DELIAS. By H. Fruhstorfer. 
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intermedia Mitis, from German New Guinea, shows in the $ beneath only as little proximal black bordering 
to the red submarginal band as oisyme. $$ also occur with white, and others with yellow subapical spots on 
the under surface of the forewing. — oisyme subsp. nov. (54 d) is a small island race with almost quadrate forewing 
and very sharply defined bands and beautiful chrome-yellow subapical spots on the forewing beneath. Waigeu. - 
cruentata Btlr. closely approximates to oisyme, but differs from it in the much narrower red submarginal band 
of the hindwing. Misol. — aruensis Mitis (54 d) again approaches the mainland type, but has a longer forewing 
and appreciably broader spots and bands. Aru Islands. — Finally, maga Gr.-Sm. is a further well differentiated 
island race with the black bands on the under surface of both wings twice as broad as in my sis from the mainland, 
almost entirely yellow upper surface to the hindwing and broad, brilliant carmine-red submarginal band. Sudest 
Island, near British New Guinea. 
D. ennia Wall. (54 a), likewise only indigenous to the Papuan region, has beneath yellow instead of 
red submarginal bands. There are only four local races known, but the species may certainly still be looked for 
from other parts of New Guinea and its numerous attendant islands. Bare on Waigeu.— jobina Oberth., with 
almost entirely yellow under surface to the hindwing and very broad black distal area on the hindwing beneath. 
Jobi Island. — nigidius Misk. (54 b), with very narrow distal area, common in Queensland. In the latter a 
widening of all the black and yellow bands is noticeable, especially beneath, whilst xelianthe Gr.-Sm., with very 
small yellow markings on the hindwing beneath, occupies a middle place between the two as regards the shape 
and course of the black bands. British New Guinea. Bare. 
D. lytea Godm. is a charming, but rare species of the Bismarck Archipelago, without opaline gloss on 
the under surface, and also otherwise with duller colours, which present a mealy appearance. The $ is more 
than twice as broadly margined with black as the J. New Pomerania (= New Britain). — georgina Gr.-Sm. (54 b), 
from the Solomon Islands, appears to differ but very little. 
D. narses Heller has also the base of the forewing beneath yellow and the whole distal half of the wings 
is sharply differentiated, deep black and with 5 almost equal yellow roundish patches. New Pomerania (= New 
Britain). 
D. totila Heller presents one of the darkest coloured species of Delias, with the wings half yellow, half 
black, and a large elliptical white spot on the upper surface of the forewing. The base of the forewing beneath 
is white, but the upper surface of the hindwing is deep black almost all over, except for a slightly lighter, yellow- 
powdered and very restricted basal area. New Pomerania. 
D. Caliban Gr.-Sm., from Fergusson Island, also belongs in this group, but is much larger than narses, 
in shape and on the upperside very similar to belisama Cr., from Java. Under surface of the forewing with entirely 
black distal part and 3 yellowish white subapical dots. The proximal third of the hindwing yellowish, but little 
powdered over, the whole of the broader distal part deep black with white subcostal spot. Only in English col¬ 
lections and but 2 specimens known. 
D. iere Gr.-Sm., a peculiar and rather plain Delias, so far very rare, which is intermediate between my sis 
and ennia and has a similar scheme of marking to gabia. The under surface is characterised by yellowish subapical 
patches in a black apical area on the forewing, the upper surface of the hindwing is light canary-yellow with rela¬ 
tively narrow black distal margin, which is divided by delicate orange spots. British New Guinea, discovered 
by A. S. Meek. 
D. euphemia Gr.-Sm. Hitherto only known from Biak Island in Geelvink Bay, a species which forms 
a transition from mysis to bagoe, without the yellow subapical spot on the underside of the forewing of the latter. 
D. bagoe inhabits the Bismarck Archipelago. There are only two geographical races known: bagoe Bdv. 
(= eurygania Godm. & Salv.), from New Mecklenburg, with narrower apical spot, but entering further into the cell, 
on the forewing beneath and much narrower black bands on the upper surface of the hindwing than nusana Fruhst. 
(55 a), from the island of Nusa Laut, which beneath is more pronounced and extended red, above more broadly 
margined with black, than bagoe. 
D. salvini Btlr. (55 a) represents bagoe on New Pomerania and differs from it by a white subapical band 
on the forewing beneath. 
With D. Candida Voll. (55 b) begins the series of species peculiar to the Moluccas; Candida has entirely 
white upper surface to both wings, through which, however, the black and yellow markings of the under surface 
are distinctly visible. Sexual dimorphism is very prominent in all the Moluccan species, compare the entirely 
black-grey which only bears white submarginal spots. The underside hears brighter colours; the proximal 
half of the wings is yellowish grey, the distal half black, the forewing bears white submarginal lunules and the 
hindwing dark ochre-coloured ones. Batjan, Obi. Not rare. 
D. caeneus L. is divided into two races over the South Moluccas, caeneus (= plexaris Don.) (53 d) 
occurs very commonly on Amboina, Ceram and Saparoea. In the $ the grey basal dusting of the forewing reaches 
intermedia. 
oisyme. 
cruentata. 
aruensis. 
maga. 
ennia. 
jobina. 
nigidius. 
xelianthe. 
lytea. 
georgina. 
narses. 
totila. 
Caliban. 
iere. 
euphemia. 
bagoe. 
nusana. 
Candida. 
caeneus. 
