I/O British DragonJIics. 



well-developed attribute of the entomologist mIio wishes 

 to catch this magnificent Dragonfly. The author took a 

 female hawking over water in the New Forest about 

 7.30 p.m. at the end of July. 



Distribution. 



In the l^ritish Isles the range of this species appears 

 to be confined to the south of England, where, how- 

 ever, in places, it does not seem to be uncommon. 

 Localities are : Surny : Esher Common, fairly plentiful. 

 Chobham Common, and Bookham Common (W. J. L.) ; 

 Crooksbury Common (E. B. Bishop)^ ; Ockham Common 

 rC. A. Briggs) ; near Byfleet (J. E. Tarbat;. Sussex: 

 Near Liphook (W. J. L.). HanipsJiirc : New Forest 

 (VV. J. L.). Middlesex : Burnt Ash Lane (R. 

 McLachlan). Essex : Near Epping (H. Doubleday) ; 

 Colchester, rare (W. H. Harwood). Kent: Heme (Evans 

 Brit. Lib., p. 20). Cambridgeshire : At Cambridge 

 (De Selys Rev. Odon., p. \\0). Guernsey: Grande 

 ]\Iare and L'Ancresse (W. A. Luff). 



19. Brachytron pratense, AUill. 



(Plate XIII.) 

 Synonymy. 



Libclliila pratensis, Miill. P^aun. Ins. Fridr. 62, n. 543 

 (^ (1764). yEsehna pratensis, Seh's Re\'. Odon. 113 

 (1850). ^schnia pj-atensis, Hag. Ent. Ann. 51 (1857). 

 BracJytron pratcnse, McLach. Cat. Brit. Ncur. 14 (1870). 

 Libellula. hafniensis, Miill. Faun. Ins. Fridr. 61, n. 542. $ 

 (1764). Ih-aehytron hafniense, Kirby Syn. Cat. Neur. 



* Identified by description only. 



