NEUROPTERA. ODONATA OF CEYLON. 557 



spots on the sides of segments 2-7 ; the first three are double, 

 being divided by the carinse (the carina on the 4th segment is 

 nearly obsolete above) ; the spots are more or less produced 

 upwards, and those on the 7th segment nearly meet on the back ; 

 the spot in front of the carina on segment 4 and that on the 

 sides of segment 6 are obsolete in the male. Wings clear 

 hyaline, slightly iridescent, with a smoky patch at the tip of each ; 

 pterostigma rather thick, dark brown, covering two cells ; fore 

 wings with 9-10 antenodal and 5-6 postnodal cross-nervures ; 

 hind wings with 8 antenodals a.ud 5-6 postnodals ; first postnodal 

 on all the wings not continuous ; trapeziums of fore wings and 

 triangles of hind wings open ; one supratriangular nervure and 

 2 cross-nervures in lower basal cell on all the wings ; anal 

 appendages of male as long as the 9th and 10th segments 

 together. 



Kandy, May 31 and June 30, 1892. 



Described from three specimens — two males, and a female 

 taken in coitu with one of them. The description given above, 

 with the slight exceptions indicated, applies to both sexes. 



Differs from all previously described species in the hyaline 

 wings with clouded tips. 



CORDULIIN^. 



*t37. Epophthalmia ctaneocephala. 



Epophthalmia cyaneocephala, Hayen, Verh. zool.-hot. Ges. Wien, xvii, 

 p. 60 (1867). 



Epophthalmia vittata, Hagen, I. c. viii. p. 479 (1858), nee Burnt. 



Tamblegam, Oct. 5, 1891. 



Colombo (Brauer) ; Hambodde (Hagen) . 



^SCHNID.E. 



GrOMPHIN^. 

 GOMPHINA. 



38. -^SHISTA CETLONICA. 



Gomphus(?) ceylonicus, Selys, Bull. Acad. Belg. (2) xlvi. p. 455 

 (1878). 



iRambodde (Nietner). 



39. Anisogomphus Nietneei. 



Gomphus(?) Nietneri, Selys, Bull. Acad. Belg. (2) xlvi. p. 449 (1878). 

 Rambodde {Nietner). 



