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tends posteriorly unde; the lobes y and appears at the point 

 marked w. This structure lies in Zygoptera in a position ex- 

 actly corresponding, so far as the penis is concerned, to some of 

 the sheaths of Anisoptera and evidently it has a similar func- 



tion. It is chitinized above and lies over and anterior to the 

 reflexed penis. The posterior lobes of the anterior lamina no 

 doubt function like the first pair of hamules in Anisoptera. 

 z shows a pit, a small hole, found in this segment as well as 

 in segments i and 3 in a great many instances among both 

 suborders. ^ 



Figure 25 a, h, d and e shows also some of the different lobes of 

 the anterior lamina common to the Zygoptera. {e) is from Argia, 

 {d) from Nehallennia, {h) from Lestes and (a) from Anisopleura. 



Returning now to the parts developed from the rear of 

 the sternum of the 2d abdominal segment (the sternellum), 

 let us further consider the development of parts immediately 

 adjacent to the penis, the protecting sheath and the hamules. 

 The very remarkable structure of the penis itself has been de- 

 tailed and figured by Hagen in Monographie dcs Gomphines, 

 and elsewhere. The tips of the hamules have been figured for 

 many forms by many authors, but the forms and relations as- 

 sumed by the penis sheath have scarcely been noticed hitherto. 

 In figures 26 and 27 are shown two series of forms of the penis 

 sheath, illustrating the comparative development of two differ- 

 ent types of sheaths found among the Anisoptera. 



Figure 26 p is one of the simplest sheaths found. It is , 

 a flat, translucent sheath, thin, excepting the edges, lying in 

 a horizontal position below the penis, x shows the portion of 



