﻿292 LÉPIDOPTÉROLOGIE COMPARÉE 



5th-6th abdominal segment 2.5 mm. The spécial feature of the 

 pupa is that the wings are fah-ly straight down to 6.3 mm. from 

 anterior end and then suddenly bend ail along their hmd margm, 

 so that their surface is directed as much backwards as outwards, 

 for about i mm. of their length, and rather over 0.5 mm. of the 

 length of the pupa. This results in the remaining abdominal 

 segments (2 mm. m length) havmg a ventrad curl instead of the 

 usual lycaenid form of their ventral surface being m Ime with 

 the appendages. The colour of the abdominal segments is a 

 light warm reddish brown, with dark brown spiracles, the thorax 

 and appendages are a somewhat olive-tinted brown, looking 

 rather translucent as if fluid. The fine sculpture hairs, etc. (if 

 any) must await a mounted shell. 



JuLy i^th. No. I pupa alcon, in form agrées with No. 2, is 

 larger, ii mm. long, abdomen pink or flesh colour, thorax and 

 appendages very pale ochreous looking, soft and transparent, 

 abdomen not transparent looks solid but soft. 



/?//;/ i^th. No. 2 alcon collapsed, the change of colour ob- 

 viously was due to the death of pupa. It had lam m nest when 

 first changed close to a discoloured surface due to decay of ant 

 food, this may or may not hâve been the cause of the death. 



]uly 2^rd. The No. i pupa now shows the wings opaque, as 

 if the wings within were white and solid, beneath the transparent 

 pupa shell, as is probably the case, beyond Poulton's line the 

 contents appear to be clear fluid. 



]iily 2^th. The eyes show a rather darker tint than their 

 surroundings. 



Jîtly 26th. Eyes distinctly brown. The wings show the wings 

 of the imago apparently white, but slightly ochreous as seen 

 through the transparent pupal skin, which has that tint. Round 

 the hind-margin the wings are some 0.5 mm. short of their pupal 

 cover, where owing to its inclined surface, it présents a consi- 



