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by golden-brown lining of veinlets ; small golden-brown vestige in 

 base of front wing. Part of longitudinal veins and most cross-veins 

 in costal field light yellow. Pterostigma very light yellow between 

 black veins. Immature males similar in colour to females. " . Thorax 

 greyish ochreous, sides pale yellow, some black dots at the sutures. 

 Abdomen light ochreous, segments 1-2 dorsally blackish ; 3-10 with 

 broad median black band, widened at terminal joint of each segment. 

 Labium and labrum whitish, face very light greenish, frons light yellow 

 with black basal line. Wings similar to male, but with basal spot 

 light yellow to deep golden yellow, with blackish, yellow-veined central 

 irregularly semicircular band, which is mostly interrupted between anal 

 angle of t and A. 2 . This basal, yellow and black spot very variable in 

 extent, in some specimens not larger than that above described in the 

 male, in others extending fully to distal end of t and anal angle. 

 Yellow basal spot in front wing from vestiges to fully to Anq 2 and 

 arculus. J , Abd. 25, hdw. 34, pt. 3 mm. ? , 28, 36 < 4 . U. Edwardsi. 

 <$ . Thorax reddish golden brown, abdomen red with narrow black 

 mid-dorsal line on segments 4-7, broader on S--9. Labium ochreous ; 

 labrum orange ; face and frons dull red, a narrow black basal line on 

 frons. Wings similar to preceding species ; more diffusely greyish at 

 tips ; venation mostly red. Basal spot of hind wings generally con- 

 siderably larger, deep reddish brown, with red veins, rather broad 

 (U cells) golden-yellow margin and a diffuse central golden-yellow 

 spot ; mostly to Anq. 2 , distal end of t, and half way between apex of 

 meinhramile and anal angle in hind wing ; in front wing golden-yellow 

 spot to Anq\ and Cuq. Pterostigma light yellow between black veins; 

 membranule dull ferruginous. ? similar to . Colour of abdomen more 

 reddish ochreous than red ; dorsal black line generally a trifle larger. 

 Basal spot of hind wings similar in size, but golden-yellow margins 

 broader, and especially golden-yellow central spot lighter and much 

 larger than in male. $ , Abd. 27, hdw. 37, pt. 35 mm. ? . 21, 37, 4 



U. assignata. 



UROTHEMIS EDWARDSI (St'lys, 1849). 



S. Afr. Mus. : 1 $ , Inhambune, and 1 ? , Chmde (xii . 1912, K. H. 

 Barnard). Coll. Selys : 1 $ , Delagoa Bay ; 1 ? , Natal. Coll. K. J. 

 Morton: 1 $ , Delagoa Bay (5 . xi . 1907, Miss Fouutaine). 



Found in all parts of inter-tropical Africa. The type- specimen 

 came from Algeria, but the species has not been found there again 

 for more than seventy years. In the $ from Iiihambane the basal 

 spot in hind wings is exceptionally small and the yellow colour very 

 light. 



UROTHEMIS ASSIGNATA (Sc'lys, 1872). 



Coll. Selys : 1 ^, Delagoa Bay; 1 9 , Cap (very old specimen, sent 

 by Drege). Brit. Mus. : 1 , N.E. Rhodesia, Upper Luawgwa River 



