REPORT OF THE FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



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SvJiipctriiiii rubicunduliini Say. Occurs in the Saranac region. It is a common 

 species. 



Sv}npctruni obtnisuin Hagen. Occurs in the Saranac region and is a common 

 species. 



AlesotJieviis siviplicicollis Say. This widely distributed species is much more 

 common southward and westward. A single specimen was seen at Saranac Inn. 



Ladonia Julia Uhler. This dragon fly was very common at Saranac Inn. It 

 began to appear in numbers June 13, and the images were abundant along every 

 roadside during the remainder, of the month. Females were only a little less 

 abundant than males. Nymphs were numerous in trashy places in the borders of 

 Little Clear and Bone Ponds, and few were found in Little Clear Creek. 



Libcllula basalis Say. One imago and one nymph were taken at Saranac Inn. 



FIG. 3. LIBELLULA PULCHELLA DRURY. 



Libclhila quadrimacnlata Linn. This form occurred sparingly at Saranac Inn. 

 A few imagos were observed sitting on twigs which rose directly a few feet out of 

 the water. They were shy and difficult to capture, and when disturbed would 

 rarely return to the same vicinity. 



Libcllula piilcJiclla Drury. This dragon fly was not common at Saranac Inn, 

 and but few specimens were seen. 



Pisl) Flies, Dobson and Otber^. 



This group as now defined includes such well-known insects as ant lions, aphis 

 lions, the dobson and other allied species, and while the appearance of these various 

 forms differs in many respects, still they have certain affinities which have led to 

 their being placed in a single order. 



