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D. vernalis Dist. (69 d). Body olive brown. Forewing greenish-yellow. A dark notched subbasal and vernalis. 
interior line indicated at the costal margin. Exterior line strongly notched, the space behind it lighter. The 
notched submarginal line parallel to the distal margin. 40 mm. Transvaal, Natal. 
D. melanosticta Hmps. is similar. The subbasal and interior lines are broken up into brown and black melanostic- 
spots directed outwards from the costal margin. Ring-macula and reniform macula indicated by greenish- 
white scales. Hindwing yellowish-brown with 3 red-brown streaks at the light apex. 36—38 mm. Gold Coast. 
D. griseoviridis Hmps. Thorax and forewing greyish-green with brown scales. Abdomen ochreous- griseoviri- 
brown, at the end green. Subbasal line on the forewing composed of black dots, terminating below the cell. 
Interior line double, black, filled up with light, obliquely inwards, excurved above the inner margin. Exterior 
line indistinct, double, somewhat incurved behind the cell and below vein 2. Submarginal line somewhat 
angular at veins 4, 3 and 2. Hindwing white (<J), costal margin greyish-green with 2 black streaks. 36 mm. 
Cape Colony. 
The following species are more or less brown. 
D. incana Jctnse. Thorax brown, abdomen yellowish-brown. Forewing at the costal margin and behind incana. 
the exterior line with whitish-brown scales. Central area hazelnut brown. Veins dusted with white and black. 
The exterior line projects outwards on the veins. Before the margin brown spots which, from vein 3, form a 
fine line. Hindwing whitish, at the cell-end and at the margin brownish. 38—58 mm. Pondo Land. 
D. falsa Holl. Thorax and abdomen brown. Forewing dark brown with numerous irregular dark grey falsa. 
transverse lines which are inside and outside bordered with dark brown. Hindwing reddish-brown, at the apex 
dark. 35 mm. West Africa. 
D. leucosticta Hmps. Body chocolate with a black anal tuft. Forewing chocolate dusted with greyish- leucosticta. 
brown, with a white basal dot. Interior line oblique, formed of dots at the costal margin and on vein 1. An 
exterior row of small white triangular dots on the veins, inside and outside edged with black. Hindwing 
chocolate reddish, somewhat grey, with dark streaks at the apex. 32 mm. Niger District. 
D. trichosa Hmps. Forewing at the costal margin more reddish. A dot in the cell-end and the cross- trichosa. 
vein black. Traces of a double dark exterior line, incurved between veins 6 and 4. Behind it at the costal margin 
ochreous-brown dots. A fine dark submarginal line, excurved in the middle. Hindwing light chocolate with 
an indistinct exterior white band. 35 mm. Gold Coast. 
D. sagittata sp. n. (69 e). Thorax reddish-brown, abdomen yellowish-brown. Forewing pale brown, sagillala. 
dusted with red-brown, particularly at the base to the double red-brown, strongly notched interior line. At 
the costal margin above the cross-vein a short double streak, the cross-vein itself broad grey. Exterior line 
double, strongly notched, behind the cell incurved, to the centre of the inner margin. Behind it above vein 4 
dark spots. Submarginal line distinct, red-brown. Hindwing ($) white, at the costal margin with a large spot, 
margin pale brown. 38 mm. Cameroon. Type in the Berlin Museum. 
D. pulverulenta Hmps. Thorax greyish-brown. Abdomen yellowish-brown with brown margins, pulvcrulen- 
Forewing whitish, densely dusted with red-brown. Interior line indistinct, brown, faded, from the costal margin 
to vein 1. Exterior line faded, incurved below vein 4, then obliquely outwards almost to the anal angle. Before 
the distal margin a brown lunular line. Hindwing white. 30—44 mm. Gold Coast. 
D. damba B.-Bcik. Thorax chocolate with green scales. Forewing creamy grey with green and dark damba. 
red-brown scales. Exterior line strongly undulated, faded, dark red-brown. Submarginal line the same. Before 
it as far as the cell and at the costal margin suffused with dark red-brown. Hindwing pale brown with the 
usual spot at the costal margin. 40 mm. Central Africa. 
D. congoana Aur. (69 e). Body whitish-grey, densely scaled brown. Forewing dark brown. An oblique congoana. 
basal band green. At the costal margin near the apex and at the inner margin greenish spots. Hindwing of 
<$ yellowish-white, at the apex brown, distal margin somewhat brownish. In the $ the base and distal margin 
dark green, the costal margin somewhat lighter green. Hindwing brown. 28—35 mm. Congo District. 
D. hippocastanaria sp. n. (69 e). Thorax greenish-brown, abdomen brown. Forewing pale reddish- Mppocasta- 
brown with a dark red-brown marking. Interior line double, in the middle incurved, before it greenish. At 
the cell-end and below vein 2 an intense spot, above vein 6 and below vein 4 more indistinct spots. Exterior 
line double, incurved behind the cell, undulating, from the submedian fold more slanting to the inner margin. 
The green distal margin broader than in congoana. Submarginal line fine, dark. Hindwing of $ pale reddish- 
brown with an apical spot. 34—38 mm. Nyassa Land (East Africa). Type in the Berlin Museum. 
