iQ'^i.] F. F. lyAiDLAW ; Indian Dragonflies. 87 



I & . Fort, Satara, Bombay Pres. 7930/H i (spirit). 



I 9 . Talawadi, N. Kaiiara Distr. 4383/H i (spirit). 



I cr". Kurseong, E. Himalaya, 6000 ft., 25-x-oq, E. A. 

 D'Abreu (pimied). 



I possess also a fine pair from Poona, given me bj' Major 

 Fraser. Dr. Annandale notes that the species is verv active 

 fiies high, oviposits on the surface of the water, and rests on rocks! 



The spirit specimens, both immature, have a striking appear- 

 ance ; the colour is mainly greenish white with black bands. 



_ Dr._ Ris [loc. cit.) describes tlie Indian form as tvpical and 

 distinguishable from specimens from Hong Kong. 



Anax (Hemianax) ephippiger (Bnrm.). 



Hemianax ephippiger, Kirby, Cat. Odonata, p. 85. 



n •■ Martin, Cat. Coll. Selvs Aesclniinae. pp. 2,S — 29, 



Hg. ?2. 

 Hraser, Jonni. Boiiihav \at. Hist. Soc. njiy, 

 p. K74. 



I c . Agra, Dr. Hankin. 4322/H i. 



1 &. At hght, Rambha Rly. Station, Ganjam Distr., Madras 

 Pres. 8217/20. 



I 5 . (fragmentary). At light in railway carriage. 

 I 9 . Marikappam, S. India. 6505/20. 



Anaciaeschna jaspidca, Burm. 



Aiuuiiie^chna jaspiiiea. Kiiby, Cat. Odonata. p. 86. 



.Martin, Cat. Coll. Selys Aeschii.. pp. ;,.i— ;,i, 

 fio. >^. 



I 9 . Calcutta (A^. .Aiuiaiidalc). 9270/14. 



In very poor condition 



The dentigerou« plate is almost exactly like that of Atiax. 

 The median area of the sternite of segment 10 carries a consider- 

 able number of minute denticles rather crowded together ; it is 

 not specialized in any other wa}'. 



I have seen an example of this species from Burma. Its 

 range seems to be chiefly Austro-Malayan. 



Kruger notes that he has seen a specimen from Calcutta 

 {Stettin Entomol. Zeit. 1898, p 274). 



Series Aeschna. 



Of the Indian species referred to Aeschna, two, A. eyythromelas 

 Maclach. and A. ornithocephala, Maclach., are remarkable for the 

 special character of the dentigerous plate of the female which is 

 rather elongate and spout-like, its margin, especially in A. erythro- 

 melas, beset with teeth more regularly arranged and longer than 

 in other species of the genus. .4. petaliira, known to me only from 

 Martin's description, should probably be removed to a separate 

 genus 



