XSGtIr: NOTES ON, ORIENTAL DRAGON- 
FLIES IN THE INDIAN MUSEUM. 
No. 3.—INDIAN SPECIES OF THE ‘I,EGION ’ PROTONEURA. 
By F. F. LArLaw. 
The distribution of the species belonging to this ‘ Legion’ in 
British India and Burma is very interesting, although probably 
still inadequately known. The species of the group have as a 
rule a restricted range and are all to a great extent forest-haunt- 
ing insects, at least they are not commonly found in areas which 
have been much affected by human industry. 
The museum collection contains what are, I believe, the first 
examples of the Legion recorded from the Himalayas. From what 
is known of the group it appears probable that whilst Ceylon and 
the Deccan are inhabited by a rich and peculiar series of species, 
the great river valleys have no representatives of the group, whilst 
the great mountain ranges of the north possess few species, only 
one, namely that here described as a new species under the name 
ot Protosticta carmichaeli, being recorded. Burma shows a distinct 
Malayan influence in the possession of three species, all with a 
range right down the Malay Peninsula. With the somewhat 
scanty material available it is impossible to dogmatize as to the 
distinctness of the Ceylon fauna from that of the Deccan. But it 
may be noted that whilst Disparoneura quadrimaculata (Ramb.) 
appears to be common in the Satara district, and was first recorded 
from ‘ Bombay’, it does not occur amongst the material collected 
in Cochin State by Mr. Gravely, andso far as I know is not record- 
ed from any locality so far south. Further, it is worth remark that 
none of the species from Ceylon have been recorded from the 
mainland, and also that no mainland species is known from 
Ceylon. The sole exception is Platysticta maculata, Selys, which 
has a distinct representative race in Cochin State readily distin- 
guished from the typical Ceylon form. The following table shows 
the recorded species with their known distribution. 
CEYLON. 
Platysticta maculata, Selys. Platysticta tropica, Selys. 
i apicalis, Kirby. en Fey hilaris (Hagen), 
ie montana, Selys. os digna, Selys. 
Species marked thus * are represented in the museum collection. 
