Abdomen lielow 

 crimson. 



( 150) 



Abdomen below (D. cajetani Rotbsch. 

 golden yellow. \d. eldorado Rothsch. 



' />. nici'tfi niceta (Stoll.). 

 1). niceta eocjcna (Walk.). 

 D. niceta semiiosea (Dntl). 

 ■ D. niceta papnana Rothsch. 

 D. niceta intermedia Rothsoli. 

 I), niceta satinata Kothscb. 

 .I>. obcrthiieri (Semper). 

 There are apijarentl)- a few more forms, but without examining certain types 

 1 cannot decide about them. 



1009. D. eldorado spec. nov. 



(?. Pectns crimson ; palpi crimson, last joint black ; antennae black ; head 

 and thora.x golden orange; abdomen crimson, a central black dot on each segment 



except the last two ; clasper tiifts yellow. Forewing golden orange ; two black 



spots above vein 1 one-fifth from base ; a row of five black spots from centre of 



inner margin carving ontwards to veiu 4. Hindwing : basal three-fourths 



crimson, outer one-fonrth crimson, washed with golden ; a cellular stigma and 

 an oblique row of six spots from tornns to vein •> black. 



?. Larger, the two spots above vein 1 on forewing only; hindwing golden, 

 only faintly tinged with pale crimson. 



Length of forewing : o 20 mm.; ? ~T mm. 



IJab. Khasia Hills, Assam (native collectors); Ceylon (Nietner, e.x Felder 

 coll.), 



1 <J, 4 ??. 



Ktlti. D. cajetani spec. nov. 



? . Pectus crimson and cinnamon ; head and thorax brownish cinnamon ; 



abdomen crimson, a central dorsal line of black spots. Forewing pale rufous 



cinnamon, a black spot at upper corner of discocellnlars, a black spot above and 

 below vein 1 one-third from the base, and a similar larger one above and below the 

 same vein in centre, similar spots above and below veins 2 and 4, and a smaller spot 



below veiu 5. Hindwing crimson washed w^ith cinnamon, a large cellular and 



five submarginal ]>atches black. 



Length of forewing : 2*i mm. 



Hab. Ceram (Felder coll.). 



1 ?. 



loll. D. semperi spec. nov. 



a. Pectns crimson ; palpi crimson, last joint black ; antennae black ; head and 



thorax Imfif ; abdomen crimson, clasper tufts buff. Forewing buft', a dot above 



vein 1 one-fourth from base, and a spot above and below same vein in centre 

 black. Hindwing bull', a cellular black .stigma. 



S. Larger; forewing has, in addition to the three marks in o, dots above 

 and below veins 2 and 7 ; hindwing has the cellular stigma large, and in addition 

 a submarginal row of six sooty patches ; anal tuft buflf. 



Length of forewing : o , 22 mm. ; ? , 29 mm. 



