LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 703 



the head, pare white beneath ; third joint lanceolate, very acute, 

 shorter than the second. Maxillary palpi short. Hind borders of 

 the abdominal segments white. Legs smooth ; middle legs slightly 

 incrassated ; fore coxae and fore femora testaceous ; fore tibiae 

 brown towards the tips. Wings pale luteous, rather broad, nearly 

 opaque ; interior and exterior lines ochraceous, undulating, very in- 

 distinct ; a broad purple marginal band ; fringe long, full. Fore 

 wings slightly rounded at the tips; costa ochraceous; discal spots 

 as indistinct as the lines. Male. — Abdomen extending somewhat 

 beyond the hind wings. Female. — Abdomen hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Length of the body 4J — 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



273. BOTTS POLUSALTS. 



Foem. Oehracea, gracilis ; oculi albo cincti ; palpi porrecti,acuti, 

 graciilimi ; antennce vix robustce ; abdomen alas posticas per- 

 p iidlo superans, segmentis albo marginatis ; alee opacce, purpu- 

 rascentes, linea exteriore fusca undulata, linea marginali nigra ; 

 anticce acuta, linea interiore recta non obliqua ; lituris dis- 

 calibus obsolelis ; posticce spatio apud marginem interiorem 

 albido. 



Female. Ochraceous, slender, white beneath. Head white 

 about the eyes. Palpi porrect, acute, very slender, as long as the 

 head; joints indistinct. Antennae smooth, hardly stout. Abdomen 

 testaceous, extending very little beyond the hind wings ; hind borders 

 of the segments white. Legs smooth ; fore legs partly ochraceous. 

 Wings opaque, purplish ; exterior line brown, undulating; marginal 

 line black, composed of points in the fore wings, becoming submai- 

 ginal and continuous in the hind wings ; fringe cinereous, brown at 

 the base. Fore wings acute ; interior line brown, almost straight 

 and upright; discal marks obsolete. Hind wings with the space 

 adjoining the interior border whitish. Length of the body 4 lines ; 

 of the wings 9 lines. 

 Sarawak, Borneo. Iu Mr. Saunders' collection. 



274. Botys Mceliusalis. 



Fcem. Oehracea, vix robusta ; palpi porrecti, breves, lat?, obtusi ; 

 abdomen alas posticas paullo super ans, seg mentis albido mar- 



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