374 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST 



kennedyi. The untangling of the synonymy, however, can be 



omitted here, as it will be considered in my revision of the genus, 



now in preparation. 



I take pleasure in naming this species after Mr. Clarence 



Hamilton Kennedy in recognition of his valuable contributions to 



North American Odonatology. Mr. Kennedy recognized this 



species as distinct independently of the writer and at about the 



same time, so that it is particularly fitting that it should bear his 



name. 



Somatochlora franklini Selys. 



This species is remarkable for the great length and slender- 

 ness of the abdomen and shortness of the wings in the male, and 

 to a less extent in the female. There is much variation in these 

 characters, and also in size, coloration of wings and length of ap- 

 pendages of the 9 • 



A study of this species in considerable series shows that 

 S. macrotona Wmsn. (Ent. News, Feb., '09, pp. 78-79) is not dis- 

 tinct from franklini, the characters employed to separate the two 

 forms being very variable, especially in the female. The principal 

 character upon which the specific diagnosis of macrotona was based 

 is the presence of small genital lobes in the 9 , these being absent 

 in franklini. I find these lobes are sometimes present as an in- 

 dividual variation, but are independent of the other characters 

 given for macrotona. They show various degrees of development, 

 being sometimes barely indicated. 



There is some doubt as to whether the present species is the 

 true franklini of Selys. In case it proves to be a distinct species, 

 the name macrotona will still be valid. 



5. franklini is the most widely distributed species of this group, 

 and is characteristic of the Hudsonian and Canadian zones from 

 Labrador, Newfoundland and Maine to the Rocky Mountains, 

 probably ranging to the Pacific Coast. 



I have examined the following material : Hopedale, Labrador, 

 Aug., 1917, 1 9 , (W. W. Perrett); East Main, Hudson Bay, Que., 

 July 8, 1914, 2 9 's, (W. Todd); Sherbrooke, Que., 1 9, (Abbe 

 Begin); Mer Bleue, near Ottawa, Ont., June 9, 1908, 1 d^, (A. 

 Gibson); Western Ont., Hudson Bay drainage, July 21, 1917, 

 (Mrs. G. K. Jennings), 1 9 ; Winnipeg, Man., June 16, 1910, 



