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Bloxworth in June ; C. phyllochroma, Wesm., Winfrith gardens 

 in June; C. perla, Linn., is one of our most abundant species, 

 occurring very freely in all bushy places through the summer \ 

 especially in May, June and July. 



Dale has recorded from Glanvilles Wootton Nothochrysa 

 capitata, Fab., Coniopteryx psociformis, Curt., and (?) C. laden, 

 Wesm. 



Panorpa communis, Linn., is very common in all woodland 



places through the summer, notably from June to August; P. 



germanica, Linn., is extremely abundant in brushwood the whole 



summer, particularly from May to August ; it is very variable. 



Brookside, 



Winfrith, 



Dorset. 



KUSSIAN ODONATA AND NEUROPTERA. 



By W. J. Lucas, B.A., F.E.S. 



Just before the outbreak of war Mr. W. G. Sheldon was kind 

 enough to give me a few insects, which he took at Sarepta on 

 the Volga in South-eastern Russia during May and June 1914. 

 Although that date, after all that has since happened, seems 

 almost prehistoric, yet as the fauna of the district is not too 

 well known, even thus late it will not be unsuitable to publish 

 the list. As out of fourteen insects in the little collection there 

 are no less than eleven different species, it may be inferred that 

 Mr. Sheldon purposely selected the specimens he brought away. 

 One or two are somewhat damaged, some are very teneral, and 

 some again are represented by females alone. It is strange that 

 only four species of the dragonflies (indicated by an asterisk) are 

 not British — Orthetrum albistylum, 0. brunneum, Lestes barbara, 

 and Sympycna fusca. There are no British antlions. 



Odonata. 



Libellula quadrimaculata , Linn. 1 June. A large female, 

 strongly marked especially at the nodes, and, in this respect, 

 somewhat like many Southern England examples. 



* Orthetrum albistylum, Selys. 12 June. A female quite 

 mature. 



*Orthetrum brunneum, Fonsc. 12 June. A teneral female. 



Sympetrum flaveolum, Linn. 4 June. A very teneral female 

 of good size, with wings rather broad and much suffused with a 

 saffron tint. 



*Lestes barbara, Fabr. 26 May. Two teneral females. 



* Sympycna fusca, Vanderl. 26 May. A male. 



Ischnura pumilio, Charp. 8 June. A male and a female 

 taken in copula. 



