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flew, and, a capture being made, it was found that part of one of 

 the wings was quite bleached. Major Eobertson shewed me a 

 specimen of C. splendens, taken at Holmslea, in the New Forest. 

 The species has not, I believe, been previously noted for the 

 Forest. On June 9th, three or four specimens were seen at the 

 Black Pond, one apparently being a female ; they no doubt had 

 migrated thither from the river Mole. 



Lestes sponsa was reported from Eenfrewshire, near Paisley 

 (A. M. Stewart). The presence of Platycnemis peimipes was 

 noticed near Byfleet station ; previously it had only been noticed 

 much nearer Weybridge. On July 24th the same interesting species 

 was found, by no means singly, at the Black Pond (R. South) ; 

 but one specimen had previously been recorded for that locality. 

 One specimen, at least, was seen in the New Forest, between May 

 25th and 28th, the previous earliest I had noted being June 6th. 



Pijrrhosoma nymphula has to be recorded from Renfrewshire, 

 near Paisley (A. M. Stewart), while Mr. G. A. Briggs has received 

 some Stornoway specimens from Mr. McArthur. P. tenellum 

 was, as usual, common in August in the New Forest, where a 

 female of var. rubratum was taken on August 10th (S. W. Kemp), 

 and two females, intermediate between the type and var. ceneatum, 

 on July 28th and August 5th. 



Ischnura pumilio was beginning to appear on May 27th in 

 the New Forest, and it is possible that it was not uncommon 

 somewhat later, but not one could be seen by the end of July. 

 On May 27th and 28th they were found chiefly on swampy 

 ground, amongst bog-myrtle, and some circumstances seem to 

 point to the fact that they may possibly breed in this swampy 

 ground rather than actually in the streams or pools. All but one 

 of the females I have taken belong more or less pronouncedly to 

 var. aurantiaca. I. elegans was taken at Stornoway by Mr. 

 McArthur for Mr. Briggs ; the specimens, three males and one 

 female, were rather small. Mr. A. M. Stewart took the species 

 near Paisley, in Renfrewshire. Messrs. Bishop and Ashdown 

 captured it on July 7th at Frensham Great Pond, while Mr. South 

 found it not uncommon, on July 24th, in one corner of the Black 

 Pond, single specimens only having been noticed there before. 

 The orange var. rufescens, Steph., was taken at Byfleet Canal on 

 June 1st and 26th. 



Agrion pulchelliim was taken on June 5th, near Oxford (W. 

 Holland), thus adding a new locality to the rather meagre list for 

 this pretty dragonfly. The capture of a male, with the U-shaped 

 spot on the second segment detached from the circlet, has already 

 been noted in this magazine (Entom. xxxiv. p. 215). A. puella 

 was taken in Renfrewshire, near Paisley, by Mr. Stewart, and a 

 male was taken, presumably in Epping Forest, in which there 

 was a median black line, converting the typical U-shaped spot on 

 the second segment into a trident (H. and F. W. Campion). Both 



