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pairs of spurs. The wings are usually quite short and broad, 

 small in comparison to the robust appearance of the insect, and 

 with an irregular outer margin. 



The primaries are 12-veined, all the veins (save the costal and 

 submedian) separately out of the median cell. Internal, or sub- 

 median vein, forked at base. The secondaries have two internal 

 veins, and the costal free from the base the full length of its course. 

 In color the species are black and white, or a peculiar yellowish 

 brown and whitish. 



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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ODONATA OF MAINE.-II. 



Specimens taken near Orono, Penobscot County, Me., 1891. 



By F. L. HARVEY, Orono, Me. 



(Continued from Vol. Ill, page 92.) 



Tribe III. LIBELLULINA. 



Subfamily 5. CORDULINA. 



46. Macromia (Didymops} transversa Say. June 6, 15, 20. 

 Abundant in the woods, Orono, Me. 



47. Cordulia ( Tetragoneuria) semiaquea Burm. Quite abun- 

 dant over Chemo Stream during July; Bradley, Me. 



28. Cordulia \Neurocordulia) Uhleri Selys. Reported last 

 season from specimens in the College collection. This season 

 taken on several dates in June over swampy road in College 

 woods, Orono, Me. 



48. Cordulia {Somatochlora) lepida Selys. July 1 2th one male ; 

 July 28th several males; one pair was seen mating and taken in 

 the net, but the female, unfortunately, escaped. No other females 

 seen; Chemo Lake near the outlet. The wind was blowing hard, 

 and they had collected in an opening in the woods and were 

 easily taken. 



49. Cordulia (Somatochlora) forcipata Scud. June 13, 15, 

 16, over swamp in College woods; July 22, over Chemo Stream, 

 Bradley, Me. This is the Epitheca forcipata of Hagen's Synopsis 

 of 1875. It seems to be abundant about Orono, Me. 



50. Leucorhinia hudsonica Selys. June ist seven males. Over 

 a road near a small pond, Old Town, Me. On the Veazee Rail- 

 road half way between Stillwater and Old Town. My attention 



