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 INSECTS the dragonflies [Odonata], on the other hand, we are fairly well acquainted, and of them a useful list, including some fairly good species, can be given ; but even these would repay attention. Of the hibellulidce nine species have been recorded. Sympetrum striolatum, Charp., has occurred at Lee (F. M. B. Carr), Heme Bay (W. H. Bath), Appledore near Ashford (A. Beaumont), Kingsgate (H. A. Sauze), Ramsgate (C. W. Colthrup), Sandwich (W. J. Lucas), Deal and Dover district (C. G. Hall), Folkestone (H. J. Turner). A male of S. fouscolombii, Selys, was taken in 1881 at Deal, and is now, I believe, in the Dover Museum.^ One specimen of S. Jiaveolutn, Linn., was captured (G. T. Porritt) on the sandhills near Deal in August, 1888.^ S. sanguineutn, Miill., seems to be well distributed, at any rate in the east, being noted from Appledore (Beaumont), Horsmonden (R. South), Gravesend (Turner), Sandwich (Lucas), the Deal and Dover district (Hall). Libellula depressa, Linn., has been recorded from Folkestone (Porritt) and the Deal and Dover district (Hall) ; L. quadrimaculata, Linn., from Kingsdown (Hall) and Dover (Porritt), sandhills. Deal (Carr) ; while in 1900 an immigration of the latter was noticed in the neighbourhood of Margate by H. Stocks and A. J. Mann. The rare L. fuha, Miill., has more than once occurred at Deptford,^ Heme Bay,* a female at Kingsdown near Deal in 1881 (Hall), and a rather worn but full-coloured male near Sandwich, 22 August, 1898 (Lucas). Orthetrum ccerulescens^ Fabr., has been noticed at Chattenden (Turner), and 0. cancellatum, Linn., formerly occurred at Lee (McLachlan). Turn- ing to the Mschnidce, we have no recent records oi Anax imperator. Leach, but Evans gives Herne,° and it used to be found at Lee (McLachlan). Brachytron pratense, Miill., is recorded for Sandwich, Deal and Dover (Hall), and Heme.® Of the rare Mschna mixta, Latr., Kent has produced a good number during the last year or two, localities being Appledore (Beaumont), Ramsgate and Hythe (Colthrup), Deal (R. J. McOnie), Kingsgate (Sauze), Shoreham (A. A. Buckstone), Folkestone (S. G. Hills). M. cyanea, Miill., has been recorded for Appledore (Beaumont), Chatten- den (Turner), Heme,' Deal and Dover district (Hall), Folkestone (Porritt) ; and JE. grandis, Linn., from Deal and Dover district (Hall). The last family, Agrionidce, needs more attention, recorded localities being rather scanty. They are : Lestes sponsa, Hansem., Appledore (Beaumont), Sandwich (Lucas), Deal (Hall) ; Platycnemis petinipes^ Pall., Sandwich (Carr) ; * Pyrrhosoma nymphula, Sulz., Deal and Dover district (Hall), Folkestone (Turner), Sandwich (Carr) ; Ischnura elegans, Lind., Appledore (Beaumont), Horsmonden (South), Gravesend marshes (Turner), Sandwich (Lucas), Deal, Dover and Folkestone (Hall) ; Agrion pulchellum, Lind., Canterbury, (H. M. Briggs), Ramsgate (Colthrup), Deal (Hall) ; A.puella, Linn., Deal and Dover district (Hall), Sandwich (Carr) ; Enallagma cyathigerum, Charp., Gravesend marshes (Turner). Of these, 1 Vide Ent. Mo. Mag. xxi. 21 and xxv. 163. ^ Vide ibid. (1889), p. 214. ' Stephens' Ultutrations, pub. 1836. * Evans, Brit. Lib. pub. 1845. 6 Ibid. « Ibid. 7 Ibid. 8 Ibid.