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to the collector who at once is filled with a desire to pro- 

 cure specimens, but he may experience many dis- 

 appointments before his prize is captured. They spend 

 much of the time perched upon the tips of sticks and 

 reeds near the waters edge. The female of some of 

 the species remain in concealed places a great deal of 

 the time and consequently are seldom taken, while 

 with others this sex is taken as frequently as the male. 

 The female is attended by the male a great deal of the 

 time while ovipositing. 



Our three species may be separated as follows : 



1. Expanse not less than 65 ra. m., wings uniform yellowish w^ith 

 brown markings, apex of wings beyond pterostigma with no 



apparent brown or fuscous markings eponina. 



Expanse not more than 60 m.m. w^ings hyaline with brown, 

 yellowish or fuscous markings, apex of wings beyond pterostigma 

 marked with brown or fuscous 2. 



2. Wings with brown and yellowish markings, pterostigma reddish 



elisa. 

 Wings with fuscous or black markings, pterostigma black 



fasciata. 



Celethemis eponina, Drury. 



Length : of abdomen d 25-27, ? 23-25 ; hind wing 

 d 31-33, ? 30-32. 



Male ; colors brown and yellowish. Front brown- 

 ish, thorax with two, narrow, black, lateral bands, 

 abdomen with dorsal and lateral bands present, 

 yellow. Fore wings yellowish with a spot between 

 arculus and outer side of triangle, a band at nodus not 

 attaining the posterior margin and a band before the 

 pterostigma usually reaching the posterior margin, 

 brown. Hind wings yellowish with a patch attaining 

 the base and extending to distal part of triangle, a 

 spot near anal angle, a divided nodal band and band 

 before pterostigma, brown. Any of these markings 

 may be reduced. 



The front of the female is usually yellow, and the 

 ground color of the wings is lighter than in the male. 



