95. SYRITTA ILLUCIDA, n. s. _Foem._ Ænea, capite argenteo, vertice
nigro punctis duobus nigris, antennis pallide rufis, abdomine fasciis
duabus latis interruptis testaceis maculisque duabus subapicalibus
albis, pedibus testaceis, femoribus tibiisque posticis nigris, his rufo
fasciatis, alis subcinereis.
_Female._ Æneous; head silvery white; vertex black, with an elongated
white point on each side; antennæ pale red; pectus and sides of the
thorax whitish; abdomen with two broad interrupted testaceous bands;
apical segment with a white spot on each side at the base; under side
testaceous except near the tip; legs testaceous; hind femora and hind
tibiæ black, the latter with a red band; wings greyish-vitreous; veins
black. Length of the body 3-1/2 lines; of the wings 5 lines.