Odonafa from Neio Caledonia. 55 



Synthemis miranda obtained by Mr. Montague can be stated 

 in tabulai' form, as hereunder : — 



2 No. 1 $ No. 2 (724) $ No. 3 (72(5) 



(10. iii. 14). (20. iii. 14). (20. iii. 14). 



Length of abdomen 51-0+2-5 47 o+2-O 47-5 -[-2-0 



Lenotli of bind wing .... 44'o 42*0 42-0 



A nteuodala (costal series).. ^i^^ ^^^ 17.17 



11-14 11.11 iTTTi 



Postnodals 12^1 n^o 11 . 10 



13 . 13 li . i;5 13713 



Cross-veins in median space. i^^ ij-i ^-^ 



4.5 4.4 4.4 



Cubito-anal cross-veins .... ^~ "L^ '!_! 



■S 7.7 7.7 



3.3 3.2 3 . 3 



3.2 2.2 2T2 



6 . 6 5 .5 .5 . 5 



6.6 5.6 5 7^ 



Cross-veins in supertriangle. 

 Bridge veins 



Anal loop in bind wing : — 



Distal enclosure 21-23 12-12 16-18 



Middle enclosure 10-10 7-6 10-8 



Proximal enclosure . . 8*9 5-4 0-6 



Synthemis montaguei, sp. n. 



1 S , bolotype, Mt. Mou, 10. iii. U (No. 488). 



Length of abdomen 51 mm. ; hind wing 43 mm. 



Labium pale reddish l)rown ; hibrum pale reddish brown, 

 the inferior margin broadly edged with black ; anteclypeus 

 pale yellow ; postclypeus yellowish brown, at each side a 

 large yellowish-white spot, edged with black below. Frons 

 yellowish brown in front ; anterior third of summit 

 yellowish brown, posterior two-thirds metallic blue-black ; 

 hairy. Vertex dark steely blue, very hairy. Antennae black. 

 Occipital triangle metallic black. 



[Prothoiax not visible.] 



Meso-metathorax without spots or stripes, dark metallic 

 brown, with chocolate reflections on dorsum and green 

 reflections at sides. 



Wings (PI. VIII. fig. 13) hyaline, with a trace of brown 

 at the base of the su-bcostal space. Costa golden anteriorly, 

 with a pale dorsal spot at the base; other veins black. 

 Pterostigma nearly 4 mm. long, dark reddish brown, weakly 

 braced. Merabranule of hind wing not quite as long as the 

 anal triangle, smoky white. Venation dense. A basal sub- 

 costal cross-vein in each wing. Antenodals of the costal 

 series ^xis' Postnodals j^^. Cross-veins in median space 



