Plate XLV. fig. 5.
ORDER: Neuroptera. SECTION: Subulicornes. FAMILY: Libellulidæ, _Leach_.
SUBFAMILY: Agrionides.
GENUS. AGRION, _Fabr._ Calepteryx, _Leach._ Libellula p. _Drury_.
AGRION TITIA. Atra; dimidio basali alarum anticarum fusco, plagâ magnâ
internâ sanguineâ, apice fusco; posticis fuscis maculâ hyalinâ
subapicali. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 6 lin.)
SYN. Libellula Titia, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
HABITAT: Bay of Honduras.
Head, thorax, and abdomen black. Eyes distant. Legs black. Anterior wings
next the body red; which is surrounded, except on the posterior edges,
with dark brown, occupying half the wings; the other half is transparent,
with a dusky spot at the tips. When the insect is placed on a dark
ground, the transparent parts of the wings appear to be surrounded with a
small narrow edging of a grey colour. Posterior wings dark brown, with a
transparent spot on each, situated about an eighth of an inch from the
tips.