DANAINAE 
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DANAIDA 
2. Danaida plexippus Linne. (India). 
A form of this species allied to laratensis from Timor Laut is taken in the northwest of 
Australia. A second form was recorded in error from Cairns, biit the origin of the examples in 
question has since been traced to southern China. 
2 a. D, plexippus alexis nov. 
o'*. AiiOVK. Forewing tawny orange willi veins brown-black: apex very broadly, and termen, brown- 
black: a scries of elongate subcostal i)ostcellulur dots, white: a broad band of large irregular subapical 
spots, white: two incomplete series of subterminal dots, white, ilindwing tawny orange with veins 
brown-black: termen brown-black with two incomplete series of subterminal dots, white: sexmark in 
area la, close to vein 2 , brown-black. 
Bkxeath. Forewing as a])Ove: apex brown: the outer scries of subtcrminal dots complete, and 
the inner series complete from costa to vein 2. Hindwing dull yellow-brown with veins black edged 
grey: termen dark brown with hvo complete scries of large subtermimil dots, while: sexmark black 
with a central streak, grey. 
Q. Above and Beneath as in male: the white spots of subapical band of forewing much smaller: sex¬ 
mark absent. 
Loc. Derby. Darwin 12. IcT 3 q. 
3. Danaida ferruginea Butler. (Papua). 
3a. D. ferruginea gelanor nov. Fig. 7. 
<P . Above. Forewing brown with darker shadings; a band of subapical spots, white: two incomplete 
series of subterininal dots, white. Hindwing brown with darker shadings: two incomplete series of 
obscure subterminal dots, whitish: sexmark in area la, close to vein 2, brown-black. 
Beneath as above: white subtermiiial dots larger and more numerous, especially upon the hind- 
wing. 
$. Above and Beneatit as in male: sexmark absent. 
Loc. Darnley Is. 4. 4cf Ip. 
This subsimcies was Avrongly listed in AVaterbouse’s Catalogue as D. mytilene. It does not appear 
to occur upon the mainland. 
4. Danaida affinis Fabricius. 
4a. D, afiinis affinis Fabricius. Fig. 8 . 
Systema Entomologiao, p. 511, 1775. 
d’ . Above. Forewing brown-black: usually a streak in cell close to lower edge, white: area la and 
area 2 , broadly white; a series of irregular postcellular dots, and a band of irregular subapical spots, 
white: two incomplete series of subterminal dots, white: often a streak in area la near base, tawny 
brown. Hindwing brown-black: central area and dorsum, white with veins brown-black: two incomplete 
series of subterminal dots, inner one obscure, whitish: sexmark in area la, close to vein 2 , black. 
Beneath. Forewing as above: apex pale brown: subterminal dots larger and more numerous. 
Hindwing as above; white central area largei’, with veins black: termen tawny brown with two com¬ 
plete series of large subterminal dots, white: a series of eight arrow-shaped discal spots, tawny brown: 
basal portion of costa, of cell, and of area la, tawny brown: sexmark as above. 
p. Above and Beneath as in male: sexmark absent 
Loc. Cape York 4 12. Princo of AVales Is. 5 6 7. Banlcs Is. 2 3. Claudie R. 11. Cairns 2 5 6 7. 
Kuranda 1 6 . Ingham 4 5 9. Townsville 4 6 . Mackay 1 2 3 4 5. Gj^mpie. Brisbane. Stradbroke 
Is. 12. Richmond R. 1 2 3 5. Sydney 2.^ Derby.Darwin 5 S 9 11 12. Melville Is. 26 cf’ 16' 9 . 
U..XI ^ Vly.wcir.0- *5 . 
' 5. Danaida chrysippus Linne. (India). 
5a. D. chr ysip pus petil ia Stoll. Fig. 2. 
Supplement Cramer's Papillons Exotiques, p. 132, pi. 28, f. 3, 1790. 
c? . Above. Forewing tawny yellow with cell red-brown: costa narrowly, apex very broadly, and termen 
broadly, black: a postcellular dot, and two costal dots at about half, white: a band of subapical spots, 
white: an incomi^lete series of subterminal dots, white. Ilindwing tawny yellow: termen broadly black: 
