1917- 1 F- F' Laidlaw : Indian Dragon/lies. 327 



Post-nodals on fore-wing 21. I^ength of abdomen 36 mm., of 

 hinder-wing 29 mm. 



Body slender when compared with that of the three common 

 species discussed below. Colouring almost entirely black, with 

 the following exceptions : — 



Head. — A small oblique yellow mark on either side of the 

 posterior ocelli, and a narrow transverse line of the same colour on 

 either side of the occiput. 



Proihorax. — A minute yellow spot on either side of the middle 

 lobe of the dorsum. 



Thorax. — The interalar space is cherry red. 



Abdomen. — Segment i is dull brown. Dorsum of segment 2 

 and the base of segment 3 cherry red. 



Legs and anal appendages black. 



Anal appendages. — Upper pair two- thirds the length of the 

 lower pair, twice as long as the tenth segment; nearly straight, 

 digitiform, each with a small tooth downwardly directed near its 

 base on the under side. Lower pair slender, cylindrical, slightly 

 uncurved, and with a slight downward hook at their apices. 



Type (male) in the Indian Museum, No. 3463/H.I. 



I have named this species after Mr. K. J. Morton of Edinburgh . 



Calicnemis chromothorax, Selys. 



Caliciieinis chrotnotliora.x, Selys, Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova (2) x, pp. 70-71 



(1891). 



This handsome Burmese species is, I imagine, more closely 

 related to C. mortoni than to other species of the genus. 



The anal appendages of the male appear very similar to those 

 of C. mortoni, and in both the abdomen can be described as slender. 



Selys' statement as to the length of the hind-wing of the 

 female seems to be a misprint. For the male it is given as from 

 22-26, for the female 38-40 mm. 



Calicnemis cximia, Selys. 



Calicnemis e.ximia, Kirby, Cat. Ordonata, p. 131 (i8go). 



Selys, Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova (2) x, p. 72 (1891). 

 Martin, Mission Pavie [Nevropteres] (sep.), p. 18 

 (1904). 

 Calicnemis atkinsoni, Selys, Ann. Mas. Civ. Genova, (2) x, p. 72 (1891) 

 ?. 



Kumaon is probably near the western limit of the genus. 



The female described by Selys as that of C. atkinsoni is a 

 female of the present species. Hence a new name is required for 

 the male referred to that species : it appears distinct from any 

 of the other members of the genus. The female referred to C. 

 eximia by Selys in his synopsis belongs really to the next species, 

 C. miniata, Selys. 



I give below an account of a female of C. eximia taken in 

 copula with a male. 



