i86 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '05 



calif ornica, ^. multicolor, Somatochlora semicircularis , Tetra- 

 goneuria spi7iigera, Sympetrurn madidum, S. illohim, Libellula 

 foreiisis, L. exusta and Pachydiplax longipennis. The present 

 list can be considered only as a fair beginning in the study of 

 British Columbia dragonflies. The collecting thus far has been 

 very limited both as to time and locality and careful work 

 throughout the season and extending over this wide and ex- 

 ceedingly varied region would doubtless add many species to 

 the catalogue. The following species have been taken in adjoin- 

 ing territory and may be looked for in British Columbia with 

 some confidence; Calopteryx yakima Hag., Helccrina calif or- 

 nica Selys. , Lestes unguiculatus Hag., L. disjunctus Selys., 

 HerpetogompJuis conipositus Selys., Ophiogornphiis occidentis 

 Hag. , O. severus Hag. , Gomphus confraternus Selys. , G. sobrimis 

 Selys., Anax Junius Drury, yEschna sitche7isis Hag., yE. clep- 

 sydra S2iy, Somatochlora albicincta Burm., Sympetrutn scoticum, 

 Donov. , Libellula nodosticta Hag., and L. saturata Uhler. 



In the following list are includied a few notes on certain 

 species taken at Seattle, Washington, and at Laggan and 

 Banff, Alberta. The writer's thanks are due to Messrs. Currie, 

 Harvey and Anderson for valuable material, and to Dr. P. P. 

 Calvert for the comparison of certain specimens with authentic 

 species in his collection. 



LIST OF SPECIES. 

 Lestes congener Hagen. 



Mr. Currie records a single male from Wellington, taken by 

 Dyar, September 2, '03. 

 Lestes nncatns Kirby. 



One male and two female specimens taken by Currie at Kaslo, 

 August 5-7. '03. 

 Lestes forcipatns Rambur. 



While the other species of Lestes appear to be rather rare, 

 forcipatus is common in a number of widely separated localities. 

 The writer found it common and pairing at Langford Lake, 

 July 20, '02, and again at Glacier where it was common about 

 Lake Marion. Two male specimens from Mr. Anderson are 

 labeled Victoria, June, 1900, and Currie records ten specimens 

 of both sexes from Kaslo on July 9 and August 6, '03. 



