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Bright metallic green obscure towards the end of 

 the abdomen, and covered by pruinose on rear of head, 

 thorax, base and apex of abdomen in the fully adult. 



The males are marked with black, yellowish and 

 bluish white as follows : white — gense, lips, under parts 

 of thorax, irregular bands before the lateral sutures, 

 humeral line (often faint), in some the edge of the 

 carina, coxae, trochanters, more or less of the inner 

 side of the femora, and pleurae of abdominal joints 1-6 ; 

 black— legs and feet except as mentioned above, anten- 

 nae, mid-dorsal thoracic carinae ( its edges sometimes 

 light), and the superior abdominal appendages. The 

 pterostigma is yellowish in both sexes, surrounded by 

 black veins and covers about three cells. 



The female differs from the male in having wider 

 humeral, and carinal yellowish stripes, sides of thorax 

 yellow, the light on the femora more pronounced, the 

 light of the abdominal pleurae extending over the dor- 

 sum as narrow basal rings, and the greater part of 9 

 and 10 yellow, 



The superior male appendages are long, less curved 

 than in the preceding species, the ends are somewhat 

 enlarged and obliquely truncated. The blade of the 

 inner side is preceded and followed by a tooth, its edges 

 are not straight but coarsely crenated. The inferior 

 appendages are pale, very slender, and reach nearly to 

 the end of the superior, they are shghtly bent inwards 

 at apex. The appendages of the female are yellow, the 

 valves of the same color. 



This slender species is very active and graceful in 

 its movements. It has been recorded only for the lake 

 district. In the marshes at Sandusky Bay it occurs in 

 immense numbers. 



Lestes inequalis, Walsh. 



Length: of abdomen cJ* 39 mm., ? 37 ; of the hind 

 wing d^ 27, 9 28. 



