558 MK. W. r. KIEBY ON THE 



jiEsCHNIN^. 



*t40. ICTINUS EAPAX. 



Diastatotnma rapax, Ramb. Ins. Nevr. p. 169 (1842). 

 Perijakulum, Nor. 11, 1891. HuldarauUa, June 10, 1 892. 

 A common East-Indian species. 



*t41. AnAX GUTTATirS. 



Anax guttatus, JBurm. Handb. Ent. ii. p. 840 (1839). 



Trincomali, Nov. 24, 1891. 



A common East-Indian species. 



*t42. Hemtanax ephipptgee. 



iEschna ephippigera, Burm. Handb. Ent. ii. p. 840 (1839). 



Hot Wells, Trincomali, Jan. 14, 1892. 



Common throughout tlie warmer parts of the Old World. 



43. ACANTHAGTNA SUBINTEKPUPTA. 



Gynacantha subinterrupta, Ramb. Ins. Nevr. p. 212 (1842). 



Gynacantha subinterrupta, Hagen, Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, yiii. p, 479 

 (1858), ix. p. 207(1859). 



Negombo {Nietnef), 



According to Nietner (quoted by Hagen) this species flies in 

 the evening. It is found in Java, Bouru, Celebes, Papua, &c., 

 as well as in Ceylon. 



*44. ACANTHAaTNA EURCATA. 

 Gynacantha furcata, Ramb. Ins. JVevr. p. 210 (1842). 

 There are specimens of this species in the British Museum Col- 

 lection from India, Ceylon (Wenham's Collection), and Borneo. 



AGEIONID^. 



A GEIONIHTJE. 



*t45. Neueobasis CHi]srE]S"sis. 

 Libellula chinensis, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 545 (1758). 

 Huldamulla, June 10, 1892. 



This species does not appear to be very common in Ceylon, 

 though generally abundant throughout the East Indies. 



*t46. Vestalis apicalis. 



Vestalis apicalia, SeZys, BmZZ. Acad. Belg. (2) xxxvi. p. 612 (18/3); 

 (2) xlvii. p.362 (1879). 



Neurobasis apicalis, Kirb. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1891, p. 204, \A. 20. 

 figs. 2, 2 a. 



