LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. p()3 



the hind wings; hind borders of the segments whitish. Wings iri- 

 descent; interior and exterior lines brown, irregular, the latter 

 much bent in the fore wings ; marginal points brown ; fringe white 

 hind ward. Fore wings with the orbicular and reniform marks 

 brown, rather large, not excavated, their disks paler. Length of the 

 body 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 

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25. BOTYS SlRIUSALIS. 



Fcem. Cinerea ; palpi breves, porrecti ; antenna sat validcc ; 

 abdomen alas posticas paullo superans ; al<B anticce lineis in* 

 teriore et exteriore nigricantibus, hac valde denticulala pal- 

 lido extus marginata, reniformi nigricante diffusa, punctis 

 marginalibus nigris. 



Female. Cinereous, much paler beneath. Palpi short, porrect. 

 Antennae rather stout. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings. Fore wings with the interior and exterior lines blackish, 

 the former very indistinct, the latter much denticulated, with a pale 

 outer border; reniform mark blackish, diffuse; marginal points 

 black ; fringe pale cinereous. Hind wings with the exterior line 

 almost obsolete above, very distinct beneath, as it is also in the fore 

 wings. Length of the body 4i lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



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26. Botys Licealis. 



Mas. Testaceo-cinerea ; palpi porrecti, sat graciles ; pedes glabri, 

 graciles ; alee lineis interiore et exteriore fuscis diffusis undu- 

 latis denticulatis pallido submarginatis ; antice orbiculari et 

 reniformi obscure fuscis, hac extus excavata, ilia parva, punc- 

 tis marginalibus nigricantibus, 



Male. Cinereous, with a slight testaceous tinge, paler beneath. 

 Palpi porrect, rather slender. Abdomen extending beyond the 

 hind wings, Legs smooth, slender. Wings with the interior and 

 exterior lines brown, diffuse, undulating, denticulated, somewhat 

 pale bordered. Fore wings with the orbicular and reniform marks 

 dark brown, the former small, the latter excavated on the outer 

 side ; marginal points blackish. Length of the body 5 lines; of the 

 wings 12 lines. 



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