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of from I oft. to 15ft. from the g'round. The width of 

 the fliglit was about 150 }-ards. If I ma\- judge from 

 size, there were two species. I managed to catch one 

 of the larger examples, which I ha\c submitted to 

 Mr. McLachlan, who informs me that it is ^lischiia 

 mixta, (^ . The weather was fine and warm, but the sky 

 was clouded, and rain had f;illen during the da)^ ; there 

 was little or no wind." 



Distribution. 



This Dragonfly seems to be almost confined to the 

 south-eastern corner of England and the Channel Islands, 

 and even from there but few captures ha\e been 

 recorded. Localities are: Surrey: Esher Common and 

 Ockham Common, scarce ('W. J. L.). Middlesex : Upper 

 Norwood (S. Stevens). Sussex: Near East Grinstead 

 (M. Burr). Essex: Near Epping, rare {W. Doubleda}') ; 

 near Colchester (W. H. Harwoocl). Suffolk: Beccles, 

 one (C. Morley). Haiupsfire : Bournemouth (R. ^-TjoeHYAfit,^^^ 

 Bradley). Gueriisev : Two (\\\ A. Luff). Scrrk : (\V. A. ■i^/^,'Js. 

 Luff). 



21. ^schna caerulea, Strom. 



(Plate XV.) 

 Synonymy. 



-.'Esehua eccrulea, Strom, N}'e Saml. af K. Danske 

 Vid. Selsk. Skriv. ii. 90 (1783). ^Escluia hoi-ealis, Zett. 

 Ins. Lapp. 1040 (1840); Selys, Rev. Odon. 119 (1850); 

 McLach. Cat. Brit. Neur. 15 fiS/O). ^Eschnia horealis, 

 Hag. Ent. Ann. 52 (1857). [l^ibellula squauiata (?) Mull. 



