604 CATALOGUE OF 



89. Botvs Syphaxalis. 



Mas. Ockracea, gracilis; oculi albo marginati ; palpi porrecti, 

 lati, obtusi, albo marginati ; antennce subpubescentes ; abdo- 

 men albidum, ochraceo fasciatum ; pedes albidi ; anteriores 

 supra cervini ; alee latiusculce, non longce ; anticce fascia 

 submarginali purpurea ; postica albidce, fascia marginali 

 purpurascente. 



Male. Ochraceous, slender, whitish beneath. Head with a 

 pure white line by each eye. Palpi porrect, broad, obtuse, a little 

 longer than the head, bordered with white, pure white beneath. 

 Antennae very minutely pubescent. Pectus pure white in front. 

 Abdomen whitish, with slender ochraceous bands, extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings; apical tuft small, short. Legs whitish 

 smooth, slender; anterior legs mostly fawn-colour above. Wings 

 rather broad, not long. Fore wings acute, with a broad purple 

 submarginal band; exterior border very slightly oblique. Hind 

 wings whitish, with a paler purplish marginal band. Length of the 

 body 4 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



90. Botys Cozneusalis. 



Foem. Cinereo-alba ; palpi porrecti, breves, obtusi, vix lati ; palpi 

 maxillares distincti ; antennce vix submoniliformes ; femora 

 intermedia fusco guttata ; tibia anticce apice fusca? ; ala? sat 

 angustce, semihyalina, lineis duabusldenticulatis, punctis mar- 

 ginalibus nigricantibus ; anticce subfalcata. 



Female. Cinereous- white, white beneath. Palpi porrect, 

 short, obtuse, hardly broad, pure white beneath ; third joint very 

 short. Maxillary palpi distinct. Antennae slender, hardly sub- 

 moniliform. Pectus pure white in front. Legs smooth, slender ; 

 middle femora with a brown dot on each ; middle knees brown ; 

 fore tibiae with brown tips. Wings rather narrow, iridescent, semi- 

 hyaline ; interior and exterior lines blackish, denticulated, irregular, 

 the former incomplete; a marginal row of blackish points. Fore 

 wings acute, subfalcate, punctiform, orbicular mark lunulate and 

 reniform mark blackish. Length of the body 3 ? lines ; of the wings 

 7 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



