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orange spots, bordered by two black ones. Head rosy grey ; legs 

 black, horn rough and black (Dup.). Lives solitarily on various 

 southern species of Ev^horbia, especially U. esula. VII. -IX. 

 South Europe. Frequent in collections. 



D. GALii. Europe generally. Common in collections. 



D. TiTHTMALi, Bd., 2" 4'". Fore-wiug dark greenish-grey, the 

 transverse band white, with a slight pinkish tinge, irregular and 

 tapering, with a dark green spot in the middle of the costal side : hind 

 margin pale grey. Hind-wing rose-colour, base and costa black ; a 

 black marginal line, and a white spot at the anal angle (Dup.). 



Larva bluish-green, granulated with numerous clear yellow dots ; 

 dorsal line and first segment bright brown red. A series of round 

 ocellated spots on each segment, of moderate size, of a very clear yellow, 

 surrounded with black. These are placed in a broad lateral streak of a 

 much deeper yellow. Immediately below the stigmata, which are of the 

 same colour as the spots, runs a bright yellow line. Head rather large, 

 uniform brown red, with yellow mandibles. Legs, pro-legs and horn 

 of the same colour. Horn long, straight, rough, and truncated at the 

 tip. Belly clear green (Bellier de la Chavignerie) . On vax'ious species 

 of Eupliorhia, especially E. paralias and E. 'piscatoria. 



South Spain. Scarce in collections. 



D. ZTGOPHTLLi, Ochs., 2" 6"'. Fore-wing greyish-green, with a 

 narrow yellowish-white band running from the base of the inner 

 margin to the tip, projecting one or two short branches towards the 

 costa ; hind margin yellowish. Hind-wing crimson, base black ; a 

 narrow black marginal line (Dup.). 



Larva undescribed. On Zygophyllum fahago. 



South Russia, Grreece, Turkey. Scarce in collections. 



D. Dahlh, Tr., 2" 5"'.2" 8'". Much resembles galii, but the pale 

 band of fore-wing is whitish-grey and sufiused ; the pale hind margin 

 is much better defined, and the green part between them is generally 

 slightly veined. Hind- wing black, wdth a central flesh-coloured band, 

 and a white spot at the anal angle. Fringes of all the wings white. 

 VI. IX. 



Larva slaty-grey, dotted all over with white ; dorsal streaks 

 alternately red and yellow ; horn red ; two large white spots and three 

 smaller ones, all surrounded with black, on the side of each segment ; 

 legs and stigmata red, lateral streak yellow (Hub.) On Euphorlia. 



Corsica and Sardinia. Frequent in collections. 



