igo ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. [June, '05 



L,ake Washington, near Seattle, Wash., July 14, '01. May be 

 looked for in British Columbia with confidence.) 



(Gomphns sobrinns Selys. 



Dr. J. G. Needham has described as the nymph of this spe- 

 cies [New Dragonfly Nymphs in the U. S. National Museum, 

 Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus., Vol. xxvii, p. 692 and PI. 43], 

 several exuvice taken by the writer along the shore of I^ake 

 Washington near Seattle, July 14, '01. The imago was not 

 observed, probably because it was too late in the season for the 

 species. ) 



Gordnleg aster dorsalis Hagen. 



Two males and one female were taken at Vancouver, July 

 13, '02, by Mr. R. V. Harvey. Heretofore the species has 

 been known from Alaska and Oregon. 



£schna jancea Linn6. 



This species is very widely distributed over northern North 

 America, but only a single male specimen has been recorded 

 for British Columbia. This was taken by Mr. Currie at Kaslo, 

 August 7, '03. 

 iEschna californica (Hagen MS.) Calvert. 



This species has already been recorded for British Columbia 

 on the authority of Hagen. It was common at Victoria, July 

 17, '01, pairing and ovipositing. Two males taken at Lang- 

 ford Lake, July 19, '02. Seattle, Wash., July 14-15, '01. 



£schiia multicolor Hagen. 



Reported for Victoria, British Columbia, by Hagen (Colo- 

 rado Report). Victoria, July 19, and Langford Lake, July 

 20, '02, common at the latter place, both sexes taken. Van- 

 couver, July 8, '02, one male (Harvey). Loon Lake, July 11, 

 '03, two males (Currie). 



£sclina coastricta Say. 



This widely distributed species has already been reported for 

 the province (Hagen, Colorado Report). Currie reports it as 

 taken at Shawnigan Lake, August 31st, one male, and at Well- 

 ington, September 2, '03, one male, by Dr. H. G. Dyar. The 

 writer has taken it at Laggan, July 22, '01, and at Banff, 

 Alberta, July 17, '02. 



