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and wet meadows. Taken by Sherman at Blowing Rock, 

 Watauga Co., August 29, 1902; Oakdale, Alamance Co., 

 August 22, 1902, and in Durham Co., August, 1902. 



44. Plathemislydia (Drury). 



Common all the season from April to October, having the 

 longest seasonal range of any of our dragonflies. Tenerals 

 occur on the uplands, adults in meadows and marshes and 

 along streams. Taken by Sherman at Homestead, Graham 

 Co., September u, 1902, and Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., 

 April 25, 1902. [Blowing Rock by J. P. Moore, July 8, 1898; 

 in coll. P. P. Calvert.] 



45. Tramea Carolina ( L. ). 



Not very common, occurs in June, July and August ; the 

 tenerals fly over uplands and are very hard to catch. In 

 August, 1901, I caught a number flying over a pool of water 

 in Green's rock quarry. Taken by Sherman at Beaufort, 

 August u, 1902. 



46. Calopteryx maculata ( Beauvois). 



Occurs along shady streams from the latter end of May till 

 September. Taken by Sherman at Homestead, Graham Co., 

 September n, 1902. 



47. Hetaerina americana (Fabr.) 



Common on Neuse River at Poole's bridge, July 3 and August 

 1 8, 1902 ; also observed on Crabtree Creek, July 10, 1902. 

 [Asheville, September 12, 1900, by C. C. Adams, teste E. B. 

 Williamson] . 



48. Hetaerina tricolor (Burmeister). 



Rare on Walnut Creek in September. 



49. Lestes rectangularis Say. 



Rather common in wet meadows during portions of the 

 summer, occurs from May till September. 



50. Lestes vigilax Hagen. 



A male, L/umberton, Robeson Co., September 6, 1902, by 

 Sherman. 



51. Argia putrida (Hagen). 



Observed on Neuse River, July 3 and August 18, 1902, also 

 on Crabtree Creek, July 10, 1902. Not observed along Wai- 



