

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 637 



157. Botys Otreusalis. 



Fcem. Fusca ; caput subtus et pectus anticum alba ; palpi lati, 

 porrecti, subrostriformes ; alee lineis interiore et exteriore dif- 

 fusis denticulatis indistinctis obscurioribus, linea marginali 

 pallida lineaque interiore lunulata fusca contiguis, fimbria 

 cinerea basi fusca; anticce acutce, linea exteriore valde fiexa, 

 orbiculari et rcniformi indistinctis ; posticce pallidiores. 



Female. Brown, moderately stout, pale cinereous beneath. 

 Head beneath and fore part of the pectus white. Palpi broad, por- 

 rect, subrostriform, about as long as the head; third joint very 

 minute. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs 

 smooth. Wings moderately broad ; interior and exterior lines dif- 

 fuse, denticulated, indistinct, a little darker than the ground- 

 colour ; marginal line pale, accompanied by an inner lunulate 

 brown line ; fringe cinereous, brown at the base. Fore wings acute ; 

 . exterior line much bent; orbicular and reniforra spots indistinctly 

 marked in brown. Hind wings paler than the fore wings. Length 

 of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



158. Botys Ladonalis. 



Mas. Fusca, sat gracilis, subtus testacea ; palpi ascendentes ; 

 articulus Sus conicus, 2i dimidio non brevior ; antennce sat 

 valida, non pubescentes ; abdomen alas posticas perparum 

 superans ; alee amplce, lineis nullis ; anticce vix acutce, orbi- 

 culari et reniformi nigricantibus indistinctis, linea exteriore 

 subobliqua. 



Male, Brown, rather slender, testaceous beneath. Palpi 

 i obliquely ascending, moderately broad; third joint conical, about 

 half the length of the second. Antennae rather stout, not pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs smooth. Wings ample, without lines. Fore wings hardly 

 acute ; orbicular and reuiform marks blackish, indistinct; exterior 

 | border slightly oblique. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 I 16 lines. 



a. West Africa. 



