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been anticipated, and a most important observation, viz., a 

 recurrence of Somatochlora metallica, Lind., in Sussex, was 

 successfully made. 



1. Sijm2)etrum striolatum, Charp. — Immature males were 

 taken near Tunbridge Wells, in Sussex, on. August 1st and 5th. 

 Except for two specimens captured later in August at Sbenley, 

 Herts, the insect was not observed again until October 15th at 

 Oxford, on which date a male was distinctly seen. Yet another 

 was seen on October 21st, at Shenley, Herts, this being the 

 latest date on which I have, with certainty, met with it. 



2. Sympetrum sanguineum, Miill. — As was pointed out in my 

 notes of last year (1908), I thought I saw the insect near Tun- 

 bridge Wells, and this I have proved to be correct, for I took 

 quite a number of males in that locality and a single immature 

 female on August 5th. 



3. Lihellula dejjressa, L. — Only four specimens were obtained, 

 all from Shenley, Herts, in July. Three were females, one of 

 which deposited a large number of ova in a tube of water after 

 capture ; only one, however, appeared to be fertile, and hatched. 



4. Lihellula quadrimaculata, L. — A single specimen (a male) 

 from Shenley, Herts, is the only record I obtained. It was 

 captured on July 19th. The species was not seen near Tun- 

 bridge Wells this season. 



5. Somatochlora metallica, Van der Lind., as stated above, 

 was again observed near Tunbridge Wells, in the same locality 

 as last year (1908). On August 1st a single male was caught 

 and several others were seen, while on August 5th the species 

 was very plentiful, but I failed to obtain a female. All the 

 specimens were mature, and must have been on the wing some 

 time ; a vigorous search for nymph -skins was unavailing. On 

 August 8th a few more males were seen, under somewhat 

 peculiar conditions ; the incessant rain had caused an abandon- 

 ment of entomology for iishiug, but about four o'clock in the 

 afternoon the rain ceased, and almost immediately afterwards 

 several males were flying over the water. Eain came on again 

 about half an hour later, and they then disappeared as suddenly 

 as they had come. On August 5th a male was seen to settle 

 repeatedly upon a certain dry twig among the leaves of an elm- 

 tree. When thus settled it w^as almost invisible, and whenever 

 I observed other specimens settle they always chose long grass, 

 where they were also well protected from view. 



The second occurrence of S. metallica seems to remove, at 

 any rate, some of the doubt as to the permanent residence of the 

 species. An examination of the intestine of a male showed the 

 presence of numerous fragments of the hard parts of small 

 insects ; there was no evidence of large prey having been eaten. 



6. C or dideg aster anmdatus, Latr. was rare near Tunbridge 

 Wells on August 1st ; only males were seen. 



