1450 CATALOGUE OF 



very minute. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ; 

 hind borders of the segments silvery while ; apical part aeneous- 

 brown, with two white interrupted streaks. Wings with two straight 

 aeneous-brown lines, and with an aeneous-brown marginal band, 

 which is attenuated hindward and iucludes a black line; fringe 

 silvery white. Fore wings very acute, with an aeneous-brown costal 

 stripe, which is squamous-fiinged for half the length from the base ; 

 a little transverse subcostal aeneous-brown streak between the lines, 

 which converge hindward; exterior border slightly convex and 

 oblique. Hind wings with the first line much abbreviated hindward ; 

 second interrupted. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



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



BOTYS INDUCTALIS. 



Fcem. Pallide ochracea ; palpi fuscescentes, oblique ascendentes, 

 articulo So conico minimo ; abdomen fascia subapicali purpu- 

 rascente-fusca ; alee latiusculce, lineis tribus ochraceis angu- 

 losis, fascia submarginali purpurascente-fusca,punctis margin- 

 alibus nigris ; anticce subacute, puncto ochraceo, annulo 

 fusco, fascia submarginali costam versus retracta ; posticce 

 tinea \a punctiformi, 3a postice abbreviata. 



Female. Pale ochraceous. Palpi moderately broad, obliquely 

 ascendiug, brownish on the outer side, not rising higher than the 

 vertex ; third joint conical, very minute. Abdomen extending rather 

 beyond the hind wings, wiih a subapical purplish brown band. Legs 

 silvery whitish. Wings rather broad, with three ochraceous zigzag 

 lines, and with a purplish brown submarginal band ; marginal points 

 black. Fore wings slightly acute, with an ochraceous point between 

 the first and second lines, and with an irregular brown ringlet 

 joining the outer side of the second line ; third line joining the hind 

 part of the subinarginal band, which is retracted towards the costa ; 

 exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. Hind wings with 

 the first line represented by a point ; third abbreviated hindward. 

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



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



BOTYS APERTALIS. 



Foem. Aurato-flava, sat robusta ; palpi porrecti, sal graciles, 

 subtus argenteo-albi, articulo 3o minimo ; alee laiiusculce, 



