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France (Indre and no doubt elsewhere), and it appears to be 

 more especially an occidental species, although it is also recorded 

 from Italy and Southern Spain. jE. isosceles was a somewhat 

 unexpected capture, some of the males being still in perfect 

 condition. Looking to the time of its appearance in more 

 northerly localities, its occurrence here in July was a little 

 puzzling, and one or two other species, such as L. fidva and 

 L. quadrimacidata, were equally a surprise to us at this date. 

 The last-named occurred frequently in this district, and Croco- 

 theniis erijthnea was very common. Anyone who has never 

 before seen Crocothemis alive cannot fail to be struck by the 

 beauty of the mature males of this tropical-looking insect. 

 S. sanguineiun was also a common insect in this quarter, in 

 which the only Gomphine taken was G, imlchellus in great 

 abundance. 



We devoted one day to a visit to les Alpines. We took train 

 to Fontvieille, and explored the hills lying between that place 

 and Paradou. At the foot of the hills many ^schnse were 

 flying about, probably affinis and mixta. The butterfly-hunter 

 would no doubt have found this a good locality (and very likely 

 better still a little earlier in the season). I was sorry that we 

 neglected butterflies, as our efforts to collect Neuroptera did not 

 result in much. Flying in grassy places near olive-trees a 

 small series of Ascalaphus longicornis was taken, and in one 

 place we noticed a number of Cordidegaster annulatus, specimens 

 secured proving to be of the var. immacidifrons, quite similar 

 to those I have taken at Digne. ^E. mixta (female) was taken in 

 the hills. 



An excursion to les Saintes Maries, on the Mediterranean, 

 which enabled us to see something more of the great wastes of 

 the Camargue, was of little consequence from a collecting point 

 of view. But even in this region, where arid tracts sparkling 

 with saline efiiorescence are the most conspicuous feature, 

 dragonflies were not altogether absent, such species as Anax 

 imperator, Orthetriim cancellatum, and Lestes harhara having been 

 observed. 



The following is a full list of Odonata seen and with one 

 exception {Anax partlienope) taken in the Bouches du Rhone 

 between July 2nd and 10th : — Caltrpteryx splendens, Harris ; 

 hcemorrhoidalis, V. d. Lind. Lestes viridis, V. d. Lind. ; sponsa, 

 Hansen! ; harhara, Fab. Sympycna fusca, V. d. Lind. Platy- 

 cnemis acutipennis, Selys ; latipes, Ramb. Agrion lindenii, Selys ; 

 pnella, L.: pidchellum, V. d. Lind. (one female) ; mercuriale, 

 Cbarp. Erythromma virididum, Charp. Pyrrhosoma tenellum, 

 Devillars. Ischnura elegans, V. d. Lind. Cordidegaster annida- 

 tus, Lat. Gomphus simillimus, Selys ; pidchellus, Selys ; flavipes, 

 Charp. JEschna affinis, V. d. Lind. ; mixta, Lat. ; isosceles, 

 Miill. Anax imperator, Leach ; parthenope, Selys. Oxygastra 



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