638 CATALOGUE OF 



159. Botvs Caniusalis. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca, gracilis ; palpi ascendentes, lati, articulo 3o 

 minima ; antenna sat validce, non pubescentes ; abdomen alas 

 posticas sat longe superans ; tibice anteriores incrassatce ; alee 

 lineis interiore et exterior e nigricanlibus subdenticulatis, fim- 

 bria postica alba ; antics acuta?, linea exterior 'e valde flexa, 

 orbiculari et reniformi nigricantibus. 



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

 Palpi ascending, broad, whitish beneath towards the base; third 

 joint extremely small. Antennae rather stout, not pubescent. 

 Pectus white and shining in front. Abdomen extending rather far 

 beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the segments paler. Legs 

 smooth ; anterior tibiae somewhat thickened. Wings moderately 

 broad ; interior and exterior lines blackish, slightly denticulated ; 

 fringe white towards the interior angle. Fore wings acute; exte- 

 rior line much bent ; orbicular and reniform marks blackish. Length 

 of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



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



160. BOTYS NlPHEAXIS. 



Foem. Fusca, gacilis ; palpi ascendentes, breves, lati, valde obtusi; 

 abdomen alas posticas paullo superans, subtus apice luteum ; 

 pedes appressi; antici ex parte lutei ; postici ex parte fusces- 

 centes ; alee lineis interiore et exteriore nigricantibus, fimbria 

 poslice alba ; anticce vix acutce, apud cos tarn subtestacea, 

 orbiculari et reniformi nigricantibus ; posticce apud costam 

 albce. 



Female. Brown, slender, white beneath. Palpi ascending, 

 short, broad, very obtuse, white beneath ; third joint extremely 

 minute. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings, 

 luteous beneath at the tip. Legs smooth, somewhat flattened ; hind 

 legs partly pale brown above ; fore legs partly luteous. Wings 

 moderately broad ; interior and exterior lines blackish ; fringe cine- 

 reous-white hindward, blackish at the base. Fore wings hardly 

 acute, somewhat testaceous along the costa ; orbicular and reniform 

 marks blackish. Hind wings white along the costa. Length of the 

 body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 





