Calopteiyx. 221 



var. 8 (175S) ; Linn. Faun. Suec. 374, n. 1470, var. S 

 (1761). Agn'oii 7'i/-go, Fabr. Syst. Entom. 425 (part), 

 (1775). Aoi-/oii xanthostoiiia, Charp. Hor. Ent. 5 (1825J ; 

 Charp. Lib. Eur. 139 (1840). Calcptcryx virgo, Steph. 

 Illustr. Brit. Ent. ALancl. vi. 79, vars. a and 7 (1836) ; 

 Evans Brit. Lib. 18, \)\. 7, f. i, 2. Caloptcryx ludoviciana, 

 Seh'S Mon. Lib. \\v\x. 131 (1840J. Callcptcryx liidoviciana, 

 Hag. S\'n. Lib. Eur. 64 (1840). Agrion parthcnias, 

 Charp. Lib. Eur. 137, t. H (1840). Caloptcryx ancilla, 

 Selys Syn. Cal. 13 (var.) (1853). Caloptcryx tanrica, 

 Sely.s S}-n. Cal. 13 (var.) (1853). 



Harris' description. 



Libclliila splciidcus. V'\'g- i. Measures nearly 2in. The 

 Iicad, thorax, and abdomen are of a most beautiful green. 

 The /c';'.v are black. The uiiigs are finely reticulated, 

 and ha\e in each a large dark brown cloud, about the 

 size of a finger-nail, which in some directir)ns appear [sic.') 

 of a lovely deep blue. The libclla, at Fig. 2, is only to 

 shew a variation, or sport, of Nature (which, in the libcllas. 

 is common with her), as they are both of one species, and 

 of the same sex. These are females. The male is seen 

 at Fig. 3 ; it is entirely of a fine green, except the legs, 

 which are black. The ivings look like green gauze. 

 (M. Harris' " Exposition of English Lisects," p. 99, 

 Tab. XXX., Figs, i, 2, 3, 1782). 



[Here Harris has not only reversed the sexes, but Fig. 2 is a 

 male C. virgo. Following this desciiption is another of the insects 

 which he names sj>te/tdcv. It is as follows : " SpteitdL-o. Fig. 4. 

 Measures near 2in. The head, tJiorax, and abdoiuni are of a hne, deep 

 blue green. The -ci/igs are of a tawnv brown. The ma/e at 5 

 is of a beautiful yellow green, having a white speck near the end 

 of each wing. . . . These, and the former, on account of their 

 brilliancy and richness of colours, are vulgarly called Kingfishers. 



