AGRION CAIA. 



Plate XLV. fig. 2. 



Order : Neuroptera. Section: Subulicornes. Family: Libellulidae, ierecA. Subfamily; Agrionides. 



Genus. Aorion, Fubr. Calepteryx, Leach. Libellula p. Drury. 



.\grion Caia. Cuprea, abdomine uigro, alls hyalinis basi sanguineis, posticis etiam macula parva apicali san- 

 guineiV. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3 liii.) 



Sy'n. Libellula Caia, Drury, App.i^ol.i. 



Habitat ; South America. 



Front of the head blueish black. Eyes distant. Thorax copper gold-coloured. Abdomen black and 

 slender. Legs black. Wings transparent, but next the body are of a fine lively red ; the posterior having 

 a small spot of that colour placed at their tips. 



This insect is nearly allied to Agrion Brightwelli, Kirby (Linn. Trans, vol. 14. t. 3. 

 fig. 5.) which is also an inhabitant of Brazil. 



LIBELLULA MARCIA. 



Plate XLV. fig. 3. 



Order : Neuroptera. Section ; Subulicornes. Family : Libellulidse, Lemh, 



Genus. Libellula, Atict. 



Libellula Marcia. Ccerulea aut senea nitida, alls albido-flavis, anticis maculis duabus apiceque fuscis, posticis 



strigis duabus basalibus, fascia undati anali, macuiis tribus apiceque fuscis, basiflavis. (Expans. Alar. 



2 unc. 9 lin.) 



Syn. Libellula Marcia, Drury, Apj). vol. 2. 



Libellula Murcia, Fabr. Ent. Syst. 2. 376. 11. 



Habitat: Tlie Island of Johanna, near Madagascar. 



Head black. Eyes contiguous. Thorax and abdomen dark blue, but now much faded. Wings 

 transparent and of a yellowish hue, with a small dusky cloud on each tip. The anterior having two 

 small brown spots (almost black) on each ; one at the middle of the anterior edge, the other near the 

 body. Posterior wings broad and deep; the anterior edges next the body being finely ornamented with 

 dark brown spots and clouds, that extend along that part for about half an inch : two small dusky spots 

 are placed near the centre of each ; and at the abdominal corners is a long waved spot of a fine dark 

 brown, extending along the posterior edges ; the space between it and the anterior edges being of a 

 deeper yellow than the other parts of the wings. 



LIBELLULA DOMITIA. 



Plate XLV. fig. 4. • 



Order : Neuroptera. Section : Subulicornes. Family : Libellulidae, Leach. 



Genus. Libellula, And. 



Libellula Do.mitia. Luteo-rufesceus, abdomine maculis dorsalibus flavis, alis fulvis stigmate nigricanti- 

 ( Expans. Alar. 1 unc. 9 lin.) 



Syn. Libellula Domitia, Drury, App vol. 2. 



Habitat: Jamaica. 



