LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 605 



91. Botys TyTIUSALIS. 



Fcem. Cinerea, gracilis ; oculi albo marginati ; palpi as eendentes, 

 brcces, arcuati, obtusi, non lati ; alee subopaca, vix irides- 

 centes, lineis tribus denticulatis fuscis, lineis submarginali et 

 marginali fuscis non dentatis ; antica costa apicem versus 

 sordide albida. 



Female. Cinereous, slender, whitish beneath. Head white 

 about the eves. Palpi ascending, short, curved, obtuse, not broad, 

 pure white beneath ; third joint very minute. Antennae smooth. 

 Pectus pure white in front. Legs white, smooth, slender. Wings 

 moderately broad, hardly iridescent, nearly opaque; interior, middle, 

 and exterior lines brown, denticulated ; submarginal and marginal 

 lines brown, regular. Fore wings acute ; costa dingy whitish 

 towards the tip. Hind wings with a white fringe. Length of the 

 body 2£? lines; of the wings 6 lines. 



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



92. Botys Eupalusalis. 



Mas. Albida, gracilis ; caput antice pallide ochraceurn ; palpi 

 porrecti, subrostriformes ; antenna glabra?, sat valida ; al& 

 pallide jlava, semihyalina, non longa, lineis exteriore et mar- 

 ginali cervinis, hac diffusa ; antieat linea interior e recta, or- 

 biculari et reniformi cervinis ; costa basi ochracea. 



Male. Whitish, slender, shining. Head pale ochraceous in 

 front, pure white about the eyes. Palpi pale ochraceous, porrect, 

 subroslriform, nearly as long as the head, pure white beneath; 

 joints indistinct. Antenna? smooth, rather stout. Pectus pure 

 white in front. Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings ; 

 apical tuft long. Legs smooth, slender. Wings pale yellow, iri- 

 descent, semihyaline, moderately broad, not long ; exterior and 

 marginal lines fawn-colour, the latter diffuse ; fringe full. Fore 

 wings somewhat rounded at the tips ; interior line fawn-colour, 

 straight, upright; punctiform orbicular mark and lunulate renif'orm 

 mark fawn-colour ; costa ochraceous at the base. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a, b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



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