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1014. D. niceta niceta (Stoll.). 



1 o Moluccas; 4 o<5, 4 ?? Amboyna, Molucca Islands (2 <?<?, 3 ?$ 

 Doherty, February 1892 ; 1 <J A. E. Pratt, October 1907 ; 1 <J Felder coll.) ; 1 <J, 

 8 ?? Kaycli Bourn, Molucca Islands, March 1897 (W. Doherty); 1 $ Ceram 

 (Felder coll.); 1 ? Ternate, Sejitember 1, ls9f! (A. W. Mucks); 2 ?? Morotai, 

 North Moluccas (Felder coll.) ; 2 (? cJ, 3 ? ? ? (Loninin, ex Felder coll.). 



1o14a. D. niceta eogena (Walk). 



liesembles niceta scm/rosi:a in the orange tbrewings, but always in the ? has 

 median band of spots com{)lete. 



1 (J, 4 ? ? Batchian, North Slulnccas (1 ? Waterstradt ; 1 o% 3 ? ? May 1892, 

 W. Doherty). 



]o|4b. D. niceta hyperhoda (Hutl.). 



Differs from niceta niceta in the jiale straw-yellow not cream-coloured 

 forewings. 



2 ? 9 New Britain = Neu Pommern ; 1 ? Bismarck Archipelago. 



1014c. D. niceta semirosea (Butl.). 



Difl'ers from niceta eogenn, although similarly coloured, by the females 

 having only the two lowest spots of the median band ; one only (from Isabel) of my 

 15 ? 9 of this form has four spots. Males also have less than the complete row. 



2 (J (J, 5 99 Treasury Island, August 19U1 ; 3 S6,\ 9 Vella Lavella, 

 February 1908; 1 9 Bougainville, May 1904; 2 cJo', 4 9? Arawa, Bougainville, 

 December 1907; 1 9 north side of Choiseul Island, December 1903; 3 33, 2 9? 

 Isabel Island, June— July 190], Solomon Islands (A. 8. Meek); 1 3 Tulagi, 1 6 

 Tugela, 1 (J Ugi, 1 o^ Alu, Shortland Islands, Solomon Islands (S. M. Woodford). 



IfiHu. D. niceta saturata subspec. nov. 



Differs from niceta niceta iu the $ having forewing suffused with dark buff 

 and hindwing being entirely crimson, and 9 has forewing sutl'used with brownish 

 pink. 



1 (J, 1 9 Kei Toeal, January— March 1806 (H. C. Webster); 3 <?(?, 3 9? 

 Little Kei, February 1897 (II. Kiihn) ; 2 o" J Great Kei, 1887 (H. Kiihn). 



1014e. D- niceta papuana sulis]iec. nov. 



Differs from vice/a niceta iu its darker cinnamon-buff forewings, the very 

 white ncrvnres, and the creamy brown interuervnlar streaks. 



1 <J,3 99 Waigen (Waterstradt) ; 1 0% 1 9 Dorey, Dutch New Guinea, June 

 1897 (W. Doherty); 1 3 Constanfinhafen, 10 J (J, 13 9 9 Sattelberg, German 

 New Guinea, March 1906 (C. Wahnes); 1 9 Arn Islands, April— May 1896 

 (H. C. AVebster); 2 6 3, 5 9? Kumasi liiver, North-East British New Guinea, 

 August 1907, Lower Mambare River, May loori, Biagi, Mambare Uiver, North- 

 AV est British New Guinea, 5000 ft., January 1906 (A. S. Meek); 1 9 Moroka to 



