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wings. Legs smooth. Wings rather broad, not long ; interior and 

 exterior lines brown, slight, the latter slightly undulating. Fore 

 wings acute ; reniform mark brown, small. This species is perhaps 

 not a Botys, but does not differ more than some other species from 

 the type. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 

 a. South Africa. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



166. Botys Procillusalis. 



Mas. Flava, sat gracilis ; palpi fusci, porrecti, subrostr [formes, 

 non longi, articulo 3o conico acuto ; abdomen alas posticus non 

 superans ; alee latiusculai, non longce, lineis interiore et exte- 

 rior e f us cis guttularibus, fimbria albida ; anticce vix acuta, 

 apud costam cervince, reniformi fusca rotunda, margine exte- 

 riore subobliquo. 



Male. Yellow, rather slender. Palpi brown, porrect, slightly 

 rostriform, not long, white beneath towards the base; third joint 

 minute, acutely conical. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth. Wings rather broad, not long; interior and 

 exterior lines composed of brown dots ; fringe whitish, shining. 

 Fore wings hardly acute, fawn-colour, along the costa ; reniform 

 mark brown, round, adjoining the costal stripe ; exterior border 

 slightly oblique. Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 8 

 lines. 



a. Cape. Presented by Sir A. Smith. 



167. BOTYS ? MoRYSALIS. 



Foem. Alba, gracillima ; palpi cinerei, porrecti, rostriformes, 

 longiusculi ; articulus Sus conicus, acutus, 2i dimidio brevior ; 

 antennce longiusculce ; abdomen attenuatum, apice valde acu- 

 tum ; pedes longi, gracillimi ; alee latiusculce, lineis interiore 

 et exteriore undulatis interruptis ; antica acuta, costa cervina, 

 reniformi angusta albo strigata. 



Female. White, very slender. Palpi cinereous, porrect, ros- 

 triform, rather long, moderately broad, white beneath; third joint 

 acutely conical, less than half the length of the second. Antenna? 

 rather long. Abdomen much attenuated, ending in a very acute 

 tip, not extending far beyond the hind wings. Legs long, smooth, 

 very slender. Wings rather broad; lines fawn-colour ; interior and 

 exterior lines undulating, interrupted; marginal line interrupted 



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