.104 Procecdinys of lu(Ji<i,i<i Arddciin/ of ^^cirvcr. 



and specimens of both species were dduhtless strays as neither has been 

 seen on the Wabash at any otlicr tinu-. r,..th species were talcen at Round 

 Lake, Whitley Co., on August 25. I'.ns. Tonerals were flying at the same 

 lake on June 15, 1919. 



122. Pantain hymcnaea Say. Wabash River, Wells Co.. August 2(>, 1917. 

 a single female, the only one seen, hawking back and forth over a small 

 island. Several years ago there were heavy rains resulting in flooded ttobN 

 in the creek bottoms in Wells County at tlie time corn in these flelds was 

 just beginning to tassel out. The higli waters did not subside for several 

 days and the corn died and the stalks fell over into the water. These 

 flooded cornfields were visited by large numbers of ovipositing Tramcas and 

 Pantalas and by a smaller number ol ^iniiixtniiii corruptum all of which 

 appeared as by magic to avail themselves of this new and virgin dragonfly 

 habitat. Of course every egg perished, but the incident afforded an ex- 

 ample of the quick response of certain dragonfles to avail themselves of a 

 new habitat where their enemies and competitors had not yet estab]islie<l 

 themselves. 



123. Tramca Carolina Linne. Vanemon swamp. Wells Co.. .Tune (i. 1920. 



