224 AECTIAD.E. 



Genus ARDONEA. ^^^ e 



Ardonea, Wlk. ii. 482 (1854) mono. 



Doracis, Boisd. L6p. G-uat. p. 96 (1870) morio. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, not reaching vertex of head, and 

 clothed with rough scales ; antennsB of male bipectinate with moderate branches, 

 of female with cilia and bristles, the shaft slightly dilated before middle ; 

 tibite with the spurs moderate. Fore wing with vein 2 from towards angle of 

 cell and curved at base, 3 from before angle ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10 free; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from well beyond middle of cell ; 3, 4 from angle ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 shortly 

 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



A. Fore wing green morio. 



B. Fore wing black-brown, with whitish streaks in the interspaces, tenebrosa. 



465. Ardonea morio. 



Ardonea morio, Wlk. ii. 482 (1854) ; Druce, Biol. Cent.-Amer., Het. i. p. 130 ; 



Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 287. 

 Boracis coracina, Boisd. Lep. G-uat. p. 96 (1870). 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and fore wing deep blue-green ; hind 

 wing deep blue. 



Fig. 1 45. — Ardonea morio, cJ . y 



Hab. Mexico, GrOte Coll., Cordova (Eumeli), Coatepec {Brools)^ 

 Atoyac (Schuman), Orizaba (Elwes, Godnian), Guerrero {H.H. Smith), 

 Jalisco (/Sc/iMman), Misantla (T^nijillo), Dura-ngo (Forre?-); Guate- 

 mala (Champion) ; Hondtteas (Blancanecm), Costa Kica (Underwood, 

 lioqers) ; Panama (Champion), Godman-Salvin Coll. ; Colombia 

 Bogota ( Vergara) ; Venezuela, type. Exp., d 34, $ 40 millim. 



466. ? Ardonea tenebrosa. (Plate XXIV. fig. 6.) 



Caralcs tenebrosa, Wlk. xxxi. 306 (1864) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 207. 



$ . (Head wanting) ; black-brown ; patagia with grey patches. 

 Fore wing with prominent medial whitish streaks above and below 

 submedian fold and on inner margin ; two indistinct brownish 

 streaks in end of cell ; whitish streaks intersected by fine streaks 

 of the ground-colour in the interspaces towards termen, reaching 

 the termen except towards apex and above and below vein 4. 

 Hah. Beazil, Bio Janeiro, 1 $ type. Exp. 34 raillim. 



