Dec., 1913.] An Addition to the Odonata of Ohio. 
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AN ADDITION TO THE ODONATA OF OHIO. 
Rees Philpott. 
The list of dragonflies of Ohio given by Professor Kellicott 
contained 98 species actually collected, and mentioned one, 
Anax longipes Hagen, as having been recognized on the wing 
in June, 189S, by Chas. Dury, of Cincinnati. 
Records for this species might lead one to believe that it 
is partial to coast regions. Hagen and Calvert record it from 
Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Georgia, 
Florida, Mexico, West Indies and Brazil. It is a fact, however, 
that it has never been reported as common in any region. 
This past summer the author had the good fortune to capture 
a male of Anax longipes on the wing while at the Lake Labora¬ 
tory, at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio. The specimen was taken 
July 25th, 1913, about half a mile south of the laboratory, midway 
between Lake Erie and Sandusky Bay, near a small pool of stag¬ 
nant water. This capture extends the known distribution of the 
species westward and suggests the possibility of its presence 
over a much wider range than actual records would indicate. 
Ohio Wesleyan University. 
A NOTE ON ANAX LONGIPES HAGEN. 
Jas. S. Hine. 
Since Mr. Philpott has taken a specimen of Anax longipes 
at Sandusky, there can be no further discussion as to whether 
or not it is a member of the Ohio fauna. 
This large dragonfly has been of much interest to me ever 
since Dury related his observation of the species at Cincinnati, 
in June, 1S9S. I never doubted the correctness of his observation, 
but as he did not procure the specimen, there was nothing in 
our collections of the state to convince others. Dury’s statement 
is published in the Journal of the Cincinnati Society of Natural 
History, Volume XIX, page 169, and is as follows: “June 2, 
1898, one of this species was flying over Glen Lake in Spring 
Grove. I watched it for two hours, and though it came within 
a few feet of me, I was unable to catch it. It was a very large 
specimen, the abdomen bright brick red, thorax and eyes green. 
June 3rd, I went again to this lake, but did not see it until I 
moved down to Linden Lake, nearly adjoining, when I again 
saw it, but failed to catch it. Its flight is steady and in regular 
