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is as much range araoug the Lemoniidi as among the Nemeobiidi. Thus Nymphidium 

 caricae feeds on Inga vera, one of the Leguminosae, the same family which nourishes 

 Lemonias; Nymphidium mammeae on the Mam ay apple, Mammea amoricana, one of 

 the Guttiferae; Mesene nigrocinctus on Paulinia pinnata, one of the Sapindaceae; 

 Stalachtis calliope, whose food is not given by StoU', on the SappodUla, of the Sapota. 

 ceae; and Metacharis erythromelas on Phoradendron trinervium, one of the Lorantha- 

 ceae. 



These additional data show that the conclusions stated on p. 783 regarding the pos- 

 sible distinction between the Nemeobiidi and Lemoniidi in their early stages are not 

 wholly warranted. In the first place it becomes necessary, until verification, to throw 

 out of consideration the two species of Euselasia and the two of Nymphidium until 

 their accuracy is garanteed by new experiments ; and again there is no sign of any 

 fasciation in the clothing of the caterpillar of Mesene and Metacharis, and not only 

 are the chrysalids of both these species girt, but, according to Sepp and contrary to 

 Stoir and Bates, the same is true of Stalachtis. 



On the other hand these additional instances of known transformations strengthen 

 the position assumed that the transformations and early stages of the Lemoniinae 

 do not difler sufticiently from those of the Lycaeninae to warrant the separation of the 

 two groups as distinct families. 



776, note. Sepp figures a very similar but certainly not identical caterpillar (wit- 

 ness the length of the fleshy filaments) as that of Mechanitis polj'muia. 



777, line 2h,for it, read the latter. 



787, line H. It was Sara Coleridge. She wrote : "Butterfiies are better files — larger 

 flies, the largest sort of fiies that you meet with." See her Memoir and Letters. 



792, line 3, read male. 



Line 42, for not all, read not at all. 



793. Greneral characteristics. De Niceville (Butt. India, ill : 5) gives tables of 

 the genera of Indian butterfiies in which he has detected secondary sexual distinctions 

 in the form of patches of special scales or tufts of hairs, on the fore or hind wing or 

 both, in which twenty of the thirty-two genera of his work are included, and an excel- 

 lent account is there given of the habits of the family. De Niceville also gives, p. 11, a 

 list of a considerable number of mimicking and protected genera of Indian Lycaeni- 

 nae, prepared by Doherty. 



796. Attendance of ants on caterpillars. A most extraordinai'y account is given 

 by Mrs. Wylly of the action of ants in herding Lycaenid larvae (Journ. Bomb. nat. hist, 

 soc. , iii : 166-167, 1888), which gives force to Thwaites's observations. Sepp also states 

 that the larva of one of the Theclidi of Surinam is attended by ants, as well as of one of 

 the Lemoniidae, both of which statements have never been verified or repeated with 

 any other members of their respective groups, so far as I am aware, and indicate how 

 much we have to learn. 



797. De Niceville brings together (Butt. India, iii: 9) several instances of chrysa- 

 lids of Lycaeninae attached by tlie tail only, and either so firmly attached as to be held 

 rigidly in a horizontal position, or, as in Poritia, Spalgis and Tajuria, hanging freely, 

 and he thinks the exceptions to the ordinary position and girding "many." But two 

 of his instances are based wholly upon the illustrations of Moore who also figures one 

 of the Pierinae in a similar, evidently false, position, and, therefore, little dependence 

 is to be placed upon them. I do not mean to deny the occurrence of free hanging 

 chrysalids among the Lycaeninae, but I think each supposed instance needs to be verified 

 by additional observation ; one instance, which may be accidental, is not enough, for if 

 the girth is accidentally broken, the chrysalis, in most instances, would naturally fall 

 and hang by the tall. 



813. I failed to note that I had taken S. titus in the American Fork Canon, Utah. 



825, line 24, read not further raised. 



833. Life history. Mr. Fletcher obtained two eggs of I. niphon on May 16th, laid on 

 the young shoot of white pine, just pushing forth. I am inclined to think that it is 

 just here that all eggs are laid on Coniferae by butterflies. 



