NO. 2107. DRAGONFLIES, WASHINGTON AND OREGON— KENNEDY. 273 



two-thirds the length of the inferiors ; when viewed from above, each 

 is curved inward for its first half, then rounded outward, and termi- 

 nates in two short points, both of which lie in the same horizontal 

 plane, and are directed laterally. The superiors when viewed laterally 

 show the distal end terminating in a blunt point directed ventrad. 



Figs. 29-30.— Argia emma, female. 29. Dorsal view. 30. Lateral view. 



In the inferior appendages the distal branch is short and rounded, 

 and, when viewed from above or below (figs. 40-41), is seen to be 

 decurrent on the inner edge of the appendage as an ill-defined ridge. 

 The other or lateral branch, when viewed from above or below, is semi- 

 circular in outline, and is directed caudad and laterad at an angle of 

 45° and when viewed from behind is seen to be directed upward at an 



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