io6 British Dragonflics. 



of Dragonflies (taken to be of this species) passed over 

 the place, and he estimated that it consisted of a cokimn 

 five leagues long and five hundred ells broad. 



Distribution. 



De Selys sa}'S that this Dragonfly is found in all 

 three parts of the British Isles — " Elle se trouve dans les 

 trois parties des iles Britanniques " ; ^ but I have no 

 records for it in Scotland or Ireland, nor in England 

 north of Chester. Perhaps this paucity of recorded 

 localities is due to the fact that the insect is looked 

 upon as common, and therefore to make known its 

 occurrence is unnecessary. The following are all the 

 localities that I have at present been able to obtain : 



CJicshirc : Chester District (J. Arkle). CaruarvonsJiire : 

 Near Abersoch (J. Arkle). N. Wales: Plentiful at pools 

 on coast (J. Arkle). Worcestershire : Worcester (J. E. 

 Fletcher) ; Trench Woods (R. C. Bradley). Warivick- 

 shire : Earlswood (A. D. Imms). Gloucestershire : Cots- 

 wolds TR. C. Bradlev). Hampshire: New Eorest 

 (W. J. L.) ; Pamber, near Basingstoke (A. H. Hamm). 

 DevonsJiire : Eynmouth (C. A. Briggs). Coniivall : Land's 

 End (xA. Ficklin). CaiiibridgesJiire : Littleport fC. A. 

 Briggs). Essex: Near Epping (H. Doubleda\-); Wanstead 

 Park (F. A. Walker) ; Maldon (E. A. Fitch; ; Colchester 

 (W. M. Harwood). Berkshire: Reading (J. \i. Tarbat). 

 Middlesex : Northwood, Kingsbur}', Cricklewood, and 

 Dudden Hill (F. A. Walker) ; Burnt Ash Lane (R. 

 McLachlan); Perivale (G. Nicholson); Belmont and 

 Canons Wood Park (¥. A. Walker). Ke/it : Deal and 



* " Revue des Odonates," p. 8. 



