Biblis Ariadne? Alis denticulatis, anticarum apice truncato, griseis, strigis nigris undulatis; subtus rufescenti-fuscis nigro variis, anticis apice puncto costali albo. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 5 lin.)
Syn. Papilio (Nymph.) Ariadne, Linn. Syst. Nat. 2. 778? Fabr. Ent. Syst. III. 1. p. 383.?
Papilio Coryta, Cramer, pl. 86. E. F.
Papilio Merione, Cramer, pl. 144. G. H.?
Biblis Ariadne, Enc. Méth. ix. 327.
Habitat: Coromandel, Java (Enc. Méth.). "Sierra Leone, Mr. Smeathman, 1776" (Drury's MSS.).
Upper Side. Antennæ black. Thorax and abdomen grey brown. Wings grey, and appearing mealy, shaded with blackish brown, particularly the anterior ones along the external edges, and next the body along the anterior margin. Posterior ones also strongly shaded along the external edges.
Under Side. Palpi rather long, and dark brown, almost black. Breast, legs, and abdomen dark brown. Wings dark reddish brown, faintly shaded with streaks and marks of a darker brown, having two small white spots at the anterior edges of the anterior wings near the tips. Wings dentated.
Drury refers this insect to the Linnæan Ariadne, which is from Java. It is therefore with doubt that I give it the preceding synonyms, especially as Lepidopterists have neglected to cite Drury's figures.