LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA, 



BOTYS RADIOALIS. 



1417 



Mas et foem. Cinereo-fusca, cupreo purpureoque nitens ; palpi 

 lati, verticem non superantes, articulo So brevissimo ; alee 

 ampla, fimbria obscure cinerea. Mas.— Antenna glabra, 

 basi incrassata; abdominis fasciculus apicalis minimus. 



Male and female. Cinereous-brown, with cupreous and purple 

 reflections. Body beneath and legs silvery cinereous. Falpi broad, 

 squamous, silvery white beneath towards the base, not rising 

 higher than the vertex; third joint conical, not more than one- 

 eighth of the length of the second. Antennae of the male 

 smooth ; first joint incrassated. Pectus silvery white in front. Ab- 

 domen extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft of the 

 male very small. Wings ample ; fringe dark cinereous. Fore wings 

 acute; exterior border convex, rather oblique. Length of the body 

 7—8 lines; of the wings 17—18 lines. 



This species is more slender than B. megapteralis, and there 

 are no lines on the wings. 



New Guinea. 



a, b. Ceram. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



BOTYS CINIFERALIS. 



Mas. Pallide cinerea ; caput ochraceum ; palpi ochracei, porrecti, 

 lati, articulo So brevissimo ; antenna graciles, subpubescentes ; 

 thorax antice ochraceus ; abdomen alas posticas longe superans, 

 fasciculo apicali longo subcompresso ; ala ampla. 



Male. Pale cinereous, slender. Body beneath and legs silvery 

 white. Head, palpi and fore part of the thorax ochraceons. Palpi 

 porrect, broad, white beneath, shorter than the breadth of the head ; 

 third joint extremely short. Antennae slender, minutely pubescent. 

 Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft elon- 

 gate, slightly compressed. Wings ample. Fore wings acute ; ex- 

 terior border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Length of the 

 body 7£ lines ; of the wings 17 lines. 

 New Guinea. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



