LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



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148. Botys Sabalis. 



Mas. Testaceo-cinerea, gracilis ; palpi breves, lati, obtusi, por- 

 recti, extus nigricantes ; antenna pubescentes ; thorax antice 

 cervinus ; abdomen pallide ochraceum, segmentis albo margi- 

 natis ; pedes antici nigricante varii ; aim fusco conspersce, 

 lineis interiore et exteriore nigricantibus, linea marginali 

 nigra; antica? costa lutea, linea exteriore fiexa apud costam 

 nigra dilatata, reniformi nigra. 



Male. Testaceous, cinereous, slender, testaceous beneath. 

 Palpi short, broad, obtuse, porrect, partly blackish on the outer 

 side. Antenna* stout, pubescent. Thorax fawn-colour in front. 

 Abdomen pale ocbraceous, extending far beyond the hind wings ; 

 hind borders of the segments white. Legs smooth ; knees blackish ; 

 fore tibiae blackish towards the tips. Wings somewhat speckled 

 with brown ; interior and exterior lines blackish ; marginal line 

 black. Fore wings acute ; costa luteous ; exterior line bent, 

 dilated and black by the costa ; reniform mark black. Length of 

 the body 4 J lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Africa. 



A. Alae roseo marginatae. - 



B. Alae roseo non marginatap. 

 A. Alae non albae, 



a. Alas luteae aut testaceae. 



a. Alae late marginatae. 

 i. Alae luteae. 



ii. Alae non luteae. 



* Alae angustae - 

 ** Alae sat latae. 



b. Alae non late marginatae. 

 i. Statura sat robusta. 

 ii. Statura gracilis. 



* Alae flavae. 

 ** Alae testaceae. 



f Alae latiusculae. 

 ff Alae angustae. 



b. Alae non luteae nee testaceae. 

 a. Alae anticae perangustae. 



marginalis, Cram. 



Hemusalis, Walk. 



- Vibiusalis, Walk. 

 Mysisalis, Walk. 



- Hirtusalis, Walk. 



Procillusalis, Walk. 



Albialis, Walk. 

 verminalis, Guen. 



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