AEGYROEIDES. 



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Fig. 168. 



Argyroeldes menephron, ^ . 



781. Argyroeides menephron. 



Argi/roeides menephron, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 65, pi. 8. f. 14 

 (1884) ; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 153. 



S ' Head yellow, with black spots on frons and vertex ; antennae 

 black towards base ; thorax black ; the tegulae and patagia edged 



with yellow ; a line on vertex 

 and band on metathorax, thorax 

 below, and legs yellow; abdomen 

 black, with yellow bands at base 

 and on last four segments, the 

 2nd segment yellow at sides 

 and below ; anal tufts yellow ; 

 wings hyaline, the veins and 

 margins narrowly yellow and 

 black. Eore wing with slight fulvous streak below apical half of 

 costa. Hind wing with the lobe on inner margin very short and 

 clothed with yellow and black hair. 



Hah. Panama, Bugaba, 2(5" {Champion), tvpe, Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. E.vp. 24 millim. 



*782. Argyroeides ortona. (Plate XIII. fig. 3.) 



Argyroeides oriona, Druce, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 282. 



(S . Head and thorax black ; palpi streaked with w^hite ; neck 

 crimson ; shoulders and coxsd with patches of white ; femora striped 

 with white ; abdomen blue-black, the ventral surface white : wings 

 hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with discoidal 

 black spot ; the area below vein 1 black, with slight hyaline streak 

 towards tornus ; the terminal band expanding widely on apical 

 area ; veins 4, 5 almost from a point. Hind wing with veins 4, 5 

 approximated to 6, and the costal area narrow. Abdomen hardly 

 constricted at 2nd segment. 



Hab. Ecuador, Chiguinda (Buckleg). Edjj. 30 millim. Type t 

 in Coll. Druce. 



B. Hind wing with vein 5 from well above angle of cell. 



a. Abdomen with the anal tufts crimson. 



a}. Abdomen banded with orange hoUviana. 



¥. Abdomen black. 



rt'^. Patagia streaked with cri m son braco. 



b". Patagia without crimson streak ophion. 



b. Abdomen with the anal tufts black. 



a^. Abdomen with the terminal segments banded with 

 crimson above, 

 a^. Back of head with triangular yellow spot ; pectus 



and legs ochreous tricolor. 



6". Back of bead, pectus, and legs black sangimiea. 



b^. Abdomen with dorsal series of white points and 



suffused with blue ceres. 



c\ Abdomen with the terminal segments banded with 



blue above placida. 



d\ Abdomen without markings on terminal segments ■ndnuta. 



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