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greenish yellow on sides and black on dorsum; valves 

 and short appendages, orange, processes black. 



(a ) Pale green and black as in male, the whole 

 covered with a bluish bloom ; the apex of dorsum of 2- 

 7 darker. 8-10 darker, appendages and valves pale, 

 processes blackish. Pterostigma on all wings light 

 yellow. 



Verticalis is without question the most abundant 

 and ubiquitus species. It is one of the first to appear 

 and one of the last on the wing in the fall. It may be 

 found about all sorts of water courses and ponds. 



ANOMALAGRION, Selys. 



There is but one species in the genus and that is 

 American occuring in both North and South America. 

 It has been found in many quarters of the state. 



Anomalagrion hastatum, Say. 



Length : of abdomen d^ 18. ? 20 ; of hind wing c^ 

 10, 912. 



Male is black and yellow ; the head is black ; 

 yellow as follows : minute occipital spots, genae, base 

 of antennae, front, anteclypeus, labrum, except black 

 line at base, and the underparts ; prothorax black with 

 yellow broken lines on the borders ; thorax black with 

 two narrow white lines, yellow on sides and below, 

 legs yellow black half stripe on femora, traces on the 

 tibiae. Pterostigma of anterior Avings are ovate, on 

 hind wings black rhomboidal. Abdomen is a'cIIow, 

 black bronze as follows: dorsum of 1-3, basal lance 

 shaped and apical shield-shape spots of 4 and 5, the 

 whole of 6 and basal half of 7. 



The posterior margin of 10 has a long bifid spine. 



The appendages are half as long as 10, yellow; 

 superior appendages from above bifid, inner branch 

 broad rounded, outer narrow, straight, pointed, 



