; alee testacece, iridescentes , 

 subhyalina, lituris fuscis, linea exteriore obliqua subrecta, 

 linea marginali distincta ; anticce acuta, costa purpurascente- 

 cinerea, reniformi obliqua lunulata, orbiculari punctiformi, 

 margine exteriore perobliquo. 



Male. Whitish, slender, pure white beneath. Palpi brownish, 

 slender, very short, oblique, ascending; third joint very small. 

 Antennae slender, bare. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth, long, very slender. Wings tes- 

 taceous, iridescent, slightly hyaline ; markings brown ; exterior line 

 oblique, nearly straight; marginal line brown; fringe interlined 

 with brown near the base. Fore wings acute, purplish cinereous 

 along the costa ; reniform mark oblique, somewhat lunulate ; orbi- 

 cular punctiform, very near the costa; exterior border very oblique. 

 Length of the body 4J lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Allied to B. stultalis. 



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



