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for very short intervals, returning quickly, and continuing to feel it 

 over with its antenn;?. The larva was semi-transparent by June 4th, 

 and preparing for pupation. It had not fed for three days, yet the 

 ant still kept to it. After pupation the ant remained with the pupa 

 for several days, continually feeling it over with its antennae. I could 

 see no glands on the pupa, but had not time to make a very thorough 

 examination. In the cage with the two X. iiuianops, I had also a larva 

 of Calloiihrj/s rnbi, and another of Thestor hallus. The iiielauojifi ant 

 sometimes examined the ballits larva, and caressed it with its antennte, 

 never staying long with it, however, but it would have nothing to do 

 with the C. riibi larva. 



Larva of N. melanops (nearly fullfed) described June 14th, 1908. — 

 Length 10mm. at rest ; breadth at widest part 3mm. The head is 

 very small, black, and shiny. It is generally out of sight, hidden 

 beneath the projecting prothoracic segment. The shape of the larva 

 is typically LyctBnid — rounded stern, in continuation of the project- 

 ing lateral border ; the dorsal centre is flattened, but each segment 

 from the 2nd thoracic to 6th abdominal inclusive, is raised as a small 

 mound on each side of the dorsal line ; incisions deeply marked ; 

 abdominal segments 7 and 8 are slightly bombe. The general colour 

 is pale greenish-grey in this particular specimen, but I have seen some 

 greener, though never a bright green. The dorsal line, and all other 

 markings begin on the mesothoracic segment. The dorsal (central) 

 line is dark grey, widest on the thorax, faint and narrow after the 6th 

 abdominal. A white line borders it, and runs along the " mounds." 

 This line dies out on the 6th abdominal. There is then a second grey 

 line rather darker than the ground colour. There is another faint 

 line between it and the flange which is white. Between the white 

 " mound " line and the second grey line, are oblique streaks running 

 up, one on each segment, except prothoracic and 7th and 8th ab- 

 dominals. Ventral surface grey, green centrally. I made no descrip- 

 tion of the pupa, merely noting it as whitish, with black dots. 



Pupation took place early in June, and emergence in April of the 

 following year. The shell of the pupa is thin and transparent, though 

 strong. The colour of the wings is seen very distinctly for a day or 

 two before the butterfly makes its appearance. 



A Midsummer's Collecting at La Granja. 



By (Bev.) F. E. LOWE, M.A., F.E.S. 

 {Concluded from p. 37). 



The Melanargiids, when they came out, were very abundant, Mdan- 

 avf/ia lache.sis swarmed everywhere. M. syllhis in its restricted locality 

 was common for two or three days, June 23rd-25th ; M. deantfie, 

 though never a rival to M. lachcsh, was well distributed. There are 

 two very distinct forms of the female, one rare, coloured on underside 

 like males, the other more common, and much more handsome, the 

 underside of the hindwings being yelloAv, and the central and sub- 

 terminal bands being filled with cinnamon-brown. Of J/, lach'sis var. 

 $ catah'Hca, we took only seven in all, very fine specimens. Among 

 the Satyrids, Satijnis circe was abundant after July 7th, as a little later 

 was a fine form of fdippanliia alctjone. Cuenoni/nip/ia iphioides we did not 

 meet with in the lower swamps during the first fortnight, though we 



