204 MR. W. F. KIRBY ON NEUROPTERA ODONATA [Mar. 17, 



5. Orthetrum carnaticum. (Plate XX. fig. 1.) 

 Libellula carnatica, Fabr. Eiit. Syst. Suppl. p. 284 (1798). 

 Pundaloya, Ceylon (Feb. 1889). 



Not previously known from Ceylon ; the British Museum has 

 specimens from Nepal. 



The insect, which I identify with the Fabrician species, is closely 

 allied to 0. triangularis, Selys ; but De Selys refers Fabricius's 

 description to Trithemis ccesia, Ramb. 



Agrionid^. 



Agrionin^. 



Neurobasis, Selys. 



6. Neurobasis apicalis, sp. n. (Plate XX. figs. 2, 2 a.) 

 Exp. nearly 3 inches. 



Male. Bright green above ; head with a short black streak in 

 front of the ocelli ; antennse black, conspicuously testaceous beneath ; 

 labrum black, with the rim and a large spot on each side testaceous ; 

 labium testaceous, lined with black. Thorax with the sutures black 

 in front and testaceous behind ; under surface testaceous. Legs 

 black. Wings iridescent-hyaline, front wings shining with magenta, 

 and hind wings with coppery-green in the sunlight ; tips of all the 

 wings dusky. Upper anal appendages hairy, with a triangular tooth 

 on the lower surface and 5 teeth on the upper. 



Nawala-pittia, Ceylon. 



It is to be regretted that Mr. Green only obtained one damaged 

 specimen of this handsome species, which resembles an Echo in its 

 markings, though its neuration clearly shows it to be a Neurobasis. 



PseudopHjEA, Kirb. 



7. PSEUDOPH^A SPLENDENS. 



EwphcBa splendens, Selys, Syn. Cal. p. 52 (1853). 

 Pundaloya (Sept. 1888). 



Mr. Green obtained both sexes. ; the female is rarer in collections 

 than the male. 



MiCROMERUS, Bamb. 



8. MiCROMERUS FINALIS. 



Micromerus finalis, Selys, Bvdl. Acad. Belg. (2) xxvii. p. G65 

 (1869). 



Nawala-pittia (Oct. 1889). 

 Originally described from Ceylon. 



CcENAGRIONIN^. 



Platysticta, Selys. 



9. Platysticta greeni, sp. n. (Plate XX. fig. 3, 3 c.) 

 Long. Corp. 48 millim ; exp. al. 62 miUim. 



Male. Pterostigma brown, the lower edge twice as long as the 



