714 CATALOGUE OF 



white beneath, except towards the tips. Antennae squamous, sub- 

 moniliform. Thorax brownish purple in front. Pectus pure white 

 in front. Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings, white 

 and adorned with ochraceous and with black towards the tip. Legs 

 smooth, long, slender ; fore tibiae brown towards the tips. Wings 

 elongate, iridescent, semihyaline in the disk, broadly brownish 

 cupreous along the exterior border; exterior line brown, oblique, 

 interrupted ; fringe white, interlined with brown. Fore wings purple 

 along the costa, interior line complete ; reniform distinguished by a 

 brown lunule. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



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



293. Botys Heranialis. 



Foem. Pallide lutea, gracilis ; palpi purpurei, breves, lati, obiusi, 

 flaw bifasciati, ariiculo 3o brevissimo ; antenna? longce ; thorax 

 antice purpureus ; abdomen alas posticas superans, fascia 

 basali purpurea; pedes longi, glabri, ex parte purpurascente- 

 cenei ; alee longce, angustce, nitentes, fascia marginali lineisqite 

 interiore et exteriore purpureis valde indeterminatis ; anticce 

 acntce, eosta maculisque duabus discalibus purpureis. 



Female. Pale luteous, slender, yellow beneath. Palpi purple, 

 ascending, short, broad, obtuse, yellow at the base, and with a yellow 

 band; third joint very minute. Antennae long. Thorax purple in 

 front. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings, with 

 a purple band near the base. Legs long, smooth, partly purplish 

 aeneous. Wings long, narrow, shining ; interior and exterior lines 

 aud exterior border purple, very irregular, here and there much 

 dilated ; marginal line pale ; fringe cinereous, brown at the base. 

 Fore wings acute ; costa and two discal spots purple; exterior border 

 extremely oblique. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 

 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



294. Botys Poltisalis. 



Foem. Fuscescente-cinerea, vix robusta, subtus nivea ; palpi ascen- 

 dentes, graciles, subarcuati ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2i 

 dimidio vix brevior ; palpi maxillares breves; antenna? gra- 

 ciles, breviusculm ; abdomen flavescens, alas posticas paullo 

 superans ; pedes intermedii subdilatati ; tibia? anticce apice 



