1442 CATALOGUE OF 



and purple reflections; two brown lines ; second line much dislocated 

 in the middle, whitish -bordered on the outer side; a white ante- 

 medial point in the disk, on the outer side of the first line ; fringe 

 white, brown towards the base. Fore wings acute ; first line much 

 abbreviated towards the costa ; a white brown-bordered lunule in 

 the disk ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings 

 with the first line extending from the'costa to the white point in the 

 disk ; fringe wholly brown towards the interior angle. Length of 

 the body 6J lines; of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Java. Presented hy the Secretary of the India Board. 



BOTYS IMBUTALIS. 



Fcem. Pallide cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo So 

 brevissimo ; abdomen alas posticas longe superans ; alee amplce, 

 ceneo purpureoque nitentes, lineis duabus subobscurioribus 

 indistinctis diffusis, 2a disjuncta ; antica striga transversa 

 pallide fusca. 



Female. Pale cinereous. Body beneath and legs silvery white. 

 Palpi moderately stout, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than 

 the vertex ; third joint extremely short. Antennas slender. Abdo- 

 men extending much beyond the hind wings. Wings ample, with 

 aeneous and purple reflections ; two indistinct diffuse slightly darker 

 lines; first line antemedial ; second pOstmedial, much dislocated. 

 Fore wings acute, with a transverse pale brown streak in the disk 

 between the lines ; exterior border convex, slightly oblique. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Java. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



BOTYS MAKGARONIALIS. 



Foem. Argenteo-alba ; palpi robusti, arcuati, ascendentes, apice 

 nigricantes, articulo 3o brevissimo ; alee punctis marginalibus 

 fuscis; anticce gutta disci fusca, costa nigra; posticce punctis 

 marginalibus posticis fere obsoletis. 



Female. Silvery white. Palpi stout, squamous, curved, applied 

 to the head, blackish towards the tips, not rising higher than the 

 vertex; third joint extremely short. Abdomen extending much 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs long, slender ; fore tarsi black, except 

 the base of each joint ; posterior tarsi pale brownish, except the base 

 of each joint. Wings elongate, with brown marginal poiuts. Fore 



