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slight brownish tinge ; ncrvures blackish ; base of the 

 wings saffron ; anal angle of hind-wings pointed. 

 Pterostigina brown, about 4'5mm. in length. Accessory 

 vienibranc large, blackish. Abdomen, first and second 

 segments swollen, third constricted, then of nearh' the 

 same width from four to the end ; a mid-dorsal 

 black keel ; on the middle of the upper surface of the 

 second segment a large }'ellow triangular spot ; two 

 transverse black streaks, interrupted b\' the }'ellow triangle 

 on segment 2 ; a trans\-erse black streak and two black 

 dots on segments 3 to 7 ; a broad, longitudinal, mid- 

 dorsal line on segments 8 and 9 ; the sutures of the 

 segments black. Upper anal appendages brown, hair\-, 

 long, leaf-like, a ver\- obtuse point near the base below ; 

 lower ai^pendage about lialf the length of upper, 

 brown, triangular. 



Female Imago, 



Colour and markings much as in male. Abdomen but 

 slightly constricted at third segment. Anal appendages 

 shorter than in male, brown, slender. Saffron at base of 

 wings not so marked as in male. Anal angle of hind- 

 wings rounded. 



Variation. 



De Sel\'s speaks of specimens with ver}' brown wings 

 as varieties. 



Nymph. 



Length, 40mm. to 44mm. ; breadth, 9mm. Stout. 

 Head large, flat, broader than long. Eyes large, very 

 prominent, separated from occiput by nearly straight 



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