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larva in the third stage ate through the hase of a leaf upon which 

 a younger specimen was fixed for moulting, and the larger one I 

 found was devouring it greedily. I at once moved it to an 

 adjoining branch, but, curiously enough, it crawled down the 

 branch and up the one from which I removed it, and again 

 attacked the moulting larva in precisely the same manner 

 through the hole in the leaf, and renewed its meal of the iden- 

 tical part of its victim. 



DRAGONFLY SEASONS OF 1905 AND 1906. 

 By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 



In 1905 there was little new to relate with regard to the 

 British dragonfly fauna. The first specimens observed by me 

 were Pyrrhosoma nymphida, on May 7th, and Libellula quadri- 

 maculata on May 10th, both at or near the Black Pond in the fir- 

 woods near Oxshott, Surrey. On May 11th Mr. F. Balfour Browne 

 sent me three living specimens of Agrion armatum, one male and 

 two females, from the Norfolk Broads. He considered that the 

 "hatch" was rather earlier than in 1904. All three were in 

 somewhat teneral condition. On May 28th Cordulia cenea was 

 first seen for certain at the Black Pond, and at the same time 

 and place Enallagma cyathigerum was observed. On May 31st 

 the only species noticed on Bookham Common was Agrion puella. 



In the New Forest, from June 9th till June 13th, Orthetrum 

 cceridescens and Calopteryx virgo were numerous, the former 

 in teneral condition, and the latter usually so. Platycnemis 

 pennipes and Agrion mercuriale were found, but Ischnura 

 pumilio did not reward my search — apparently it was not out. 

 P. nymphula was plentiful, and one var. ceneatum was met with. 

 Though special quest was made for Gomphus vulgatissimns, a 

 single female only was obtained. 



On July 2nd L. quadrimaculata was in fair numbers at the 

 Black Pond and was still emerging, a few Anax imperator were 

 seen, Pyrrhosoma tenellum was out though some individuals 

 were in teneral condition. On July 17th Sympetrum scoticum 

 and E. cyathigerum were taken on Arbrook Common, in the 

 same district. 



In the New Forest, during August, dragonflies were, of 

 course, numerous. A. mercuriale and J. pumilio were taken, 

 though no specimens of the var. aurantiacum of the latter were 

 seen. ALsthna juncea was taken on August 6th, and P. nymphida 

 was still on the wing; on the same day an A. puella was found 

 caught in the web of a rather small spider, which commenced 

 binding it up, and perhaps may have stung it, for it died 

 shortly afterwards in the collecting- box in which both were 



