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British Dragonflies. 



surrounded with a coatint:^ of air, the surface-film of the 

 water next which gHstened hkc sih'er. She appeared to 

 lay some eggs, or, at any rate, dip the end of her 

 abdomen before descending, and even while flying. 



In shape closely resembling that of Al. jiincecx ; 

 length about imm., breadth about •2mm. ; spindle- 



FiG. 53. — Mask of Nvmph of Enallagma cvathigerum. 



(Much magnified,) 



shaped, more pointed at one end than at the other, 

 rather broader near the sharp end ; transjiarent, or ver}' 

 nearly so, and colourless ; granular in structure. [The 

 eggs were taken from a female captured about the 

 middle of September. Thc\' were few in number, no 

 doubt owing to the lateness of the date.] (Fig- 4, 

 No. 6.) 



