M O R P H I D iE . 



DASYOPHTHALMA AND THAUMANTIS. 



DASYOPHTH.\LMA DELANIRA. 



Upperside. Female, dark brown ; anterior wing crossed near, and parallel to, 

 the outer margin by a broad orange band, sinuated on both sides ; a small spot near 

 the apex, and a narrow macular band from the middle of the inner border of the 

 broad band to the middle of the costal margin, both of the same colour : a spot of blue 

 near the inner margin between the median nervure and the band ; posterior vans: 

 crossed near the middle by a straight band of white, tinted with yellow near the anal 

 angle, glossed with blue near the costal margin fi'om the base to the white band. 



Underside undulated throughout with dark brown ; the band of the anterior 

 wing paler than above, the band between it and the costal margin white ; a small 

 black ocellus with two pupils of white ; the band of the posterior wing slighth' 

 rufous ; two large brick-red ocelli with lunular white pupils. 



Expan. 4y5 in. Hab. Brazil. 

 In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 

 The underside of this species does not differ at all from that of D. Eusina. 



