Insects. 1523 



24. M. juncea, L. = jE. juncea, and M. mixta of Stephens. 



25. M. cyanea, Muller = M. maculatissima of Latrielle and Stephens. 



26. M. grandis, L. and Stephens. 



27. M. rufescens, Vander Linden and Stephens. 



28. Anax formosus, Van der Linden and Stephens. 



29. Calopteryx Virgo, L. (in part). M. de Selys refers to this species C. 

 Ludoviciana, C. xanthostoma and C. anceps of Stephens, together with a portion of C. 

 Ludoviciana of the same author, var. fi, y, and e. 



30. Calopteryx splendeo, Harris. This is the C. Virgo of Stephens, var. a 

 and 5. 



? 31. Lestes viridis, Van der Linden. A single specimen in the cabinet of Mr. 

 Evans. 



32. L. Nympha, Kirby ? = L. sponsa of Stephens (in part). 



33. L. sponsa, Hausseman. The L. nympha of Stephens is the immature of 

 this species. 



? 34. L. virens, Charpentier = L. viridis of Stephens (in part). There is a single 

 specimen in the collection of Mr. Stephens, and another in that of the late 

 Dr. Leach. 



? 35. L. barbara, Fabricius, previously unnoticed as British. A male and female 

 in the Dublin Museum, under the names of nympha and sponsa. 



36. Platycnemis platypoda, Van der Linden and Stephens. 



37. P. pennipes, Pallas = Agrion platypoda, var. albicans of Stephens. 



38. Agrion najas, Hausseman. A. chloridion of Charpentier and Stephens is the 

 male of this species. 



39. A. minium, Harris, Stephens, &c. A. fulvipes of Stephens is an immature 

 male, and A. Lincolniense of the same author, an immature female of this species. 



40. A. tenellum, Devillers = A. rubellum of Van der Linden and Stephens. 



41. A. pumilio, Charpentier = A. xanthopterum of Stephens. 



42. A. elegans, Van der Linden and Stephens. A. ezonatum of Stephens is a 

 female, and A. rufescens of Stephens, a variety of the female. 



43. A. pulchella, Van der Linden = A. puella of Stephens. 



44. A. puella, L. (in part) = A. furcatum and A., annulare of Stephens : the latter 

 is the female. 



45. A. mercuriale, Charpentier. Previously unnoticed as British : specimens exist 

 in the cabinets of Messrs. Dale and Curtis. 



46. A. cyathigerum, Charpentier = A. hastulatum of Stephens, and a portion also 

 of the same author's A. zonatum. — * Annals and Magazine of Natural History' 

 for October, 1846,^.217. 



The Zoologist wanted at Derby. — " An Ornithological Wonder. — A correspon- 

 dent from Carlton thus describes a singular bird, which he saw in that village, and 

 which he calls the British humming bird. Its body was not more than an inch in 

 length from the bill to the tail, and its bill about three quarters of an inch at least. 

 The top of the head and back between the wings was the colour of a redbreast ; and 

 just above its tail it was spotted black or purple and white. The largest spots were 

 highest up, being smaller and more dappled lower down. The wings were very beauti- 

 fully dappled with various colours, with a large spot of bright orange towards the top 

 end of the middle feathers of the wings. The tail resembled in shape a turkey's,'and 

 was about the size of a little finger nail. On its head were two horns, about the 



