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one, geminate, at R, a very small one at .1/3, and one toward anal 

 angle. There are three large gray costal spots, bordered with black, 

 which reach to the radius. The middle one is continued slenderly 

 across the end of the cell, and the basal spot forms a vague, broken 

 band to A\. The under surface of the primaries is also similar to A. 

 picta main, but the yellow of the costa becomes paler toward the inner 

 margin, which is pale yellow instead of pink. The secondaries arc 

 white, somewhat tinged with yellow, and are broadly ochreous along 

 the inner margin. Maculation as above but more definite. 



The abdomen is concolorous with the secondaries. It is marked with 

 macular black lateral lines and a slender dorsal line broadened on the 

 last segment. The entire body is white below. Expanse 66 mm. 



Holotypc $ in coll. Barnes. 



Pygarctia elegans Stretch. 



We have a specimen from Kingman. Arizona, which agrees 

 so accurately with Stretch's description as to leave no reasonable 

 doubt of its identity. This specimen convinces us that the 

 present placing of roscicapitis N. & D. and flaiid or sails P>. & 

 McD. as forms of elegans is incorrect. The distinguishing 

 features of elegans, as exemplified by this one male, are the 

 pinker shade of the abdomen, the presence here of lateral black 

 spots and the fact that the dorsal spots are distinctly bordered 

 with white, the restriction of the pinkish area on the head to 

 a very slender line, broadened behind the eyes, and the white 

 shaft of the antennae. Flarldorsalls may stand as a form of 

 roseicapitis. 



News of Another Russian Entomologist 



[Apropos of the article in the NEWS for July, 1921, page 199, we art 

 glad to print the following from a private letter. ED.] 



My friend and compatriot, the Russian Odonatologist, Prof. A. X 

 Bartenev, asked me to help him get all the literature on Odonata pub- 

 lished since 1914, as he is, of course, severely handicapped in his work 

 bv the lack of literature of recent years. These may be sent eith-r 

 directly to Prof. Bartenev, his address being Prof. A. N. Bartenev. 

 University, Rostov-Don, Russia, or, if there is any difficulty in sending 

 registered book packets (it is not safe to send non-registered to Russia) 

 from America, they may be sent to me and I will forward them to him 

 B. UVAROV, Assistant Entomologist, British Museum (Natural His- 

 tory), Cromwell Road, London, S. YY. 7. 



