CATERPILLARS AS ANTS 1 PETS. 



Viehmeyer considers the following species as myrmecophilons 1 : — 



Thecla tengstrcemi, Ersch. 



Rapala schistacea, Moore. 

 Lyccena admetus, Esp. 

 ,, amanda, Schn. 



areas, Roth. 



5) 



argyrognomon, Bergstr. 

 var. cegidion, Meissn. 

 argus, L. 

 avion, L. 



astrarche, Bergstr. 

 baton, Bergstr. 

 hellargus, Rott. 

 eorydon, Poda. 

 cyllarus, Rott. 

 damon, Schiff. 

 escheri, Hb. 

 eumedon, Esp. 

 hylas, Esp. 

 icarus, Rott. 

 jolas, 0. 

 melanops, B. 

 melissa, Edw. 

 minimum, Fuessl. 

 orion, Pall. 

 anna, Edw. 

 scepiolus, Boisd. 

 scudderi, Edw. 

 sebrus, B. 



Arhopala meander, Boisd. 

 Zizera lysimon, Huebn. 

 Cyaniris argiolus, L. 



,, pseudargiolus, Bd. and 

 Lee. 



,, puspa, Horsf. 

 Chilades lajus, Cram. 



,, trochilus, Fr. 

 Lyccenesthes emolvs, Godt. 

 Catochrysops cnejus, Fabr. 



,, pandava, Horsf. 



,, patricia, Trim. 



Polyommatus bceticus, L. 

 Azanus ubaldns, Cram. 

 Tarucus theophrastus, F. 

 Lampides culianus, F. 



,, telieanus, Lang. 



Everes comyntas, Godt. 

 Aphnceus vvlcanas, Fabr. 

 Jalmenus evagorus, Don. 



,, ictinus, Hewits. 

 Ogyris genoveva, Hewits. 

 Gerydus symethus, Cram. 

 Castalius amanda, DeNicev. 

 Hypolyccena phorbas, Fabr. 

 Phasis aranda, Wall. 



var. mars, Trim. 



All we know about most of these caterpillars is that they live iu 

 symbiosis with the ants ; but the respective species of ant is known 

 only in a few cases. It is, therefore, important that those who 

 collect Lyccenid larva; should not neglect to observe the ants 

 that visit them and the way in which they behave towards the caterpil- 

 lars, and finally to preserve a number of ants in alcohol for future 

 identification. " Generally it is not necessary to seek far for the ants, 



1 The list is compiled from the " Entomological News," Oct. 1907, p. 330, and from notes 

 sent to me by Mr. Viehmeyer. 



