366 gundlach's work on the odonata of cuba 



Comparative Zoology, listed in the Biologia Centrali- Americana,^' 

 under Cannacria batesii, were labeled "herbida/'^ when the}' were 

 lent to me in 1899. Kirby's paper was published on Aug. 14th, 

 1889,^* while the installment of Gundlach's work containing the 

 present species was, according to Dr. Ramsden's data (antea, p. 

 338), issued in March, 1889. The name herbida, therefore, has 

 priority over batesii. Cannacria Kirby, however, has been shown 

 by Dr. Ris,^-' from an examination of the type of Brachymesia 

 australis Kirby, to be generically the same as Brachymesia Kirby. 

 The correct name of the present species is, therefore, Brachymesia 

 herbida (Gundlach). 



Dr. Ramsden's note on the types of this species in the Institute 

 at Havana is: 



"In collection N i} Libellula herbida d^ (1 complete example 

 in good condition). Id. id. id. (1 example with head broken 

 which is loose in the box). In MS. catalogue: Libellula herbida 

 Hagen. Localidad Cardenas." 



Genero ORTHEMIS Hagen 

 Orthemis discolor. (38.) P. 262. Mar. 15, 18S9. Orthemis f erruginea 



(Fab.). 

 Libellula discolor Burm.; Selys Cub. p. 188. 



He observado esta especie en toda la Isla y tambien en Puerto Rico. 



I have compared one male from Cuba, taken by Poey, and one 

 male and one female from Havana (C. F. Baker) with Gundlach's 

 description which agrees. A German version of Gundlach's 

 description is given by Hagen.'"' 



CJonero LEPTHEMIS Hagen 

 Leptheznis vesiculosa. (50.) P. 264. Mar. 15, 1S89. Lepthemis 



vesiculosa (Fal).). 

 Libellula vesiculosa Fab.; 8elys Cub. j). 187. 



Lacogienlavecindad de Cardenas, tambien en la islade Puerto-Rico; . . , 



I have compared one male from Havana, taken by Baker, and 

 one female from Guantanamo, Cuba, Feb. 10, 1914, taken by 

 Dr. Henry Skinner, with Gundlach's description, which is based 

 on fully colored individuals, and they agree. 



« Neur., p. 326. 



■'■' cf . Biol. Centr-Amer., Neur., p. 230, footnote. 



« Cat. Coll. Zool. Selys, Libel., fasc. xiv, pp. 734, 737, 1912. 



«Stett. Ent. Zcit., xxix, p. 279, 1868. 



