202 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



places a few miles from King's Lynn at the end of Jiiue and in 

 July (Atmore). 



A visit to the canals and streams near Byileet, Surrey, on 

 July Ist yielded few dragonflies, as the day was usually dull ; 

 E. cyatJdfieruni ; Erythromma naias, Hans ; Caloptcryx splendens, 

 Harris ; and P. nymphula were met with at the canals ; while 

 Lestcs sponsa, Hans., and A. puella were found at Boldermere, 

 the large lake facing the Hut Hotel (Balcomb and W. J. L.). 

 On July 8th an A. puella, ? , was taken in Clandon Park, 

 Surrey, and the next day there were seen or taken at the Black 

 Pond, Surrey, E. cyatliiyerum, Libellnla quadriviaculata, Linn, ; 

 P, nymphula ; Pyrrliosoma tenellum, Vill. (one teneral specimen 

 captured) ; and CorduUa miea, Linn. (Balcomb and W. J. L.). 

 A female C. anea captured was dropping her eggs by striking 

 the water with the tip of her abdomen, apparently in quite an 

 aimless manner. 



In the New Forest, from the end of July till the beginning 

 of September, seventeen species were met with: P. nymphula; 

 Orthetrum aerulesceiis, Fabr. ; Cordulegaster annulatus, Latr. ; 

 C. virgo ; A. nwrcuriale ; Platycnemis pennipcs, Pall. ; P. tenellum 

 (and its var. melanotum) ; Sympetrum striolatuni, Charp. ; A. 

 puella ; L. depressa ; Isciinura elegans, Lind. ; E. cyathigerum ; 

 Anax imperator, Leach; Sympetrum seoticum, Don. ; L. sponsa; 

 /Eschna cyanea, MiiU. ; and /Escli.na juncea, Linn. Early in 

 August it was an interesting sight to see the large number of 

 dragonflies of various species, hawking over and near the bogs, 

 streams, and ponds in the New Forest during the hot, bright 

 weather. The most common appeared to be P. tenellum and 

 0. ccerulescens, but A. mercuriale, C. virgo, and C. annulatus 

 were also numerous. iHchnura pwmilio, Charp., was not seen; 

 presumably it was over before the end of July, although early 

 August should not be too late for it. On August 18th, after the 

 rain and when the sunshine was not so constant, there was a 

 marked difference in the number of dragonflies. 



On August 3rd, at Duck-hole Bog, where it enters Ober- 

 water, and in the neighbourhood, dragonflies were very numerous, 

 especially P. tenellum and O. ccerulescens. At the shallow 

 " shade " pond at Apsley Passage were some three L. depressa, 

 which I tried for a long time to capture, but without success. 

 They obviously avoided me most carefully, although O. cceru- 

 lescens did not seem to mind my presence. 



At Avonwater, on August 5th, I twice watched for some time 

 an unattended female, C. annulatm — perhaps the same insect 

 each time — as she was ovipositing. This she did by striking 

 aimles' ly, as it appeared, and with considerable fjrce, the 

 extremity of her abdomen below the surface of the water. The 

 operation was always performed'near the bank, and usually, 1 fancy, 

 if not always, the lip of the abdorueu reached the bottom of the 



