1418 CATALOGUE OF 



BOTYS COH&SALIS. 



Foam. Cinereo- fuse a ^ ceneo purpureoque nitens ; palpi squamosi, 

 oblique ascendentes, artieulo 3o minima ; alee amplce, lineis 

 duabus fuscis cinereo marginatum \a subarcuata, 2a postmedia 

 obtiqua subrecta, fimbria obscure cinerea ; anticce punctis 

 duobus fuscis. 



Female. Cinereous-brown, slender, with seneous and purple 

 reflections. Palpi squamous, moderately stout, obliquely ascending-, 

 not rising higher than the vertex; third joint extremely small. 

 Antennae slender. Pectus silvery white in front. Wings ample, 

 with two brown lines, which are bordered with cinereous on the 

 outer side ; first line near the base, slightly curved outward ; second 

 postmedial, oblique, nearly straight ; fringe cinereous-brown. Fore 

 wings acute ; two brown points between the lines, representing the 

 orbicular and reniform marks; exterior border slightly convex, 

 moderately oblique. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 15 lines. 



Sula. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



BOTYS GERMANAL1S.. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca, ceneo purpureoque nitens ; palpi mbarcuati, 

 verticem non superantes, artieulo So minimo ; antennae sub- 

 pubescentes ; abdomen alas posticas longe superans } fascieulo 

 apicali parvo subcompresso ; alee latiusculce, linea postmedia 

 fufca cinereo marginata ; anticce subacutce, linea antemedia 

 fusca, linea postmedia valde arcuala, puncto inter lineas fusco ; 

 posticce linea postmedia subarcuata. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, with aeneous and purple reflections. 

 Body beneath and legs silvery white. Palpi smooth, slightly 

 curved, nearly erect, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint 

 very minute. Antennae very minutely pubescent. Abdomen ex- 

 tending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, slightly 

 compressed. Wings rather broad, with a postmedial oblique brown 

 line, which is bordered with cinereous on the outer side. Fore 

 wings slightly acute, with a brown antemedial line; second line 

 very much curved outward; a brown point in the disk between the 

 lines ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings 



