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Museum. 



narrow Imsal rings on seifmeuts 2-7 light vellowisli Itrown ; a narrow 

 mid-dorsal line ou segments 2-8 ferruginous. Appendages dark- 

 brown (Text-fig. 12). Wings (see page 270). 



9 . Very similar to ^ in colour and markings. 

 8-10 and valves ferruginous. 



S . Ah(h 35 -f 1, hJw. 25, pt. 2 mm. 9 , 35, 27 



Sides of segments 



2'5. 



-Lestes amicus, g . ICapiii. Appendages, right side and 

 dorsal view. 



Lestes pt.aot.^tus (Biirmeister, 1839). 



S. Af r. Mus. : 1 cJ , 1 9 , Waterval, Transvaal (9 . xi . 1899 ; 

 16 . xi . 1902) ; Aeoruhoek, Transvaal (xii . 1918, Tucker) ; 1 (J, East 

 London (1885, J. Borcherd) ; 2 9 , Dunbrody (4 . iii . 1912) ; 1 9 , 

 Rietfouteiu (30 . x . 1904) ; 1 9 , M'Fongosi, Zululaud ; 1 9 , Matopo 

 Dam, Bulawayo (16 . ii . 1911) ; 1 (J, Zambesi River, near Sanyati 

 River (v . 1912). Bvit. Mus. and Coll. E. B. Williamson: 5 cj , 

 2 ?, Salisbury, Mashonaland (iv . 1899; ii . 1900; iv . 1905, 

 G. A. K. Marshall). Brit. Mus, : 1 9 , Mazoe 4000 ft., Mashonaland 

 (25 . xii . 1905, !d.). Coll. K. J. Morton: 1 c? , Natal. Coll. 

 E. B. Williamson : 1 J , Princetown, Natal (9 . xii . 1908, G. F. Leigh). 

 Mus. Tervueren : 1 c^ . Sankina (30 . vii . 1911, Dr. Bequaert). Coll. 

 Ris: 3 (^, 2 9, Botchabelo, Transvaal, 1200 m. (17, 23 . ii . 1914, 

 H. Junod). 



(J (adult). Labium and occiput whitish yellow. Labrum ante- 

 clypeus, genae and base of mandibles olivaceous. Dorsal surface of 

 head dull black. Prothorax dorsally black. Thoracic dorsum black ; 

 a very narrow line on the median suture and a rather broad baud at 

 the humeral suture olivaceous, the latter occupying nearly the lateral 

 third of the mesepisternura and stopping slightly short of the ventral 



