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L. STRTOLATA, Charpentier. 



L. sfrioIata,8ely8 "Eevue," with the synonymy ; L. vulgaris of THistoire 

 des Isles Canaries.' 



Madeira. I have seen several examples. 



This species is common in almost the whole of Europe, excepting 

 the east and north, 

 No. 13 c? ; 14 ? . 



Note. — L. eryt}irea,'Evw]\e,=:L. ferruginea of ' I'Histoire des Isles 

 Canaries,' p. 82, is cited from the Canary Islands by M. Brulle. It is 

 very possible that this species is found there, but I have never seen a 

 specimen from thence. 



L. Olympia of ' I'Histoire des Isles Canaries,' p. 83 ; I doubt much 

 if this species (X. cosrulescens, Selys,) be found there. It is pi-obably 

 a neighbouring species, which I possess from Teneriife, viz., L. chyso- 

 stigma of Burmeister ; perhaps synonymous with L. barhcira of Selys. 



I have not seen the Gomphus taken by M. Hartung in Madeira, 

 and deposited in the collection of Professor Heer ; it is probably Q. 

 simillimus. 



G-enus Anax, Leach. 

 A. roKMOSA, Van der Linden. 



Madeira. I have seen both the sexes. 



Common in all Europe and Africa, as far as the Cape of Good Hope. 

 See Selys "Eevue," p. 394, for notes on the artificial introduction of this 

 species into Sweden.* Perhaps it may have been introduced into 

 Madeira ? 



Genus Agrion, E. 

 A. puMiLio, Charpentier. 



Madeira, and almost the whole of Europe. 



The female variety is orange-yellow, with a spot on the epistoma, 

 a transverse band on the middle of the head, a longitudinal band on 

 the pro-thorax dilated posteriorly, an anterior narrow band of the same 



* The following is a tranelation of the notes referred to (R. McL.) : 



Dr. Hagen possesses the following anecdote from Dr. Burmeister, on the actual presence of A. 

 forniosa in Sweden. " A professor of Stockholm has assured him of the presence of A. formoaa, 

 "for many years in one locality in Sweden. A Frenchman dwelling in the country near a large 

 " pond, regretted not hearing the croakinj; of the frogs of his country. He liad sent to him in the spring- 

 " time masses of eges in marshy earth. By this means he introduced Unna (sculcnla into the Swedisli 

 " fauna, and that pond has remained the sole place where this amphibian is to be met with. At f)ie same 

 " time, without douht, the eggs or young larvae of A . formota were brought from France, for this pond 

 " is the only locality in Sweden where it is to be found. This narrative (adds Dr. Hagen) seems fabulous, 

 "but I have been able myself to verify in Sweden an analagous instance, having found in 1839, near 

 " Upsal, in the garden of Lin neeus' country-house, living fl^^/ixpomm/ia ; now we know with certainty 

 " that LinniEus caused this species (which is absent from the Swedish fauna] to be introduced." 



