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flew back and forth a few inches above- the ground, frequently 

 striking with the end of their abdomens. In no case did they 

 alight. The spots selected were a few days later merely damp 

 sand more or less distant from the water which had ceased 

 to flow. The single female of charadraca seen ovipositing was 

 flying back and forth tapping her abdomen on a damp clay 

 surface at the edge of the creek and about a foot above the 

 water. Occasionally a Somatochlora will fly along, striking the 

 water with its abdomen and rarely throwing itself into the 

 water, but in every case where positive observation was pos- 

 sible these individuals were males. The males at the creek 

 spend their time beating back and forth, at an elevation of 

 two or three feet, over the sandy spots where the females 

 oviposit. Having examined one of these spots they may fly 

 away a short distance to return at once, or, more probably, they 

 fly swiftly up or down the creek to another similar ovipositing 

 site. They frequently leave the creek and disappear upward 

 among the trees. The males of llnearis were never observed 

 fighting, but on two occasions two males of charadraca were 

 observed to fly at each other and fall to the ground in a rough 

 and tumble scrimmage. In flying the creek, males of charadraca 

 habitually fly at a lower level than males of lincaris. 



At three different times, at sunny openings among the trees 

 over or near the creek, three to five Somatochloras, apparently 

 both species, were seen hawking lazily back and forth at an 

 elevation of twenty to thirty feet. These I think were certainly 

 recently emerged individuals. I made several efforts, both in 

 the mornings and afternoons, to locate Somatochloras in adja- 

 cent fields, pastures and brush lots, examining a considerable 

 number of likely-looking habitats, but I never saw a Soma- 

 tochlora in these places. Kven during early imaginal life they 

 do not seem to wander from the bit of woods wlu-rr thry live 

 as larvae. Observations Arch Cook and I made in Tennessee 

 indicate- tlii^ is not true of tcncbrosa which we- found living 

 along roads and over fields at the edges of woods. 



On July 27, Arch Cook, Jesse \Yilliamson and I paid the 

 final visit, of the seasori to the creek, when.' we arrived about 

 5 a. in. after slevping in Sc-ttlemeyer's barn. \Ye found the 



