LIBELLULA LUCIA. Thorace olivaceo lineis duabus lateralibus apiceque
flavis, alis hyalino-subflavis, strigâ subcostali maculâque versus basin
fasciâque triangulari mediâ fuscis, stigmate albo, nigro terminato.
(Expans. Alar. 2 unc.)
SYN. Libellula Lucia, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
Libellula variegata, _Fabr. Ent. Syst._ 2. 382. 40. (nec _Linn. Syst.
Nat._ 904. 18. ex Indiis.) _Pal. Beauv. Ins. d'Afr. et d'Amer. Neur. pl._
2. _fig._ 4.
HABITAT: Sierra Leone.
Front of the head green. Eyes contiguous. Thorax dark green; being
striped obliquely on the sides with two yellow streaks, and another on
the top. Abdomen yellowish green, with two dark stripes running
longitudinally on the sides. Legs dark green. Wings transparent, with a
slender white streak near the tips of each, and a small black spot
joining thereto, which are placed on the anterior edges; from the small
edges, near the middle of each wing, a small dark cloud arises that
crosses the wings, those of the superior running lowest. Near the body
another small cloud is placed, being largest and strongest in the
superior wings; the fore part of which is embellished with two slender
black streaks running parallel, and near to the anterior edges.
{93}AGRION CAIA.
Plate XLV. fig. 2.
ORDER: Neuroptera. SECTION: Subulicornes. FAMILY: Libellulidæ, _Leach_.
SUBFAMILY: Agrionides.
GENUS. AGRION, _Fabr._ Calepteryx, _Leach_. Libellula p. _Drury_.
AGRION CAIA. Cuprea, abdomine nigro, alis hyalinis basi sanguineis,
posticis etiam maculâ parvâ apicali sanguineâ. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 3
lin.)
SYN. Libellula Caia, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
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.