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DALLA. By Dr. M. DRArnr. 923 



D. lethaea Sch.'<. is above coloured and marked almost as lalage (179 h). Beneath the wings are irihnca. 

 deeper yellow, the cell of the forewing is black almost to the end, towards the base also below the cell; behind 

 it there is a broad black band not reaching the costal margin, being distally bent above the tipper radial vein 

 and reaching the proximal angle beneath. The base of the proximal margin of the hindwing is scaled black. 

 Costa Rica (Poas). 



D. lysis ScJis. resembles somewliat. the following faula (179 h); the forewing exhibits in the cell a yellow h/sis. 

 triangular spot, below it liehind tlie middle between the median veins a small spot and above it farther d'istallv 

 yet a dot: distally below the costal margin a short oblique streak. The hindwing shows the large discal spot 

 of faula. Beneath the forewing is blackish-brown with a yellowish-brown costal margin, the di.stal margin 

 narrowly, the apex somewhat more broadly yellow, the yellow discal spot enlarged. Hindwing yellowish-white, 

 veined brown except the transverse vein and base of the middle radial vein remaining coloured like the ground. 

 Fringes brown. Costa Rica (Turrialba). 



D. faula G. d' S. (179 h) is very much like lalage, the spots somewhat lighter yellow, the discal spot fan/,,. 

 somewhat differently shaped; the hindwing shows a long, narrow discal stripe which is parted at the lower 

 margin by the median. Bemath likewise light yellow, the blackish marking somewhat more extended the 

 hindwing dusted with -brow nisli-grey except the cell. From Mexico. 



D. arpia .SV/;.s\ (179 h) likewise belongs hereto, but the subapical spots are entirely absent and the discal 

 spot extends from the subcostal vein to the submedian fold. Beneath almost as lalage, but the base of the fore- 

 wing is black and above the eel connected with the distal-marginal band not being forked. Hindwing cjuite light 

 yellow. Described from Rio cle Janeiro, but it also occurs in Bolivia and is thus certainly widely distributed. 

 D. pruna Plotz (17nh) irom S. Domingo is perhaps only an insular form of the preceding with smaller 

 spots above. Beneath the coloif is more yellowish-grey; on the forewing only the apex is yellowish, the distal 

 margin is from the middle d^wliwards dark brown like the proximal two thirds of the costal margin and the 

 whole basal half. 



D, seirocastnia vp. U. (179 i) is above deep blackish-brown with an orange, bipartite discal spot and seh-ora>,l>,la. 

 3 subapical dots of the fore|ng. Hindwing in the disc deep orange, broadly bordered with blackish-brown 

 with orange fringes. Beneath n tlie forewing the costal margin, apex and narrowly the distal margui are strewn 

 with red-brown. The hindwig i.s densely dusted with red-brown, but in the disc the yellow ground-colour 

 is scarcely visible; proximal jargin black, strewn with yellow. From Colombia (Monte Tolima). 



b. privata sp. nov. ( 11 i) resembles the preceding on the forewing above, but the discal spots are smaller ; 

 the hindwing is entirely blac(sh-brown without an orange discal area. Fringes red-brown, only at the anal 

 angle of the hindwing somemt more orange, parted by a dark discal line. Beneath the hindwing is quite 

 red-brown, but very scantilytrewn with yellow. Bolivia (Cuesta of Cillutincara). Type in the Coll. Fa.ssl. 

 D. agathocles Fldr. (,9i). Here begins a small group of species with several yellow spots of the 

 hindwing. agathocles is abovelackish. the small spots of the forewing are yellowish-white", insic^nif leant . The 

 hindwing exliibits a large bas( spot and behind it 3 distal-marginal spots, the two upper ones of which are 

 situate close together. Bene4 the forewing is reddish-yellow in the basal and inner-marginal half, apically 

 blackish. The hindwing is relish-grey with 2 slightly conspicuous yellowish transverse bands. Colombia. 



D. pulchra G. d- S. (11 i) is similar, somewhat smaller; on the more chocolate ground the forewing imirhra. 

 exhibits one more light yello-^ipot in the submedian space, which is situate farther towards the base. The 

 hindwing only .shows 3 deep onge spots, 1 towards the base, 2 distally; the fringes of the hindwing are also 

 deep orange. From Costa Rio 



D. saleca Mab. (179 i) likewise very much like agathocles. The spots of the forewing are more reddish- «//«•«. 

 yellow, the cellular spot very ich nearer to the spot below it. The fringes of the hindwing are dark red- 

 brown. Beneath the whole bashalf, the costa and apex are blackish red-brown, only the discal macular band 

 is reddish-yellow. The hindwiij; are likewise red-brown, the bands not very conspicuous. Colombia, Peru. 

 — From the Cuesta of Cillutinia (Fassl) a form is before us: albescens sp. nov. (179 k) with larger, entirely a/fic.srrii.y. 

 white spots. 



D. bubobon Dyar. \M bronze-black, spotted yellow: 1 obliquely quadrangular spot in the cell, h„b<>ho,i. 

 2 faded ones below it, 2 more bet-en and above the median veins, the lower one larger, below it another small, 

 dark yellow spot; hindwing witliyellow discal spot and 4 behind it, fringes speckled light. Beneath the spot.s 

 are larger, more numerous, parjilarly on the hindwing, where also 3 round spots are situate at the costal 

 margin. Expanse of wings: 36 h. Mexico (Guerrero). 



D. grovius Mab. is largUian bubobon, the forewing with 3 subapical dots, a cellular spot and behind fyror;».s-. 

 it and below it with 4, not 3 mojipots. The spot of the hindwing is prolonged, of a brighter yellow than on 

 the forewing, from the costal nvhi a pointed tooth of the ground-colour penetrates into it; at the distal 

 margin there is only between the^dian veins a yellow spot. Fringes of hindwings orange. Beneath as saleca, 

 but on the red-brown hindwing tie are 3 distinct light yellow bands, a broad basal band, another one being 

 connected with it extends to the |al angle, the third being extinct and situate near the fringes; on the ends 

 of the veins there are black dotlEcuador (Loja). 



D. epiphaneus Fldr. (179^s still larger, at the bases of the wings dusted with ferruginous-brown. r,»p/«„„<,.s. 

 with large band-shaped, reddish-jpw spots as far as the proximal margin. The hindwing exhibits a basal 



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