NEUROPTERA 



LIBELLULA VARIEGATA 



Plate 4.5. fig. 2. 



GliNUS. Libellula, Linn. SfC. 



Cn Sp. L. alis fusco-maculatis et undulatis, basi flavis, posticis versus apicem macula magna 

 fusca puncto flavo ; apice albo. Expans. alar. 3 uric. 

 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. Expanse of the wings 3 inches. 

 Syn. Libellula variegata, Linn. Am. Acad. 6. 412. 86. Syst. Nat. 1. 2. p. 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.pl. 60. f. I. 



Donovan, 1st edit. 

 Libellula Arria, Drury Exot. Entom. 1st edit. v. I. pi. 46. f. 1. 



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

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



LIBELLULA G-MACULATA. 



Plate 45. fig. 3. S et ? 



Cn. Sp, L. alis anticis maculis tribus costalibus atris ; ultima stigmate nivco; posticis fasciis 



flavescentibus. Expans. alar. 1 1 una 

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



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



