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and was last noticed on August 15th in the New Forest (Lucas). 

 In 1919 Isr.hnura 2iumilio, Charp. again ehided notice. On May 

 24th Coward was fortunate enough to secure at Hickling Broad 

 a few of both sexes of Agrion armatum, Charp., but unfortunately 

 did not recognise his cajitures at the time : he was, however, 

 good enough to add a pair to my collection. At Hickling he also 

 took a male Agrion pulchellum, Lind. between May 24th and 

 28th. Of the last-named species Goodman took a very teneral 

 male between June 8th and 16th near Drumreaske, while Stowell 

 captured it at Alice Holt on the 26th of the same month. On 

 July 2oth I found Agrion mercuriale, Charp. numerous in the 

 New Forest at Oberwater near A.psley Passage, most being 

 males ; on the 28th at Duck Hole Bog they were common but 

 only one female was seen ; on August 2nd they were again 

 plentiful at Oberwater and one female was captured ; they 

 appeared to be still plentiful there on August 6th, but when 

 sought for some time later none were seen. On May 31st a 

 female of Agrion puella, Linn, was taken in Juniper Valley on 

 Boxhill, whither it had probably come from some distance 

 (L. C. E. Balcomb) ; a male was captured at Aber-edw in June 

 (Bendorf). In Cheshire Madeley took a female at Runcorn on 

 May 19th, a male at Old Quay Canal on June 1st, and a some- 

 what teneral male at Stretton Moss on June 9th. It occurred at 

 Alice Holt on May 21st and subsequently at many places near 

 (Stowell). The same species was taken at a small pond on 

 Effingham Common on June 14th, at Boldermere on June 21st, 

 and at Bishop's Dike in the New Forest on August 9th (Lucas). 

 Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Sulz. is probably our earliest dragon- 

 fly and I first saw it, as already mentioned, in the New Forest on 

 April 22nd. Between May 24th and 28th Coward took teneral 

 and full-coloured specimens at Hickling. On the 30th of the 

 month Evans found it in considerable numbers at Auchincorth 

 Moor in Midlothian. In June males were taken at Aber-edw 

 (Bendorf). Both sexes were found at Runcorn on May 19th and 

 males at Stretton Moss on June 9th (G. A. Dunlop). From 

 June 8th to 16th both sexes occurred at Drumreaske (Goodman). 

 It was taken at Boldermere on June 21st (Lucas). On July 25th 

 this dragonfly was numerous in the New Forest and many were 

 noticed connected per collum ; it was observed there subsequently 

 on July 30th and 31st, and on 1st, 6th, 11th, and finally August 

 15th, being therefore seen on the wing practically four months 

 (Lucas). Males of Enallagma cgatliigerum, Charp. were taken at 

 Hickling between May 24th and 28th, having the black spot on 

 the second segment of varying forms, one with a straight fore 

 margin, causing the spot to resemble a goblet. A teneral female 

 was captured on May 31st in Juniper Valley on Boxhill, and 

 therefore some distance from water (Balcomb). Males, one 

 extremely teneral, occurred at Aber-edw in June (Bendorf). The 



