642 CATALOGUE OF 



by the veins. Fore wings acute, with a fawn-coloured costal stripe, 

 which joins the orbicular and reniform marks; the latter narrow, 

 enclosing a white line. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



168. BOTYS HlKTUSALIS. 



Fcem. Lutea, sat valida ; palpi ascendentes, fusci, breves, lati, 

 obtusi ; pedes antici fusco varii ; alee lineis interiore et exte- 

 riore purpurascente-ferrugineis diffusis macularibus, costa 

 subaurata, fimbria aurato-flava ; anticce vix acuta, lineis 

 quatuor aut quinque fuscis, linea media latiore ; posticce 

 flavce, margine exteriore luteo. 



Female. Luteous, rather stout, whitish beneath. Palpi as- 

 cending, brown, short, broad, obtuse, white beneath towards the 

 base; third joint extremely minute. Legs smooth ; fore femora 

 and fore tibiae brown, the latter white towards the base ; fore tarsi 

 with a brown dot above and with brown tips. Wings moderately 

 broad ; interior and exterior lines composed of purplish ferruginous 

 diffuse spots ; costa slightly gilded ; fringe pale yellow, gilded. 

 Fore wings hardly acute, with four or five lines; the middle 

 one broader and more complete than the others. Hind wings yel- 

 low ; exterior border luteous. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



169. Botys Hesusalts. 



Foem. Lutea, gracilis ; pal-pi ascendentes, breves, lad ; abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans ; alee anticce acutce, triente exte- 

 riore ochraceo-fusca ; posticus fascia marginali ochraceo-fusca 

 postice attenuata. 



Female. Luteous, slender. Palpi ascending, short, broad ; 

 third joint extremely minute. Abdomen extending a little beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings moderately broad. Fore 

 wings acute ; the third part from the exterior border ochraeeous- 

 brown. Hind wings with an ochraceous-brown border, which is 

 attenuated hindward, and corresponds in outline with the dark part 

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

 15 lines. 



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



