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DESMEOCRAERA. By M. Gaede. 
n igrifascia- 
1a. 
apicalis. 
chloana. 
adversa. 
incisus. 
circulosa. 
varia. 
albicans. 
octoginta. 
plalli. 
Iii the cell a black spot. The angles of the cross-vein black, edged with white. Behind the exterior line above 
vein 6 blackish, below veins 4—2 somewhat less dark. The dark submarginal line not notched. At the ends of the 
veins white dots. Hindwing yellow. Median band brown, inside faded. Margin broad brown with a darker 
apical spot. 38 mm. Lowa (Congo). Type: 1 in the British Museum. 1 specimen from Ruanda shows a dark 
brown ground-colour on the forewing with but little marking, only the white dots being very conspicuous. 
D. nigrifasciata sp. n. (69 f). Thorax green, abdomen brown, at the base green. Forewing dark green. 
In the cell and below it black dots. A broad blackish-brown median band reaches to the costal margin only 
with its interior edge, close behind it a light notched line. A submarginal row of faded dark brown spots, behind 
them at the costal margin a light green spot. Somewhat oblong brown marginal spots inside edged with green. 
Hindwing yellow with a straight brown median band. Margin broad brown, slightly narrowing down towards 
the anal angle, at the apex a green spot. 38 mm. Lowa (Congo). Type: 1 <$ in the British Museum. It may 
be a form of the following species. 
D. apicalis Aur. Thorax and abdomen reddish-brown. Forewing brownish, powdered with green. At 
the base large oval black spots. A black median line vertical to the inner margin, not reaching to the costal 
margin. Costal margin before it blackish, behind it a somewhat notched light line also vertical to the inner 
margin and 2 irregular rows of dark dots, the interior one at the costal margin with a green spot. Hindwing 
yellow, costal margin dark brown with green scales. Margin somewhat darkened. 37 mm. Congo. 
D. chloana Holl. Thorax and forewing dark green with an indistinct interior, median, and exterior 
pale brown line, inside and outside edged with dark green. At the base and in the cell blackish-brown spots 
of erect scales. Abdomen dark brown. Hindwing yellow, costal and distal margins broad brown. In the $ 
the whole hindwing is brown. West Africa. 
D. adversa Karscli. (69 g). Thorax and forewing dark green. Abdomen dark brown, at the base green. 
Interior half of the median area reddish-brown. One black spot each above and below the bases of vein 2 and 
vein 1, each lower one outwards. Cross-vein black. An exterior row of black dots indistinct; the submarginal 
row more distinct, inside edged with green, at the costal margin with a green spot. In another specimen only 
a small cellular spot is reddish-brown, all the rest being green. Hindwing yellow, at the costal margin as far 
as vein 6 dark brown with green scales. Margin very narrow brown. 35—40 mm. Cameroon, Lowa (Congo). 
The following two species form transitions to the next group. 
D. incisus Rothsch. Thorax and abdomen yellowish-grey. Forewing at the base, beloAv the median 
vein and vein 2 olive green. Below the median vein a triangular white spot. The rest of .the wing reddish, 
strewn with green and grey. Hindwing greyish-brown with a black streak at the apex. 45 mm. Niger. 
D. circulosa sp. n. (69 g). Thorax dark green, abdomen white. Tegulae, metathorax and the abdominal 
tuft dark olive green. Forewing green. Interior line blackish, notched, uniformly curved. Exterior line from 
the costal margin to vein 4 almost straight, then strongly incurved, at vein 1 far excurved. The space from 
the costal margin within the interior line below the median vein to the exterior line and to the inner margin 
olive green. Exterior line behind the cell edged with olive green. Before the cross-vein a white circle. In the 
indentation of the exterior line a white spot. Fine brown submarginal dots, inside edged with white. Hindwing 
yellowish-white, at the costal margin green. Distal margin brownish, at the apex green. 32 mm. Lowa (Congo). 
Type: 1 <$ in the British Museum. 
The following species with a more or less distinct ring-macula and reniform macula, and with a ring 
below the cell. 
D. varia Janse (69 g). Thorax and forewing light green, abdomen above brown, at the end green. 
Forewing with a black marking. Subbasal line above vein 1 outwards to the interior line. Interior line double, 
behind it a white ring in the submedian fold. Ring-macula and reniform macula edged with white. Exterior 
line double, strongly notched, filled up with brown between veins 2 and 4 and below the submedian fold so 
to the base. Submarginal line strongly notched. Hindwing brown, at the costal margin greenish. § somewhat 
darker. In a secondary form there is in the submedian fold of the forewing an intense black streak extending 
to the exterior line. Natal. — albicans form. nov. The inner margin on the forewing not brownish. Hindwing 
at the costal margin green with 2 black streaks, otherwise white with a faint dark sub marginal band. 40—50 mm. 
Togo. Type: 1 $ in the Berlin Museum. 
D. octoginta Hmps. Thorax greyish-green, abdomen brown, at the end green. Forewing greyish-green. 
Marking exactly as in varia. In the submarginal line a fine black streak. The ring-macula and reniform macula 
form the shape of an “80“. Hindwing as in albicans. 36 mm. Transvaal. 
D. platti Janse, (69 g). Thorax dark green, abdomen dark brown. Forewing dark green, dusted with 
black, at the base with short black streaks. Interior line black, curved, in the submedian fold interrupted by 
a white ring. Below vein 2 a black streak with a branch to the inner margin. The white-edged ring-macula 
