. The biology of dragonflies (Odonata or Paraneuroptera). Dragon-flies. XVIIl] BRITISH SPECIES 347 27. C. virgo Linn. S nbd 35—39, hiv 27—36 by 10—11 wide, jit absent. Wings dark brown, with bright metallic blue reflections, except at extreme base and tip. Body metallic blue. $ hw about 1 mm. narrower. Wings uniformly dark brownish; a small white false pt present. Body metalUc green; a median yellow line on a6f7. 8—10. Common. May—Sept. 28. C. splendens Harris (fig. 177). 3 abd 33—39, hw 27—36, by 9—10 wide, pt absent. Wings hyahne, with a large dark patch extending from level of nodus to with
. The biology of dragonflies (Odonata or Paraneuroptera). Dragon-flies. XVIIl] BRITISH SPECIES 347 27. C. virgo Linn. S nbd 35—39, hiv 27—36 by 10—11 wide, jit absent. Wings dark brown, with bright metallic blue reflections, except at extreme base and tip. Body metallic blue. $ hw about 1 mm. narrower. Wings uniformly dark brownish; a small white false pt present. Body metalUc green; a median yellow line on a6f7. 8—10. Common. May—Sept. 28. C. splendens Harris (fig. 177). 3 abd 33—39, hw 27—36, by 9—10 wide, pt absent. Wings hyahne, with a large dark patch extending from level of nodus to within 4 mm. of apex, shewing metallic blue reflections. Body metallic blue, tmged with green. $ hiv about 1 mm. narrower. Wings uniformly pale translucent yellowish-green. Body metallic green, end of abd. coppery; 10 with a median yellow line. Common; Southern. May— g. 177. Fore-wing (35 mm.) of Calopteryx splendens Harris, $. Original. abd 26—35, hr 19—26 Family Lestidae (Characters, p. 276). Subfamily Lestinae (Characters, p. 277). Genus XIV. Lestes Leach (fig. 142). M^, leaves M^ about 3 cells distad from nodus. Abd. considerably longer than wings, o with app. sup. forcipate. Metallic coloration. 29. L. dryas Kir by ( —L. nympha Selys) pt 1—1-5, black. Robust build. Colour bronze-green; powdered blue on underside of thorax, and on ahd. 1, part of 2, and 9—10. Apps. black, as in fig. 178 A. ? pi dark brown. Colour more coppery, especially on abd. 8—10. No blue powdering. Very rare; Fens. June—Aug. 30. L. sponsa Hansemann. (J abd 25— 30, hw 18—21, pt 1—1-5, very narrow, dark brown. Slender build. Colour bronze- green ; powdered blue on underside of thorax, and on abd. 1—2 and 9—10. Apps. black, as in fig. 178 b. 9 with stouter ahd., more coppery colouring, and no blue powdering. Common. July— Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration
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