LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 643 



Mauritius. 



170. Botys Childrenalis. 



Al<e lutece, opalino micantes ; anticce strigis sinuatis quatuor fus- 

 cis ; posticce strigis duabus. 



Botys Childrenalis, Boisd. Faune Ent. Mad. Bourb. et Maur. Lep. 

 118,4. 



Madagascar. Bourbon. 



171. Botys Poeyalis. 



Ala pallide lutescentes lineis transversis margineque fuscescenti- 

 bus ; anticce ad costam tuberculo elevato sericeo. 



Botys Poeyalis, Boisd. Faune Ent. Mad. Bourb. et Maur. Lep. 



118,5. 

 Bourbon. Mauritius. 



172. Botys Neloalis. 



Mas. Cinereo-fwca, sat robusta ; caput et thorax fusca ; palpi 

 porrecti, breves, lati, obtusi ; antenna subpubescentes ; abdo- 

 men fuscescente-cinereum, alas posticas paullo superans, seg- 

 ments albido marginatis ; ala lineis obscure fuscis diffusis 

 undulatis indistinctis, margine exteriore obscuriore, fimbria 

 cinerea fusco interlineata basi testacea; antice acutce, orbicu- 

 lari et reniformi obscure fuscis diffusis. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, moderately stout, whitish beneath. 

 Head and thorax brown. Palpi porrect, short, broad, obtuse, 

 white beneath ; third joint concealed. Antennae slightly pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen brownish cinereous, extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings ; hind borders of the segments whitish. Legs smooth. 

 Wings moderately broad ; lines dark brown, diffuse, undulating, 

 not distinct ; exterior border somewhat darker ; fringe cinereous, 

 interlined with brown, testaceous at the base. Fore wings acute ; 

 orbicular and reniform marks dark brown, rather diffuse. Length 

 of the body 4^ lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



c. Mauritius. From Dr. Becke's collection. 



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