Libellula ferruginata, _Fabr. Mant. Ins._ 336. 11.
Libellula ferruginea, _Fabr. Ent. Syst. t._ 2. _p._ 380.
HABITAT: China.
This insect was of a beautiful red colour when living, but is now much
altered; being considerably darker. Head red brown. Eyes darker, but not
black. Thorax red brown; having a kind of ridge running along the middle
of its upper side. Abdomen red brown, flat underneath, but above
terminating in a high ridge, from the extremity of which a small black
line runs along the upper ridge to the thorax. Wings reticulated and
transparent; having a small, slender, dark stripe placed near the tip of
each, and also near the body a small reddish brown cloud.