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No. XXV1IL— THE FOOD OF DE AGON-FLIES. 



I was much interested in Mr. Maxwell-Lefroy's note on what Dragon- 

 flies eat. I have never been able to identify an insect taken by one but that 

 they are very bold in attacking some of a size nearly equal to their own, is. 

 I think, pretty certain. When fly-fishing in the evenings, I have repeatedly 

 seen a dragon-fly follow and strike at the flies on my cast. Even more 

 curious when fishing for oreinus with a mulberry on my hook, I have repeat- 

 edly seen a dragon-fly go for the mulberry as I swung it over the rapid, 

 and felt the sharp tug to the line caused by its striking it. No doubt it took 

 the mulberry for a beetle, but is it possible that the dragon-fly could have 

 killed and eaten a beetle of the size of a ripe mulberry ? I can only state 

 what has actually happened. My experience is probably not singular, as 

 the same thing has happened so often. 



F. J. MITCHELL. 

 Srinagar, Slst July 1910. 



No. XXIX.— NEW VOLUMES OF THE "FAUNA." 



With reference to the Imperial Entomologist's list (Journal, Bombay 

 Natural History Society, Vol. XX, page 203) of the Volumes sanctioned by 

 the Secretary of State for publication in the Fauna of British India and 

 Ceylon, may I inform your readers that the two additional Volumes have 

 recently been sanctioned and are now in the course of preparation in the 

 Indian Museum, Calcutta. Assistance in the collection of specimens to be 

 used in the preparation of these Volumes would be most gratefully accept- 

 ed. They are to deal with (I) the Nemocera other than mosquitoes and 

 Chisonomidse (i. e., the crane-flies or daddy-long-legs, fungus-midges, moth- 

 flies, etc.) by Mr. E. Brunetti and (II) the sponges, coelenterates and 

 polyzoa of stagnant water by myself. The Editor of the " Fauna " has also 

 asked me to make arrangements to obtain for him specimens of ticks, 

 leeches and meloid beetles (blister-flies) to be used in the preparation of 

 other volumes in England and America. Most Indian Zoologists will agree 

 as to the importance of rendering the official " Fauna of India " as complete 

 as possible, and I have, therefore, no hesitation in appealing for assistance 

 to the Members of the Bombay Natural History Society. I think it is a 

 matter for special congratulation that it should at last have been found 

 possible to sanction the preparation of part of the " Fauna " in the country 

 with the animals of which it deals. 



Calcutta, 1 N. ANNANDALE, 



6th August 1910. j Superintendent of the Indian Museum. 



[We hope members will collect specimens of the above mentioned animals, and 

 we shall be happy to forward them to England or Calcutta. — Eds.] 



