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RUBY-FLY CLEAR-WING. 
uEfferia Chrysidi/ormis, 
PLATE XIII. Fig. 4. 
Spliinx Clirysidiformis, Fiery Clear-wing, IJmvorth^ 69 ; 
Hulmcr, 
Considerably less than either of the preceding, 
the extent of the ivings seldom exceeding ten lines. 
The colour of the body is hluish-black, the forehead 
and collar yellowish- white, the thorax having a 
single white point at the insertion of the wings, 
and the abdomen two white belts, one on the fifth, 
the other on the terminal segment. Tlie anal tuft 
is black at the sides and reddish-yellow in the 
middle ; the thiglis hlue-hlack, whitish externally, 
except in the hinder pair, the rest of the leg yellow. 
The anterior edge, apex, and nervures of the upper 
wings, as well as a cross mark in the centre, are 
black ; a triangular area extending from the base to 
the central mark, and a rounded space beyond it, 
are clear hyaline, the remainder of the surface being 
bright yellowish-red; tlie hinder wings are also 
hyaline, -with a minute black spot bordered with 
red in the middle of the anterior edge. 
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