472 Mr. W. A. Lamborn on the 
10. Myrina silenus, F. 
The associated ants are probably Camponotus maculatus 
and C. akwapimensis v. poultont. 
A note bearing on the relationship between the larvae 
and ants was communicated on my behalf by Prof. Poulton 
in 1911 (Proc. Ent. Soc., pp. xcix-c). The ants in attend- 
ance seem to have been mostly the larger species, e. g. 
Camponotus maculatus, F., ? subsp., and C. akwapimensis 
v. poultoni, but little work has been done on these larvae 
since that time. 
No. 696, 9, the only specimen bred since 1911, was 
attended in the larval state by ants, but these have 
been lost. They were, however, I feel sure, C. akwapimensis 
v. poultone. 
The larva was found in Oni Clearing Mar. 1, 1912, 
pupated Mar. 4, and the butterfly emerged Mar. 14. 
11. Myrina subornata, Lathy. 
The associated ant, only in the house, was Pherdole 
rotundata, var. 
No. 694. The note referring to this 2 specimen is ex- 
tracted from a letter dated Mar. 24, 1912 :— 
“The larva of this Lycaenid resembled very closely 
that of Myrina silenus. It was found Mar. 1, 14 miles E. 
of Oni camp, on a small tree in the centre of a native 
village—a position unfavourable to the presence of ants, 
and there were none in attendance. The larva, however, 
had both dorsal gland and tubercles, and the small black 
house-ants (Pheidole rotundata, var.) found their way to 
it very soon after I brought it home. The tubercles were 
exserted on tactile stimulation. The pupa also was like 
that of Myrina silenus, and the small black ants covered 
it completely with débris, though it was suspended in 
a vertical position. The larva did not feed while in 
my possession.” It was found on the food-plant of the 
Bombycid moth Norasuma kolga, Druce, and on the under- 
surtace of the leaves were numerous colonies of the Coccids, 
Dactylopius longispinus, Targ.-Tozz., which, as already 
reported in the Proc. Ent. Soc., 1912, p. xviii, are eaten 
by the larva of the Lycaenid, Spalgis lemolea, H. H. Druce. 
The larva of this Myrina bore a close resemblance to 
that of M. silenus and was, moreover, found on a species 
of fig-tree to which family the food-plant of M. silenus is 
