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larva in the third stage ate through the base of a leaf upon which 

 a younger specimen was fixed for moulting, and the larger one I 

 found was devouring it greedily. I at once moved it to an 

 adjoining branch, but, curiously enough, it crawled down the 

 branch and up the one from which I removed it, and again 

 attacked the moulting larva in precisely the same manner 

 through the hole in the leaf, and renewed its meal of the iden- 

 tical part of its victim. 



DEAGONFLY SEASONS OF 1905 AND 1906. 

 By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 



In 1905 there was little new to relate with regard to the 

 British dragonfly fauna. The first specimens observed by me 

 were PyrrJiosoma 7iymphula, on May 7th, and Libellula quadri- 

 maculata on May 10th, both at or near the Black Pond in the fir- 

 woods near Oxshott, Surrey. On May 11th Mr. F. Balfour Browne 

 sent me three living specimens of Agrion armatum, one male and 

 two females, from the Norfolk Broads. He considered that the 

 "hatch" was rather earlier than in 1904. All three were in 

 somewhat teneral condition. On May 28th Cordalia cenea was 

 first seen for certain at the Black Pond, and at the same time 

 and place Enalkuima cyathigerum was observed. On May 31st 

 the only species noticed on Bookham Common was Agiion puella. 



In the New Forest, from June 9th till June 13th, Orthetrum 

 carulescens and Calojjteryx virgo were numerous, the former 

 in teneral condition, and the latter usually so. Platycnemis 

 pcnnijies and Agrion mercuriale were found, but Ischnura 

 pwnilio did not reward my search — apparently it was not out. 

 P. nympjtula was plentiful, and one var. csneatuin was met with. 

 Though special quest was made for Gomphus vulgatissimus, a 

 single female only was obtained. 



On July 2nd L. quadrimaculata was in fair numbers at the 

 Black Pond and was still emerging, a few Anax imperator were 

 seen, Pyrrhosoma tenellum was out though some individuals 

 were in teneral condition. On July 17th Syvipetrum scoticum 

 and E. cyathigerum were taken on Arbrook Common, in the 

 same district. 



In the New Forest, during August, dragonfiies were, of 

 course, numerous. A. mercuriale and 1. pumilio were taken, 

 though no specimens of the var. aurantiacum of the latter were 

 seen. AL&chna juncea was taken on August 6th, and P. nymplnda 

 was still on the wing; on the same day an A. puella was found 

 caught in the web of a rather small spider, which commenced 

 binding it up, and perhaps may have stung it, for it died 

 shortly afterwards in the collecting- box in which both were 



