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wigs are in general dark insects, even the callipers being fairly 

 so ; the legs, however, are pale russet. The lateral margins of 

 the pronotum are pale, the elytra and wing-tips are large, and 

 the latter are nearly white with a dark margin. This gives the 

 insect a distinctive and conspicuous appearance, and suggests 

 the varietal name conspicua, which I have given it. This white 

 spot is often indicated in British examples, but in the present 

 specimens it is very strongly developed. All the males sent have 

 " high " callipers, the longest measuring 9 mm. from the tip to 

 the outer sboulder at the base. Whether " low " males were 

 present I cannot say. 



*Eiiipusafasciata, Brulle. — One male imago, Saracli, June 4th, 

 1917. 



Gryllotalpa griillotalpa, Linn. — One female imago, Kopriva, 

 Struma Valley. It was common at low elevations in April, May 

 and June, 19i8. 



Odonata (= Paraneuroptera). 



Si/mpetrum striolatam, Charp. — One female, Saracli, 2000 ft., 

 very common, June 6th, 1917. One somewhat teneral female, 

 Paprat, June 12th, 1918. 



S. vulgatum, Linn. — Two females, somewhat teneral, near 

 Paprat, June 15th, 1918. 



Orthetrum ccerulescens, Fabr. — Nine males and one female, 

 near Paprat, June 15th, 1918. The female is very teneral; of 

 the males five are mature and powdered with blue ; the other 

 three have no blue colouring and are more or less teneral. In 

 connection with some of these insects, Mr. Barraud remarks : 

 " They take up rather a curious position at rest when watching 

 for prey — usually on the'bighest point of a dead flower-stem or 

 stick. The wings are held downwards and forwards, while the 

 insect always faces away from the sun. By moving slowly I was 

 on one occasion able to approach my face to within about one 

 foot of the insect and could watch every movement. I judged 

 that it was able to see fast-moving objects at a distance of 3 ft., 

 as, when flies went by at about that distance, the dragonflv 

 moved its head from side to side as if watching them. It 

 appeared also to exercise some choice as to the kind of fly preyed 

 upon. No notice was taken of some kinds, but a quick dash was 

 made after others. What these were I was unable to determine, 

 the movements being so rapid. The insect returned again and 

 again to the same post of vantage after an excursion." Mr. 

 Barraud may have intended this note to refer to S. striolatum, 

 for he apparently took both for the same species.! 



* Onychogomphiis uncatus. Charp. — One male, near Paprat, at 

 an altitude of 2000 ft., June 15th, 1918. 



* The species marked with a star are not British. 

 t S. striolatum has similar habits in England. 



