238 DRAGONFLIES OF NORTH AMERICA 
varies in tint, especially towards the outer margin from pale yellow to brown. 
Abdomen reddish brown, paler basally; black at sides of apical segments, the 
black spreading upward on segment 8, blackest middorsally. Appendages 
rufous. 
semicinctum 
vicinun 

Whedon (’14, p. 101) says it is “Usually found among the low shrubs 
and brushes at the margins of woods near streams and ponds.”’ 
Kennedy (’17, p. 623) says it is ‘Common in the fields along the 
river. The males of this species sometimes go to sleep while seated in 
the sunshine, when they can be picked up by hand.” 
220. Sympetrum vicinum Hagen 
Hag. ’61, p. 175: Mtk. Cat. p. 164: Ris ’11, p. 693: Davis ’13, p. 27: Howe ’20, 
p. 82: Garm. ’27, p. 275. 
Length 32 mm. Expanse 52 mm. Me. and N. C. to B. C. 
This late season species is at first yellow but later it becomes bright red. 
Face reddish yellow or brown with pale, short pubescence, and without color 
pattern. Legs pale brown with yellow tibiae. Wings hyaline with extreme base 
flavescent, stigma rufous. Abdomen rufous obscured with blackish at sides of 
middle segments. These sometimes become wholly black, but not in a distinct 
pattern. Appendages pale. 
Davis ’13 says, ““We have seen them in copulation on Staten Island 
on Nov. 8. They are much attracted to anything bright colored, like 
a newspaper lying on the ground, and several may often be seen sun- 
ning themselves on such a situation. They will light on your hat if you 
keep quiet, and will show no inclination to fly away provided you walk 
about quietly.” 
This pretty little yellow legged autumnal species is likely to be found 
about every marsh-bordered pond within its range. It flits about the 
shore vegetation and is not at all difficult to capture with a net. The 
female oviposits on wet mats of club rush and blanket algae, sometimes 
alone, but more often held by the male. The male seems to direct the 
course. The pair descends swiftly and the female is swung downward, 
the tip of her abdomen striking the surface like a whiplash, to brush 
