TJie Odonata <>r Ih-<t</<>iijli<'x of Month 



Black colour invading the sides to about half-way between the humeral 



suture and metastigma ; sides otherwise greenish ; a complete narrow 

 black band on second lateral suture ; a similar band on dorsal half of 

 (obliterated) first lateral suture, joining the humeral black colour at 

 dorsal end. Metephneron and metasterna slightly whitish pruinose. 

 Legs light reddish brown, black lines on lateral surface, broad on 

 femora, narrow on tibiae. Abdomen very slender ; segments 1-7 

 bronzy black dorsally, light greenish yellow on sides ; 8-10 greyish 

 blue (probably bright blue in living insect). 



Appendages (Text-fig. 24) blackish. In some specimens the ventral 



FIG. 24. Pseudagrion angolense, <J . M'Fongosi. Appendages, right 



side and dorsal view. 



medial margin of dorsal branch is seen to end proximally in a sharp, 

 upturned, medially protracted angle, those of both sides touching in 

 median line; in others this structure is concealed by the tenth segment 

 (as in the specimen figured). Wings slightly tinged with yellowish. 

 A* at Cuq. Pterostigma rather long, not very oblique, reddish brown. 



No females in the examined collections. 



rf , Abd. 33, lidw. 21'5 to 35'5, pt. 2'4 mm. (M'Fongosi). 



The co-type from Angola is slightly more robust, comparatively 

 large (Abd. 35, hdiv. 24 mm.). There can be no doubt about the 

 identity. 



PSEUDAGRION PRAETEXTATUM (Selys, 1876). 



S. Afr. Mus. : 28 <J , 20 9, M'Fongosi, Zululand (ii, iii, iv, v, x, xi, 

 xii . 1911, W. E. Jones) ; 14 <J, 12 ? , Barberton, Transvaal (v . 1911, 

 Edwards); 1 <J , Blue Cliff, Dunbrody (ii . 1912). Brit. Mus.: 1 <?, 



