HuTTON. — On New Zealand Neuroptera. 227 



p. xciii. ; Hudson, Man. Entomology of N.Z., p. 105, 

 pi. 15, fig. 4 (1892). Xanthagrion zealandicum, de Selys, 

 Synopsis Agrionines, p. 232 (1876). 



The iBale has the abdomen bright-red, with black rings 

 at the sutures. Head and thorax above black, with long 

 brownish hairs ; a large red spot behind each eye, the two 

 connected by a transverse red line. Prothorax black, its 

 borders and three discal spots red ; the posterior lobe rounded 

 and but little projecting. Thorax with two bright-red lines ; 

 the sides reddish, with two black lines. Legs bright-red, with 

 black spines. Superior anal appendages short, subtriangular, 

 with an obscure tubercle inside. Inferior appendages hooked, 

 as long as the 10th segment. Pterostigma surmounting one 

 cellule. Length, 30-32 mm.; of abdomen, 21-24 mm.; of 

 hind wing, 16-20 mm.; expanse, 34-38 mm. 



The female has the red replaced by yellow on the head 

 and thorax ; the abdomen bronzy-black above, pale-yellowish 

 beneath. Length, 33 mm.; of abdomen, 26 mm.; of hind 

 wing, 20 mm. ; expanse; 40 mm. 



There are 13-14 post-nodal nervules and three cells be- 

 tween the quadrilateral and the nodus. 



Locality. — Throughout New Zealand. 



Common. 



Xanthagrion antipodum. 



Xanthagrion antipodum, de Selys, Synopsis Agrionines, p. 239 

 (1876). ' 



Differs from X. zealandicum in having no spots behind the 

 eyes, but a yellow occipital line only, and no yellow spots on 

 the prothorax ; the first abdominal segment has no yellow 

 spot ; the femora have a black ray on the outside. There 

 are only 11 post-nodal nervules. The pterostigma is rather 

 shorter than the opposite cell. Length of the abdomen, 

 24 mm. ; of the hind wing, 17 mm. 



Locality. — New Zealand. 



Described from a single female specimen. 



Xanthagrion soTbrinum. 



Telebasis sobrina, McLachlan, Ann. Nat. Hist., ser. 4, vol. 12, 

 p. 36 (1873). Xanthagrion sobrinum, de Selys, Synopsis 

 Agrionines, p. 234 (1876). 



Very like X. zealandicum, but larger ; the basal spot on 

 the first segment of the abdomen is divided ; the superior anal 

 appendages are much exserted, scarcely half the length of 

 the inferior, subtriangular, the lower edge concave. Four 

 cellules between the quadrilateral and the nodus in all the 

 wings ; pterostigma surmounting fully two cellules ; anterior 



