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tinuous with the apical brown ring on 2; posterior to the transverse 

 carina brown (3), with a blue ring interrupted dorsally ('_'). J ust 

 behind the carina (B and C), and a wide blue ring (D) interrupted 

 dorsally (4), just anterior to the apical brown ring (5) of the seg- 

 ment, segment 4 similar, brown stripe on dorsum anterior to transverse 

 carina (1), wider, but not quite reaching base of segment, the wide 

 blue interrupted ring near apex of segment (D) reduced in extent; 

 segment 5 with area 1 still wider, 3 longer, 2 and 4 widening and B 

 and D reduced and appearing as spots, rather than interrupted rings ; 

 in segment 7 B and C are isolated (A and C together are the "lateral 

 divided basal spot" and D is the "apical spot" of Hagen) ; in segment 

 8 B is reduced to two minute spots, C is greatly reduced and A has dis- 

 appeared ; in segment 9 only D remains ; in segment 10 variable faint 

 small yellowish spots represent D. 



9 . Mouth parts bluish, labium olive green, anteclypeus plumbeous ; 

 above anteclypeus, green obscured with brown, a distinct narrow 

 brown stripe on lower edge of frons in front ; frons above dull bluish 

 with black T-spot, which, with its continuation in front of the eyes, is 

 narrowly margined with yellowish ; eyes dark greenish-brown, paler 

 below, a distinct narrow posterior green border widening and fading 

 out below ; rear of eyes shining black. Thorax with dorsal stripes 

 divided each into a superior and inferior small green spot (described 

 from a single specimen and probably not constant there is great 

 variation in color pattern of female Acslina of the same species ) ; 

 two lateral stripes green, above yellowish ; spots between wings green. 



Abdomen similar to male, but marked with green, on first three or 

 four segments the green margined with yellowish, on the posterior seg- 

 ments the green is obscured and drabbish. On segment 3 pale areas C 

 and D are continuous laterally, and dark area is wider and darker. 

 On segments 4-7 the dark areas 1 and 3 are on either side reddish 

 brown near their centers, shading out to black at the margins ; an ex- 

 treme apical ring on 8 is pale dull brown; appendages brown. 



In Wells County, Indiana, are few remnants of the old 

 swamps which fifty years ago made the chills and ague of this 

 country a constant menace to the early settlers and a perennial 

 joke for those too wise to invade such an inhospitable wilder- 

 ness. One of these swamps lies southeast of Bluffton, on land 

 owned by three farmers. Two of the farmers are brothers 

 named Vanemon, and the swamp may conveniently be known 

 as the Vanemon Swamp. It is about three miles south of the 

 Wabash River and is completely surrounded by woodland, its 

 very existence being known to but few persons. At some 



