Ins. 208 
NEUROPTERA. 
§§ Sub-genera of the New World. 
A. With pale post-ocular spots. 
a. The median nervure in the posterior wings of 
the $ diverging suddenly from the costa, at 
the pterostigma ; the 10th segment ending in 
an elevated fork ; abdomen moderate . . Anisagrion 
(subg. n.), p. 240. 
h. The median nervure normal in the sexes ; 
abdomen excessively long and slender ; 10th 
segment of the $ not forked .... Telagrion 
(subg. n.), p. 256. 
B. No pale post-ocular spots. 
a. Abdomen long or very long ; coloration 
greenish or yellowish ; claws with the lower 
tooth very strong ~ . Leptagrion 
' (subg. n.), p. 264. 
h. Abdomen moderate ; coloration red ; claws 
with the lower tooth smaller .... Erythragrion 
(subg. n.), p. 245. 
The already described species are placed in their proper sub-genera on 
the scheme detailed in the foregoing tables. The following are described 
as new (including named varieties) : — 
Ischnura cervula, p. 18, California, perparva (McLachlan, MS.), p. 19, 
California (“Texas” erroneously), fluviatilis (Bates, MS.), p. 25, 
Amazons, Buenos Ayres, Chili, &c., race hizonata, p. 26, Brazil, taitensis, 
p. 35, Taiti, orientalis, p. 36, Japan, China, rufo-stigma, p. 39, India. 
Amphiagrion amphion,‘p. 43, N. America. 
Oxyagrion dissidens, p. 48, Quito,- terminate^ p. 51, Brazil, hrevistigma, 
p. 53, Brazil, micro -stigma, p. 54, Brazil, miniopsis, p. 55, Bogotd, hccma- 
tinum, p. 56, Minas Geraes, basale, p. 59, Brazil. 
Acanthagrion apicale (Bates, MS.), p. 62, Amazons, gracile, Ramb., 
varr. cuneatum and quadratum; p. 65, Brazil and Mexico, race minarum, 
ibid., Brazil, race lancea, p. 66, Brazil, race vidua, p. 67, Merida, trun- 
catiim, p. 67, Brazil, temporale, p. 68, Minas Geraes. trimaculatum, p. 69, 
Brazil, interruptam, p. 70, Chili, nigrinuchale, p. 72, Brazil, laterale, p. 73, 
New Granada, (?) cheliferum, p. 75, Brazil. 
Xiphiagrion cyano-melas, p. 77, Moluccas. 
Enallagma cyathigerum, Charp., race ? robustum, p. 92, California, 
(?) brevispina, p. 94, Japan, civile, Hag., race ? simile, p. 98, Columbia and 
Bogota, semicircular e, p. 100, Mexico, traviatum, p. 102, Massachusetts, 
divagans, p. 104, Massachusetts, cultellatum (Hag., MS.), p. 107, Cuba 
ccecum. Hag., race ? cardenium (Hag., MS.), Cuba, (?) nigridorsum, 
p. 114, Zanzibar, (?) obliteratum, p. 116, Cape, gabonense, ibid. Gaboon, 
(?) subfarcatum, p. 117, Abyssinia, malayanum,p. 119, Java, (?') parvum, 
p. 120, India, (?) melanotwn, p. 121, China. 
Nehalennia atrinuchalis, p. 127, Slianghai, sophia, p. 131, Brazil. 
Agrion (?) (Bates, MS.), p. 139, Amazons, minutissimum (Bates, 
MS.), p. 140, Amazons, (?) exclamationis, p. 141, California, concinnum. 
