. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Afri,-«. 315 Natal (21. xii. 1909, /<?.) ; 2 3, 2 ? , Salisbury, Mashoualand, 5000 ft. (10. i . 1900, Gc. A. K. Mai-shall). Mus. Stockholm : 2 <?, Cap. Bon. Spei (Victoria) ; 1 £, Caffraria (Wahlberg) ; 1 £, I 9, Natal (Tra- gardh) ; 1 £, Mashonaland (Marshall). Mus. Hamburg: 2 <J, Lorenro Marques (17 . ix . 1911, Michaelsen) ; 3 <J, Beira (22 . ix . 1911, •/</.); 1 (J, Grootfontein, South-West Africa (7-11. vi. 1911, id.). Coll. Ris: 3 ?,Eikatla, nea
. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Odonata or Dragonflies of South Afri,-«. 315 Natal (21. xii. 1909, /<?.) ; 2 3, 2 ? , Salisbury, Mashoualand, 5000 ft. (10. i . 1900, Gc. A. K. Mai-shall). Mus. Stockholm : 2 <?, Cap. Bon. Spei (Victoria) ; 1 £, Caffraria (Wahlberg) ; 1 £, I 9, Natal (Tra- gardh) ; 1 £, Mashonaland (Marshall). Mus. Hamburg: 2 <J, Lorenro Marques (17 . ix . 1911, Michaelsen) ; 3 <J, Beira (22 . ix . 1911, •/</.); 1 (J, Grootfontein, South-West Africa (7-11. vi. 1911, id.). Coll. Ris: 3 ?,Eikatla, near Lorenco Marques (i. 1914, Junod). Coll. K. J. Morton : 1 $, Macequece (19 . ix . 1908, Miss Fountaiue). This common species is known from all parts of the African continent south of the desert belt, also from the Seychelles and Ceriagrion glabrum, £. Lorenzo Marques. Appendages, right side and dorsal view. $ . Occiput whitish ochreous ; labium light yellow. Labrum, auteclypeus, postclypeus and vertical part of frons bright ochreous yellow ; genae lemon-yellow. Vertex and dorsal surface of frons ferruginous, gradually turning to yellowish anteriorly. Thoracic dorsum ferruginous, sides yellow, turning gradually to whitish on ventral surface ; a mere trace of blackish dots in the dorsal end of humeral and second lateral sutures. Legs yellow with black spines. Abdomen bright orange red, turning to yellowish ventrally. Tenth segment and appendages (see Text-fig. 31). Wings conspicuously yellow ; pterostigma very light yellowish grey. Immature specimens do not show the yellow tinge of wings ; and the bright orange, ferruginous and yellow colours of the adult stage are gradually developed from dull ochreous Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum; South Af
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