2/0 BritisJi DragoJifiics. 



been recorded, but whether the identity of the insects 

 taken was alwa}-s satisfactoril}' determined I cannot 

 say. In 1871, Mr. H. Doubleday said that it was rare 

 in the neighbourhood of Eppiiig, amongst the red gravel- 

 pits (E. M. M., 1 87 1, p. 87). Mr. McLachlan states 

 in E. M. M., 1884, p. 255, that it used to be taken 

 not uncommonly in Dorset by Mr. J. C. Dale, and it 

 has also been recorded from Cambridge (Evans) and 

 Belfast (Haliday). Mr. W. H. Bath (" Handbook," p. 79, 

 1890) says that it had been recorded from Parley Heath, 

 in Hampshire, where it was said to be not uncommon, 

 and that it had recently been met with near Kilmarnock, 

 in Scotland, by Mr. H. S. Dunn, jun. Mr. C. W. Dale 

 informed Mr. C. A. Briggs, in 1893, that it was common 

 near Penzanee, and Mr. W. H. Bath stated, in the 

 "Naturalist's Gazette," p. 50, 1891, that it occurred 

 sparingly in August, 1890, at a pool near Bonniemoiith. 

 In addition to these, a WeymoutJi locality has been 

 given, but a search there only revealed /. elegans. In 

 1887, Mr. W. H. Bath recorded a nice series from 

 Stratford-o}i-Avon (Entom., 1887, p. 285), but as he 

 does not give this locality in his "Handbook" (1890), 

 we must conclude that there was some mistake. Parfitt 

 recorded it as common near Exeter, but on cnquir\' 

 Mr. McLachlan found that there had been an error in 

 identification (E. M. M., 1884, p. 255). 



