LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 737 



329. Botys Thisoalis. 



Mas. Ferruginea, sat robusta, subtus alba; palpi graciles, as- 

 cendentes, vix arcuati ; antennce subpubescentes ; pectus 

 niveum ; abdomen albo fasciatum ; pedes fusco fasciati ; alee 

 anlicce acuta, lineis interior e et exteriore nigris denticulatis, 

 hac valde flexa, spatio intermedio nigricante, reniformi nigra 

 annulari ; posticce fuscce. 



Male. Ferruginous, rather stout, white beneath. Palpi slen- 

 der, obliquely ascending, very slightly curved, white beneath to- 

 wards the base ; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length 

 of the second. Antennae slightly pubescent. Pectus pure white in 

 front. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings; hind 

 borders of the segments with transverse white marks; first and 

 second segments with white hands. Legs smooth ; tibiae and tarsi 

 with brown bands, which are most distinct on the fore legs. Fore 

 wings acute ; interior and exterior lines black, denticulated, the lat- 

 ter much bent; space between them mostly blackish; reniform 

 mark black, annular. Hind wings brown ; lines less distinct than 

 in the fore wings. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. ? Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



330. Botys Thoosalis. 



Mas. Ochracea, robusta, subtus albida ; fades antice nigra ; 

 palpi albi, ascendentes ; antenna robustcc ; thoracis latera 

 antica nigra ; pectus antice niveum ; abdomen alas posticus 

 Ion ge super ans ; pedes antici nigri, robusti^ pilosi ; alaflavce, 

 elongates, punctis marginalibus nigris ; antica costa basali, 

 fasciis duabus basalibus fasciaque exteriore latissima in- 

 formi purpuras cente-cinereis, orbiculari nigra punctiformi ; 

 posticce fasciis duabus indeterminatis purpurascente-cinereis. 



Male. Ochraceous, very stout, whitish beneath. Head 1 lack 

 in front of the face. Palpi white, ascending. Antennae very stout. 

 Thorax black on each side in front. Pectus pure white in front. 

 Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings. Fore legs black, 

 pilose, very stout. Wings yellow, elongate, opaque, with black 

 marginal points. Fore wings acute; costa at the base, two dif- 

 fuse basal bands, and an irregular oblique extremely broad exterior 



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