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but as the name is reversed Dale evidently recognised that they did not belong to 

 that species: they are— a male (207) Dr. White Jun. 1870 (J. C. yellow label filled 

 in), a female (208) blank yellow label, and a female (209) with no label. Further, 

 under Lestea nympha appears a male (219) which seems to be L. sponsa ; it bears 

 a blank red label, and Whittlesea (J. C). 



Lestes virenx, L. barhara, L. viridis. — Of the first species there are two 

 examples. A male (203) has two labels, one " No 25 Lestes virens, Chp. S ," the 

 other simply " o6," and a female (204) labelled, "Lestes virens $ ." There is 

 a male (205) of the second species labelled, " Lestes barbara S ■" The third 

 species is also represented by a male (206) labelled. " Lestes viridis <? ." The labels 

 of the last three insects are in very old writing belonging to the same hand, but not 

 J. C. Dale's. It is quite possible that they are foreign examples put in the 

 collection as types of the three species, which were once considered to be British. 

 At any rate there is nothing to shew that they are British examples of insects that 

 apparently do not now belong to our fauna, if they ever did witliiii the entomolog- 

 ical ly historic period. 



Lestes nympha*. — Two males (218, 220) and one female (221) are unlabelled. 

 A female (222) labelled H. D. 184-3 (J. C), appears to me of somewhat doubtful 

 identity ; a second female (223) bears two labels, July 19 : 1819 (J. C. filled in), and 

 Eltysley Canibs. (J. C. ?) ; a third female (224) also bears two labels, forcipula Ev.f 

 (J. C. ?), and Cambridgeshire (at side). No. (219) is referred to under L. spoiisa. 



Agrion naias. — Of this species there are seven specimens, a male (2:^5) being 

 the only one without history. The rest are labelled as follows: — a male (226) 

 Farr. 184-4 (J. C), and H. Y. (J. C.) ; a male (227) Doubleday (J. C.) ; a femala 



(228) Sutton Broad, Norfolk July 1905 (C W.), and Norfolk (at side); a female 



(229) Weaver (J. C.) ; a female (230) Whittlesea Merc Mr. Whitwell. 1844- (J. C), 

 and II ; a female (231) H. D. 1843 (J. C), and Essex (at side). 



Agrlon armatiim. — The name is I'eversed, shewing that C. W. Dale recognised 

 that the eight insects above it were wrongly named. All in fact seem to be 

 Agrion pulchellum, except (233), which is very teneral and may be A. ptiella, and 

 (234), whicli is so dilapidated that one would scarcely like to assign it a name at 

 all. The eight insects are labelled as follows:— a male (232) Whittlesea 1843 

 (J. C.) ; a male (233) var. like hastulata ? Gl. Wootton (J. C.) ; six females 

 (234-9) Norfolk July lUOo (C. W.). The last has in addition Norfolk (at side), no 

 doubt intended for all six. (236, 237, 239) are of tlie blue form, while (238) has 

 a tendency in that direction. 



Agrion hastulatum. — Under this name there are in the cabinet six insects : the 

 last, however (2t5), is a male example of E. cyathigerum. The male (242) has no 

 liistory : the others are labelled as follows : — a male (210) Scotld. R. W.J (J. C. red 

 ink) ; two males (241, 3; Mus. Childr. ; a female (214) Scotld. R. w. (J. C. red 

 ink), and a blank green label. These specimens are of great interest, since the 

 species was rediscovered on the River Spey by Colonel Yerbury in 1900. 



Agrion cyathigerum. — There are eighteen insects standing in the cabinet to 



* Now known as Lestes dryai. \ Bv. is no doubt a contraction for Evans. 



X Richard Weaver's captures apparently were made in Sutlierland in 1842 (171 litt., 



C. W. Dale, 8 Feb., 190<). 



