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D, chloauchena Holl. Thorax grass green, abdomen pale green. Forewing pale green with a pale line chloau- 
from the costal margin near the base to the centre of the inner margin, outside broadly edged with dark green. chena. 
In the cell a light spot. An exterior line and one before the margin composed of white dots, inside and outside 
narrowly dark green. Hindwing whitish, apex and costal margin green. 36 mm. West Africa. 
D. desmotis Holl. (69 e). Thorax and end of abdomen green, the rest brown. Forewing light green desmotis. 
with a very broad dark median band. Its inner margin slightly notched, distal margin very strongly notched, 
incurved below the cell. Hindwing brown, at the costal margin green. In the <§ also the distal area is brownish 
and traversed by a green notched line. West Africa. 
D. latifasciata sp. n. (69 f). Tegulae blackish-brown, thorax grass-green with dark margins. Abdomen latifasciata. 
red-brown, at the end green. Eorewing dark grass-green, at the costal margin at the base blackish. The green 
colour obliquely inwards straightly cut off. Central area very broad, dark brown, at the costal margin narrow 
green, outside bordered by a distinct green, very strongly notched line, sharply introangular behind the cell 
and in the submedian fold. Costal margin behind it with yellowish-white dots, below it green as far as the 
notched black submarginal line which is outside edged with green. Distal area somewhat lighter brown, on the 
ends of the veins green dots. Hindwing dark red-brown, costal margin green with a black streak, below the 
apex a green spot. 38 mm. Cameroon, Congo. Type: 1 $ in the Berlin Museum. 
D. chloe Holl. Thorax dark green, abdomen pale brown. Forewing light pea-green, at the distal margin chloe. 
whitish-green. At the base with indistinct dark transverse lines, a double median and exterior line. At the 
cell-end a dark green spot and blackish spots at the costal margin near the apex and at the distal margin. 
Hindwing pale brown. 33 mm. West Africa. 
The following species have a dark green ground-colour with brown marking 
or d u s t i n g. 
D. chloeropis Holl. (69 f). Thorax dark grass-green, abdomen dark brown. Forewing unicoloured dark chloeropis. 
green with many fine indistinct short brown lines and scales. In the cell and at the angles of the cross-vein 
black dots. In the $ the interior two thirds are dusted with brown. Hindwing very dark, at the costal margin 
with green spots. 34—40 mm. West Africa, Lowa (Congo). 
D. bitioides Holl. Similar to a small bitia*. Thorax pale green, abdomen pale brown. Forewing pea- biiioides. 
green with many dark green and brown transverse lines. Best visible is a row of small brown spots at the costal 
margin and an exterior row of brown notched spots. Hindwing pinkish-brown, at the costal margin green 
with brown streaks. In the $ the marking is more indistinct. 37—39 mm. West Africa, L. Tchad, Lowa (Congo). 
D. propinqua Holl. Forewing shorter, broader, green. The subbasal, interior and exterior brown lines propinqua 
are each double. On the centre of the costal margin and at the cell-end a pale green spot. A row of sub marginal 
dark brown lunar spots, and brown marginal spots. Hindwing pale brown, at the costal margin yellowish- 
brown with 3 dark spots. 33 mm. West Africa. 
D. glauca sp. n. (69 f). Thorax and forewing dark green, at the base bluish-gi’een. Subbasal, interior, glauca. 
and exterior lines black, double, notched, the first two directed inwards. Behind the interior line at the costal 
margin somewhat bluish-green. A large triangular spot in the cell and behind it a small black one, on the cross¬ 
vein edged with bluish-green, inwards of it below the cell a bluish-green ring. Behind the exterior line broad 
bluish-black. The black submarginal line above vein 3 distally projecting, outside edged with blue-green. Ab¬ 
domen and hindwing brown, costal margin light green with blackish-brown spots. 36 mm. South Nigeria. 
D. alchornea A. Schultze (69 f). Thorax and forewing dark green, dusted with brownish. Base and alchomea. 
inner margin of a purer green. Black spots in the centre of the cell and at the end of it, as well as below the 
base of vein 2. A brown median line is traceable, behind it pure green spots between the veins. Before the 
margin oblong brown spots, inside edged with green, the 2 foremost spots being particularly intense, spot-like. 
Hindwing brown, at the costal margin with the beginnings of a yellowish-green median line. 35 mm. Cameroon. 
D. brunneicosta sp. n. (69 f). Thorax olive-green, abdomen brown, anal end dark green. Forewing dark 
green, dusted with brown. Costal margin as far as the exterior line narrow brown. The subbasal line and the 
double interior line are black, introverted, only in the anterior half distinct, filled up with brown. Exterior 
line double, behind the cell incurved, filled up with brown. Midway before the distinct black submarginal line 
a light green notched line parallel to the exterior line. At the ends of the veins light dots. Hindwing reddish- 
brown, at the costal margin and apex green spots. 36 mm. Cameroon. Type: 1 $ in the Berlin Museum. 
brunnei- 
costa. 
The following species with dark green forewings and more or less yellow 
hindwing s. 
D. albipuncta sp. n. (69 f). Thorax brownish-green, abdomen brown. Forewing dark green, at the albipuncta. 
base brownish to the subbasal line. Interior and exterior lines double, somewhat faded, black, filled with brown. 
*) The species is probably a Lymantriid. Fore wing green with 4 black interior and exterior lines each. Hindwing 
red-brown. 48 mm. West Africa. 
