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  NEW 
  YORK 
  STATE 
  MUSEUM 
  

  

  hover 
  over 
  the 
  Httle 
  stagnant 
  pools. 
  Nymphs 
  were 
  first 
  found 
  in 
  small 
  

   holes 
  in 
  the 
  almost 
  dry 
  marsh 
  land, 
  too 
  small 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  use 
  of 
  a 
  net 
  

   and 
  containing 
  but 
  a 
  few 
  inches 
  of 
  water. 
  A 
  larger 
  number 
  was 
  obtained 
  

   later 
  from 
  debris 
  deposited 
  in 
  the 
  marsh 
  during 
  high 
  water 
  and 
  still 
  sub- 
  

   merged 
  a 
  few 
  inches. 
  Removed 
  from 
  the 
  water 
  the 
  nymph 
  clings 
  closely 
  

   to 
  the 
  debris 
  of 
  exactly 
  its 
  own 
  color, 
  and 
  does 
  not 
  stir 
  even 
  after 
  letting 
  

   this 
  dry; 
  so 
  it 
  is 
  very 
  hard 
  to 
  see 
  and 
  a 
  difficult 
  subject 
  for 
  collection. 
  

  

  Fig. 
  29 
  Nannothemls 
  bella 
  Uhl. 
  Nymph, 
  labial 
  lobe 
  of 
  nymph, 
  and 
  eggs 
  

  

  The 
  females 
  oviposit 
  in 
  the 
  shallow 
  places 
  where 
  the 
  nymphs 
  live, 
  in 
  

   temporary 
  water 
  of 
  one 
  to 
  two 
  inches 
  depth, 
  and 
  very 
  warm. 
  The 
  

   female 
  dips 
  the 
  tip 
  of 
  her 
  abdomen 
  to 
  the 
  surface 
  after 
  the 
  manner 
  of 
  all 
  

   Libellulines, 
  but 
  only 
  about 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  times 
  ; 
  then 
  rests; 
  then 
  repeats. 
  

   The 
  eggs 
  are 
  creamy 
  white 
  turning 
  dark 
  in 
  a 
  short 
  time, 
  and 
  with 
  

   scanty 
  gelatinous 
  envelop. 
  (From 
  the 
  account 
  by 
  Mr 
  Weith) 
  

  

  