m9. lol 



brown, the dorsum of 2nd segment (which in the matm'e J is a beautiful 

 blue) slightly darker ; the hind wings in the middle suffused with yellow. 



This species and Anax parthenope first appeared at Amara early in 

 March. Although Evans noticed differences in his specimens, his earlier 

 observations are applicable to both species. 20.iv.l918 he wrote : "A few 

 single specimens were observed about the palm plantations last autumn, 

 but none could be taken as they are strong rapid tiiers and I had no net. 

 This spring one or two isolated examples were seen about the beginning 

 of March ; then suddenly about the middle of the month they appeared 

 in large numbers *' and ma}'' now be seen almost anywhere even in the 

 streets of the town. They are numerous in the gardens and fields, and 

 even in scrubby and comparatively open desert land. They are fond of 

 resting among dead camel thorn {Acacia'), which covers large areas 

 beyond cultivation, or even on the bare ground in open places." 

 5. V. 1918: "Few specimens — in fact very few — are now to be seen." 

 5.ix.l918 : "There are none of these dragon-flies now at the big marsh 

 which has completely dried up. Nor have I seen any anywhere else for 

 a considerable time." 6.xi.l9l8 : " By the way there was a large hatch 

 out of the Hemianax last week (October 27th and November 2nd). 

 Possibly they breed in the river itself as they were seen close to it." 



The mature spring examples may have been the same as the previous 

 autumnal appearing ones, but having regard to its propensities for 

 migration, the occurrence of mature Hemianax anywhere within the 

 breeding range of the species is no proof of local origin. 



{To he continued.) 



STUDIES IN RHTNCHOPHORA* 

 BY D. SHAKP, M.B., F.H.S. 



4. AN ABERRANT NEW GENUS AND TRIBE FROM 

 NEW GUINEA. 



A^faiANiDES, trib. nov. 



OcuH convexi; thorax antice profunde constrictus. Abdomen seynientis 

 subaequalibiis suturis profundis. Prope Hylobiides coUocanda, 



The New Guinea insects, for which I propose this tribe, run down 

 to Hylobiides near Ghrysolopus and Aclees, to which, however, they 

 have very little resemblance. The rnale is amongst the most remarkable 

 of the Curculionidae, being with the rostrum more tlmn two inches long, 



» Contimipcl from Vol. LIV, pp. 1-7, Jan. 191S. 



