636 CATALOGUE OF 



dilated along the costa ; exterior border slightly undulating. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Eichardson. 



155. Botys Sarronaxis. 



Mas. Cinereo-fnsca, gracilis ; caput subtus et pectus anticum 

 Candida ; palpi erectly vix lati ; antennte squamosa ; ales 

 cupreo tinctce, lineis duabus fuscis diffuse albido margi- 

 natis, linea marginali albida bene determinata ; anticce vix 

 acuta, orbiculari et reniformi albido notatis, linea exteriore 

 valde flexa, macula costali alba. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, slender, whitish beneath. Head beneath 

 and fore part of the pectus shining white. Palpi erect, ascending 

 higher than the head ; second joint moderately broad ; third conical, 

 very minute. Antennae squamous. Abdomen extending somewhat 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender. Wings with a 

 cupreous tinge, moderately broad ; interior and exterior lines brown, 

 diffusedly whitish-bordered ; marginal line whitish, very distinct. 

 Fore wings hardly acute ; orbicular and reniform spots whitish- 

 marked ; exterior line much bent, ending in a white costal spot. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



156. Botys Ovialis. 



Cinerea-fusca, gracilis ; palpi ascendentes, lati, obtusi, subtus 

 candidi ; alee cupreo tinctce, lineis interior e et exteriore fuscis 

 albo maculatis ; anticce linea exteriore valde flexa, reniformi 

 e striga arcuata albida, macula interiore elongata quadrata 

 alba. 



Cinereous-brown, slender, whitish beneath. Palpi broad, obtuse, 

 ascending obliquely, pure white beneath ; third joint indistinct. 

 Antennae rather long and slender. Legs slender, smooth. Wings 

 moderately broad, with a cupreous tinge ; interior and exterior lines 

 brown, accompanied by white spots; fringe cinereous, long, full. 

 Fore wings acute ; exterior line much bent ; an elongated quadrate 

 white spot on the inner side of the reniform mark, which is dis- 

 tinguished by a curved whitish streak. Hind wings whitish along 

 the costa. Length of the body 7 ? lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



«, b. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



