LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1399 



gatce, ceneo suff'usce, lineis tribus obscure fuscis vix undulatis, 2a 

 Saque cinereo marginatis, fascia submarginali lunulisque mar- 

 ginalibus obscure fuscis, his cinereo marginatis ; anticce sub- 

 acute, orbiculari et reniformi albido sub marginatis. 



Male. Cinereous-brown. Palpi squamous, slender, with some 

 whitish marks, obliquely ascending, rising much higher than the 

 vertex; third joint linear, conical at the tip, about half the length 

 of the second. Antennae long, setose. Abdomen extending some- 

 what beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs smooth ; 

 a long penicillate tuft at the base of the middle legs. Wings 

 elongate, aeneous-tinged, with three dark brown oblique very 

 slightly undulating lines, which appear cupreous in some aspects; of 

 these the second and third are bordered with cinereous on the outer 

 side; an irregular dark brown submarginal band ; marginal lunules 

 dark brown, cinereous-bordered. Fore wings slightly acute; orbi- 

 cular and reniform marks incompletely whitish-bordered ; exterior 

 border slightly convex, very oblique. Length of the body 6 lines ; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



Allied to B. Codrusalis. 



a. Para. Presented by J. P. G. Smith, Esq. 



BOTYS ? NOVALIS. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi erecti, basi aurato-flavi, pilis squamosis iri- 

 descentibus fimbriati, articulo do minimo ; abdomen alas 

 posticas plus dimidio superans, apicem versus compressum ; 

 alee longce, angustce, purpureo nitentes, fimbria obscure cinerea 

 basi fusca. 



Male. Dark brown. Body beneath and legs gilded-yellow. 

 Palpi erect, not rising higher than the vertex, gilded-yellow towards 

 the base, fringed with squamous brilliantly iridescent hairs ; third 

 joint conical, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae setulose. Abdomen extending for more than half its length 

 beyond the hind wings, compressed towards the tip. Wings long, 

 narrow, with purple reflections ; fringe dark cinereous, brown 

 towards the base. Fore wings acute ; exterior border slightly convex, 

 very oblique. Length of the body 6^ lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



2b S 



