LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 706 



276. Botys Melesalis. 



Mas. Cinereofusca, gracilis ; palpi ascendentes, obtusi, vix lati ; 

 palpi maxillares distincti ; antenna? valde robusta ; abdomen 

 cylindricum, alas posticas superans ; pedes sat validi ; al<B 

 breviuscula, subpurpurascentes, lineis interiore et exteriore 

 fuscescente-purpureis undulatis sat diffusis ; antiece acuta?, 

 linea exteriore valde flexa, orbiculari et reniformi e annul is 

 duob us fuscescen te-purpureis 



Male. Cinereous-brown, slender, cinereous beneath. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, obtuse, hardly broad ; third joint very minute, 

 not one-sixth of the length of the second. Maxillary palpi distinct. 

 Antennae very stout. Abdomen cylindrical, extending somewhat 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, rather stout ; femora furrowed . 

 Wings rather short, with a purplish tinge ; interior and exterior 

 lines brownish purple, undulating, rather diffuse ; fringe pale cine- 

 reous. Fore wings acute ; exterior line much bent ; orbicular and 

 reniform marks brownish purple, annuliform ; exterior border mode- 

 rately oblique. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 8 

 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



277. Botys Ilusalis. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea, gracilis ; palpi fusci, porrecti, lati, obtusi, 

 subtus albi ; palpi maxillares distincti ; antenna squamosa, 

 breviuscula>, sat valida? ; abdomen alas posticas longissime 

 superans ; alee sat angusta, subiridescentes, subhyalina, lineis 

 fuscis rectis, linea submarginali optime determinata ; antica 

 acuta, linea exteriore valde Jlexa apud costam nigricante 

 dilatata, costa basi fuscescente, orbiculari et reniformi e annu- 

 lis duobus fuscis. 



Male. Whitish cinereous, slender, whitish beneath. Palpi 

 brown, porrect, broad, obtuse, as long as the head, white beneath ; 

 third joint very minute, concealed by the hairs. Maxillary palpi 

 distinct. Antennae squamous, rather short and stout. Abdomen 

 extending very far beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender. 

 Wings rather narrow, slightly iridescent and hyaline, with brown 

 markings; interior and exterior lines straight; submarginal line 

 very distinct ; fringe interlined. Fore wings acute ; exterior line 



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