Let G(n) ([-1](i)) denote the set of all connected graphs on n vertices having distance eigenvalue -1 of multiplicity i . By using the distribution of the third largest distance eigenvalue and the second least distance eigenvalue of a connected graph, in this paper we completely characterize the graphs in G(n) ([-1](i)), where i= n - 1 , n - 2 , n - 3 or n - 4 .