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CATALOGUE OF 
slender. Abdomen extending far beyond the hind wings. Legs 
slender, smooth. Wings moderately broad ; exterior line brownish, 
much bent; marginal line brown; fringe whitish, interlined near 
the base. Fore wings acute ; interior line angular ; reniform mark 
represented by a brown streak. Hind wings yellowish. Length of 
the body 4\ lines; of the wings 9 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
Botys Acilialis. 
Mas. Ferrugineo-ruf a, gracilis ; palpi brevissimi, subascendentes , 
non lati , subtus nivei ; antennae glabrae ; abdomen alas pos - 
ticas paullo superans , seg mentis Jlavescente marginatis ; aloe 
elongatae, f asciis duabus indeterminatis e maculis vitreis nigro 
marginatis ; anticce subfalcatae, fascia exteriore e lituris tribus 
vitreis , margine exteriore flexo , macula postica jlava ; posticae 
purpurascente-rufce , subtruncatae , margine exteriore subtrun - 
cato. 
Allied to B . Persiusalis. Male . Ferruginous- red, slender, 
reddish cinereous beneath. Palpi very short, not broad, slightly 
ascending, pure white beneath, as is also the fore part of the pectus; 
third joint very minute. Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending a 
little beyond the hind wings; hind borders of the segments yel- 
lowish. Legs slender, smooth. Wings elongate, with two incom- 
plete and irregular bands of vitreous black-bordered spots, the 
latter of various size. Fore wings subfalcate, with a third exterior 
band formed of three vitreous marks ; exterior border bent ; a yellow 
spot on the middle of the interior border. Hind wings purplish 
red, slightly truncated ; exterior border somewhat truncated. 
Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Botys Gelliasalis. 
Foem. Cinerea , gracilis ; palpi f us ci, lati , porrecti , articulo 3 o 
minimo ; palpi maxillares distincti ; antennae graciles ; pec- 
tus antice album ; abdomen alas posticas sat superans ; aloe 
elongate, fusco conspersae, linea exteriore pallida obliqua ; 
lunulis marginalibus nigricantibus ; antic ae acutae , linea ex- 
teriore flexa y reniformi e annulo fusco } margine exteriore valde 
obliquo . 
