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DlACRISIA. By i)r. W. v. Rothschild. 
black. Hindwing lighter, with some red hairs near the base, a large discoidal spot, two anal spots, one above 
them as well as one between the veins 5 and 6 smoky black. $ similar, but the markings on the hindwing are 
larger, and there are 4 spots before the anal angle and one spot on each of the abdominal segments. Length 
of forewing: $ 20, 9 24 mm. Formosa. 
chtra. D, clava Wilem. (19 f). Head and thorax brownish maize-coloured, shoulder-covers with one black 
dot each; abdomen red, hued black and with black transverse bands. Forewing brownish maize-coloured, in the 
basal two thirds with a faint pink hue and a reddish-yellow hue in the distal third; the basal third of the costa, 
a spot with a dot below it in the middle of the costa, a large spot in the middle, a dot at the base of the 
proximal margin, black; 5 black dots extend in one row from the apex towards the proximal margin and pass 
over into a dark nebulous band. Hindwing light maize-coloured, in the basal region suffused with red, a dis- 
coida.l spot, 2 at the anal angle and one before the middle of the distal margin black. Length of forewing: 
25 mm. Formosa. 
ertesoni. D. erksoni Setup, is similar to the metarhoda WJcr. (19 e), but it is much larger and, beside the spots 
mentioned in clava, it has two more black spots at the costa, as well as a band of 8 black spots in the 
distal third of the forewing and 3 distal-marginal spots on the hindwing. Length of forewing: 33 mm. Kina 
Bain (Borneo). 
semper i. D„ semperi Eothsch. (19 g). <$: antennae black; head and thorax maize-coloured; abdomen carmine, 
in the $ the valves yellow; forewing maize-coloured, 2 dots above vein 1 and 1 below it black. Hindwing 
maize-coloured, the discoidal spots black. The $ is larger and on the forewing it has yet black dots on both 
sides of the veins 2 and 7; in the hindwing the discoidal spot is very large and there is a row of six smoky- 
roseata. black submarginal spots. Length of forewing: A 22 mm, $ 29 mm. West Sumatra. —■ In roseata Rothsch. (19 g) 
the $ has a more brown ground-colour, and the dots are more numerous and larger. The proximal half of the 
borneensis. hindwing is orange-red, and there are 7 large submarginal spots. Java. — The form borneensis Rothsch. (23 e) 
is darker brownish-yellow, and all the spots are very large. Kina Balu (Borneo). 
dohertyi. O. doherlyi Rothsch. <$\ antennae light creamy cinnamon-coloured; forehead black, hindhead and 
thorax light creamy cinnamon-coloured; abdomen carmine with a median row of black dots. Forewing light 
creamy cinnamon-coloured; 2 small dots above and below the subcostal near its base, 2 above and below vein 1, 
a curved row of 5 spots from the cell-end to the middle of the proximal margin and a submarginal row from 
the apex to vein 4 black. Hindwing salmon-coloured, suffused with yellow. Length of forewing: 2 mm. 
Central Celebes. 
cajetani. D. cajetani Rothsch. (19 g). $: head and thorax brownish cinnamon-coloured; abdomen carmine, with 
a dorsal line of black spots. Forewing light reddish cinnamon-coloured, an upper discocellular dot, 2 dots at 
a distance of about a third from the base, and 2 larger ones in the middle above and below vein 1, similar 
dots above and below veins 2 and 4, as well as a small one below vein 5 black. Hind-wing carmine, suffused 
with a cinnamon-colour, a large cell-spot and 5 submarginal spots black. Length of forewing: 26 mm. Ceram. 
cldorado. D. eldorado Rothsch. (19 g). Head and thorax dark yellow; antennae black; abdomen carmine, with 
rows of black dots and yellow anal valves. Forewing dark yellow, veins lighter, 2 antemedian spots between 
vein 1 and the median, and an oblique row of 5 spots between the proximal margin and the base of vein 3 
Hindwing ligth carmine, suffused with yellow, a discoidal dot and a submarginal row of spots encircled by yellow 
are smoky black. In the $ the wings, head and thorax are golden yellow, the forewing with only one black 
clot on vein 1. Length of forewing: 21, $ 28 mm. India. 
niceta. D. niceta Stoll (23 e). <$: head reddish-yellow; antennae black; thorax light maize-coloured; abdomen 
cadmium-recl with rows of black dots. Forewing light maize-coloured, a subbasal dot, 2 discoidal dots and 
3 dots between the base of vein 3 and the proximal margin black. Hindwing yellowish rosy-jed with a black 
discoidal dot. $ larger, distinguished by the presence of only 3 black dots of the forewing: one discoidal dot 
and one at each side of vein 1, as well as by the hindwing being scarlet with yellow fringes. Length of forewing: 
eogene. <3 22, 9 30 mm. South Moluccas. — - eogene Wkr. differs by the golden yellow colour of the thorax and fore¬ 
wing, the two subbasal black dots on the forewing and the complete transverse row of 7 black spots in the 
hyporhoda. middle of the forewing. North Moluccas. — hyporhoda Btlr. differs from niceta niceta only by the somewhat 
papuana. darker yellow colour of the forewings. Bismarck Archipelago. — papuana Rothsch. (23 f) is distinguished by . 
saturata. the spaces between the veins being filled up with a pale brown. North East and West New Guinea. — saturata 
intermedia. Rothsch. In the the forewing is light maize-coloured and in the 9 intensely tinged red. Key Islands. -— inter¬ 
media Rothsch. In the $ the forewing is light maize-coloured, but in the $ golden yellow. South East New 
semirosea. Guinea and Entrecasteaux, Louisiads and Trobriand Islands. —- semirosea Btlr. (23 e, f) in both sexes has 
a dark golden yellow thorax and forewing. Salomons Islands. 
