NEUROPTERA. 83 



LIBELLULA VARIEGATA. 



Phite 45. fie:. 2. 



Genus. Lieellula, Linn. ^c. 



Ch. Sp. L. alls fusco-maculatis et undulatis, basi flavis, posticis versus apiceni macula magna 



f'usca puncto flavo ; apice albo. Expans. alar. 3 unc. 

 L. with the wings spotted and undulated with brown, yellow at the base, the posterior 



towards the tips with a large brown fascia, having a small yellow spot, the tips 



yellow. E.xpanse ot the wings 3 inches. 

 Syn. Libellula variegata, Linn. Am. Acad. 6. 41-2. 86. Syst. Nat. I. 2./?. 904. Drury 



Exot. Ent. 2nd edit. 2. p. 94. nee Fabr. op. cit. p. 382. 

 Libellula Histrio, Fabr. Mant. Ins. 1. 337. 24. 

 Libellula Indica, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 2. 376. Guerin Icon. R. An. Ins. pi. 60. f. I. 



Donovan, \sf edit. 

 Libellula Arria, Drury Exot. Entom. \st edit. v. \.pl. 46./. 1. 



Another species of Libellulidae peculiar to India, and found in China, greatly re- 

 sembles this insect ; it is probably a variety of it. 



LIBELLULA 6-MACULATA. 



Plate 45. fig. 3. ^ et 9 



Ch. Sp. L. alls anticis maculis tribus costalibus atris ; ultima stigmate niveo; posticis fasciis 

 flavescentibus. Expans. alar. ] h unc. 

 L. with three black spots on the costa of the anterior wings, stigma white, posterior 

 wings with yellow clouds. Expanse of the wings 1 J inch. 



Syn. Libellula 6-maculata, Fab. Ent. Syst. 2. p. 381. 



These delicate insects appear to be male and female; they are almost a miniature 

 resemblance of the two sexes of Libellula depressa found in Europe ; one having the 

 abdomen yellow, and the other blue. 



