The Odonafa or Draijonflles of South Afrlra. 307 



maturity ; pterostiguia somewhat narrower tliaii in i-raetexfatioii, 

 costal-distal angle very acute. 



5 . So similar to the female of praetextatum that it is scarce)}' to 

 be distinguished otherwise than by its smaller size. The relation of 

 both females to the respective males is made certain by pairs taken in 

 coptdd. 



S, Aid. 2(r5, hdir. 19 mm. ? , 27-6, 21. 



PSEUDAGRION NATALEiNSE, U. sp. 



S. Afr. Mus. : 8 (^ , 5 y , M'Fongosi, Zuluiaud (lii, iv, v, ix, x, 

 xi . 1911, W. E. Jones). British Museum : 1 J" , 1 ? , Willow Grange, 

 Mooi River, Natal (20, 21 . i . 1913, E. C. Wroughton). Coll. K. J. 

 Morton : 1 (J , Stutterheim, Cape Colony (13 . i . 1908, Miss Fountaine). 



cJ . Occiput and labium dull ochreous. Labrum olivaceous brown, 

 a black point at base. Anteclypeus very dark t)livaceous, postclypeus 

 blackish, geuae light olivaceous brown. Frons and vertex blaclc ; a 

 band of dense whitish pruiuosity between base of antennae and anteiior 

 ocellus posteriorly and the base of postclypeus anteriorly. Postocular 

 spots comparatively large, transversely oval, dull greenish. Prothorax 

 black, sides rather narrowly reddish ochreous, slightly whitish pruint)se. 

 Thoracic dorsum bronze black, slightly whitish pruinose; verv narrow, 

 greenish ante-humeral lines, complete or interrupted, nearer to humeral 

 than to median suture. Dark colour invading the sides to not fullv 

 half-way between humeral suture and metastigma ; narrow black lines 

 on dorsal half of (obliterated) first, on full length of second lateral 

 suture ; sides and ventral surface otherwise light ochreous. Legs 

 black, external side of tibiae and tarsi ochreous, femora j>ruinose. 

 Dorsum of abdomen bronzy black with rather dense, greyish-ldue 

 pruinosity, gradually diminishing to the terminal segments ; sides and 

 ventral side light reddish ochreous. Appendages (Text-fig. 27) reddish 

 ochreous, dorsal bi'anch of superior blackisli. A* at Cuq or very 

 slightly proximal ; pterostigma very narrow, proximal-anal and distal 

 costal angle almost equally acute, very light reddish-brown to almost 

 pure red. 



$. Similar to praetextatum, but easily distinguished by its larger 

 size and peculiar narrow shape and the reddish coloui- of the ptero- 

 stigma. Labrum, ante- and postclypeus, genae, frons to anterior 

 ocellus orange-brown. Postocular spots larger than in male, dull 

 greenish, connected by a narrow line over the occipital margin. Pro- 

 thorax with a longitudinal median band and two lateral spots 

 olivaceous ; posterior lobe rather prominent, almost semicircular j 



