670 CATALOGUE OF 



216. BOTYS TROPICALIS, 



Foem. Pallide cervina, sat valida ; palpi fusci, porrecii, non lati ; 

 arliculus 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio longior ; alee lineis inte- 

 riore et exleriore fuscis pallido marginatis albo notatis, ilia 

 valde undulata ; anticce vix acuta, reniformi lata alba sub- 

 lunulata nigricante marginata ; posticce linea interiore bre- 

 vissima. 



Female. Pale fawn-colour, moderately stout, white and shining 

 beneath. Palpi brown, porreet, not broad, a little longer than the 

 head, white beneath towards the base ; third joint lanceolate, more 

 than half the length of the second. Wings moderately broad ; inte- 

 rior and exterior lines brown, pale-bordered, irregularly marked with 

 white, the latter very undulating. Fore wings hardly acute ; reni- 

 form mark, broad, white, blackish-bordered, slightly lunulate. Hind 

 wings with the interior line only apparent by the costa* Length of 

 the body 4 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



217. BOTYS AB JUNG A LIS. 



Mas. Flava, gracilis ; caput et thorax fuscescente-purpurea ; palpi 

 subascendentes, breves, lati, obtusi ; abdomen apice nigrum, 

 fascia strigisque tribus albis ; alee anguslce, iridescentes, lineis 

 interiore et exleriore nigricantibus obliquis incompletis ; anticae 

 fuscescente-purpureo late marginatte, costa gultisque nonnullis 

 fiavis. 



Male. Yellow, slender, whitish beneath. Head, thorax and 

 palpi brownish purple, the latter slightly ascending, short, broad, 

 obtuse, whitish beneath towards the base. Antennae squamous. 

 Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings, towards the tip 

 partly black with a white band and three while streaks. Legs 

 smooth. Wings rather narrow, iridescent ; interior and exterior 

 lines blackish, oblique, incomplete. Fore wings broadly but irregu- 

 larly brownish purple along the costa and along the exterior border, 

 and therein including some yellow dots; costa mostly pale yellow. 

 Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 10 — 12 lines. 



«, b. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



