448 Mr. W. A. Lamborn on the 
eat them but seem, like other ants, to visit them for some 
food-material.”’ 
The note dated Nov. 27, 1911, continues, speaking of 
the larva of A. lamborni :— 
“The larva, brown in colour and resting motionless on 
the stem, looked so very like one of these ant-constructed 
chambers that it had a narrow escape from injury, for I 
actually attacked it with scissors under a mistaken impres- 
sion as to what it really was, my custom being invariably 
to explore these chambers. I did not actually discover 
what its food was, for it pupated almost immediately.” 
The Homoptera have been determined by Prof. Newstead 
as a species of Coccid—Stictococcus sjdstedti, Cockerell 
(p. 521), of which 4 were borne by a stem of Bridelia sent 
with the specimens. The stem also showed distinct marks 
where other Coccids had been fixed to it. Two C. buchnert 
winklert accompanying the specimens, were probably 
collected with the Lycaenid larva on Nov. 1. 
No. 591. One male labelled B and a female labelled A. 
The text of a note dated Jan. 13, 1912, relating to these 
specimens, is as follows :— 
““T discovered yesterday, in the forest 14 miles E., two 
carnivorous larvae, the food of which is the little beady 
insects found in considerable numbers, 1mmobile and firmly 
fixed to the young shoots of certain plants.” 
The Lycaenid larvae, when found Jan. 12, were resting 
on plant stems, 2 of which are in the collection, and they 
bear many Coccids identified by Prof. R. Newstead, F.R.S., 
as Stictococcus sjdstedti, Cockerell (p. 521). Twenty-four 
ants, C. buchneri winkleri, attending the Coccid food-insects 
near to the larvae, were sent, together with 77 others 
visiting the Coccids or elsewhere on the plant. 
The larva of B ceased feeding and became motionless 
Jan. 17, and both larvae pupated Jan. 19; A emerged 
Feb. 3, B Feb. 4. 
My note goes on: “ The two larvae were attended by 
ants [since determined as C. buchnert winkleri], and on 
the same stem were five Coccids which yield a watery 
secretion much in demand by ants. The leaves on the 
stem were snipped off and it was then carefully transferred 
to a glass tube so that none of the insects were disturbed. 
On arrival home it was found that’ 3 only out of the 5 
Coccids remained. The ants were taken away and the 
larvae transferred, at 5 p.m. Jan. 13, to a tube containing 
