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D. affinis Holl. (28 f). The resembles that of basalis, but the antemedian band which defines the affinix. 
light brown basal spot is incomplete, only representing an almost scpiare spot at the hind-margin. The costal- 
marginal half of the forewing is monotonously brown, the marginal and submarginal markings particularly 
at the tornus darker and more distinct. Ogove. 
D. quinquepunctata Mschlr. (23 g). Forewing whitish-grey, scantily powdered with blackish-brown guinque- 
particularly distally, a blackish-brown subterminal row of dots, and 5 similar larger dots around the cross-vein. vunclala 
Hindwing ochreous-yellow, the apical part brownish. Forewing beneath greyish-brown, hindwing as above. 
Gold Coast. 
D. multipunctis Strd. is quite similar to the preceding species, hindwing of a brighter yellow, without mvliipunc- 
the red-brown margin, dots at the cross-vein more ring-shaped, behind open, not continued to the costal margin, 
marginal area darker, bordered by a black zigzag line. Expanse: 44 mm. East Africa. 
D. stigmatica Holl. (23 g). Forewing yellowish-brown, with a blackish macula at the cell-end; in stigmatica. 
front of it a sharply curved transverse line, behind it an almost straight postmedian line, finally a lighter 
submarginal line set with black dots, the dots being particularly distinct at the apex and tornus. A black 
antemedian dot below the cell. Fringe with a light basal line. Hindwing yellowish-white with blackish, more 
or less extensive irroration. Cameroon, Cabun. — Larva black, on each of the segments 5 to 10 with two 
yellowish-white lateral lines. Tubercles with black hair-pencils, on the dorsum of the segments 4 to 7 one dense 
red hair-tuft each. Dorsal glands on the segments 9 and 10 lemon-coloured. Pupa yellowish-brown, thinly 
haired, glossy. — In the East African propensa nov. (23 g) the space between the transverse lines is lighter propensa. 
than the wing, the fringe has no light basal line, the hindwing is mostly more intensely powdered, the species 
somewhat larger. tyP e in the Berlin Museum, from North-East Urundi, German East Africa. In British 
East Africa lives aurella Fawc. (21 i) with almost golden yellow forewings exhibiting a curved postmedian aurella. 
line. Hindwing almost whitish, with a postmedian black macular band. 
D. basifurca Wkr. Forewing prolonged, brown, with a black fork-shaped marking at the base, some basifurca. 
black subcostal dots and two dots at the cross-vein. Distal margin very slanting. Hindwing brown. Expanse 
about 40 mm. Caffraria. 
D. ocellata Holl. resembles stigmatica (23 g), the spot at the cell-end is brown, beneath margined ocellaia. 
with a white semicircle, with 1 or 2 black dots. At the apex a somewhat triangular whitish patch in which 
there are 3 black subapical spots. Hindwing pale yellowish with a dark submarginal band. Larva similar to 
that of stigmatica. Expanse: 28 mm. Cameroon, Gabun. 
D. puleherrima sp. n. (21 i) is somewhat similar to pulchra, the whole anterior half being white puicherri- 
with a pink or yellowish tint; brown are only the base, a shadow above the centre of the cell, an indistinct ring ma - 
at the cell-end and a dot above it, 2 or 3 costal-marginal streaks near the apex. Posterior half dark brown, 
before the dentate postmedian line broadly bluish-grey. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. type from Benito. 
Spanish Guinea, in the Berlin Museum, paratype from the Gold Coast in the Tring Museum. 
D. pulchra Sivh. Body brown, frons and palpi orange-yellow, abdomen grey, with a slight yellow pulchra. 
tinge. Forewing in the anterior third whitish, somewhat pink, at the apex purely white; these two parts are 
separated by a club-shaped brown band which is contracted in the centre, contains a dark spot below the 
costal margin and is margined with yellowish-white. The posterior two thirds of the wing are purple brown, 
towards the hind-margin growing paler; 2 brown subapical streaks connect the club-shaped band with the 
margin. Hindwing white, with a slight yellowish tinge. Beneath the forewing is yellowish-white, the costal 
margin and distal margin brown, with darker longitudinal streaks. Body white. Legs grey, anterior tarsi pink. 
Abdomen without dorsal hair-tufts. Expanse about 38 mm. Coomassie. 
D. postalba Swh. Head and thorax reddish-yellow with large white spots. x4bdomen purely white, postalba. 
without dorsal hair-tufts. Forewing white, tinged with yellowish, with a broad straight reddish-yellow band 
in the centre, proximally to it a band of 2 or 3 lines, in some places connected with it. so that different 
white spots are produced. Similar lines at the base, at the costal margin and hind-margin connected w ith the 
next band, so that a white interior is produced. All the veins are reddish-yellow, also two irregular transverse 
lines. Hindwing of a pure white. Expanse about 30 mm. Coomassie. 
D. hieroglyphica Swh. Abdomen without dorsal hair-tufts. Body and wings dark brown, forewing hierogly- 
with a brown spot on the hind-margin near the base, a large green, white-spotted median area bordered by phica. 
a black, w-hite-edged line extending from 4 / 5 of the costal margin to the hind-margin a little behind its centre, 
where it turns round and runs anteriorly, where it ends at x / 5 of the costal margin. This line is dentate and 
sinuate. In the area there are some brown spots and a whitish area on the proximal side. Besides the forewing 
shows an indistinct submarginal line and a terminal line of black, distally yellowish-white crescents. Hindwing 
brown, fringe with a yellowish-white basal line. Expanse about 45 mm. Ashanti. 
D. sphalera sp. n. (23 g). Body varying from brown to grey, dorsal tuft dark brown. Forewing brown, sphalera. 
often mixed with yellowish, particularly at the costal margin the beginnings of the transverse lines. The basal 
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