LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 717 



with some black marks on the costa near the base, and with some 

 black duts along the fore part of the exterior border ; renifonn mark 

 hidden by a round purplish spot; orbicular mark punctiform. Length 

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



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



298. BOTYS POEASALIS. 



Mas. Qchracea, gracilis, subtus alba, ocali albo cincli ; palpi 

 porrecti, acuti, subrostriformes ; palpi maxillares brevissimi ; 

 antennce graciles, longiusculce ; abdomen alas posticas longe 

 superans ; alee albidce, semihyalince, argenteo squamosce, 

 ochraceo trilineatce, linea submarginali diffusa extus angulosa 

 nigro submarginata, fimbria albida basijiava ; anticce acutce, 

 linea exteriore fiexa, reniformi nigra lunulata. 



Male. Ochraceous, slender, white beneath. Head white 

 about the eyes. Palpi porrect, acute, somewhat rostriform, nearly 

 as long as the head ; third joint concealed by the hairs. Maxillary 

 palpi very short. Antennae smooth, slender, rather long. Abdomen 

 cinereous, extending far beyond the hind wings, marked with ochra- 

 ceous at the base and at the tip ; hind borders of the segments 

 white. Legs smooth, slender. Wings whitish, semihyaline, with 

 brilliant pearly scales, which are mostly along the three ochraceous 

 lines; interior line straight; exterior line bent in the fore wings; 

 submarginal line diffuse, zigzag exteriorly, where it is slightly bor- 

 dered with black ; fringe whitish, yellow at the base. Fore wings 

 acute ; reniform mark black, lunulate ; exterior border rather 

 oblique. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



299. Botys Marisaxis. 



Mas et foam. Cinereo-alba, gracilis; oculi albo cincti ; pal pi 

 fusci, porrecti, breves, lati, obtusi, subtus albi ; thoracis 

 latera antica purpurascente-fusca; pectus antice niveum ; 

 abdomen alas posticas superans ; alee breviusculce, latiuscuhe, 

 iridescentes, semihyalince, vix flavescentes, lineis interiore et 

 exteriore fuscis rectis, fascia marginali lato purpurascente- 

 cinerea ; anticce acutce, linea exteriore valde fitxa, costa pur' 

 purascente-fusca, reniformi fusca lunulata. 



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