474 Mr. W. A. Lamborn on the 
14. Hypolycaena philippus, F. 
The associated ants were Pheidole auriwillit kasaensis 
(probably), Ph. rotundata, var. (in the house as well as in 
the open), Camponotus akwapimensis v. poultom, and 
C. maculatus, the latter as an exception. 
A note bearing on the relationship between these larvae 
and ants was communicated on my behalf to this Society 
by Prof. Poulton on Dec. 6, 1911 (Proceedings, pp. c-—ci). 
The ants therein mentioned as being in attendance on the 
larvae when found are now recognised, after a study of 
Prof. Forel’s recent determinations, as a species of Phevdole, 
very probably aurwilli r. kasaiensis, whereas the “ house 
ants’ which came and attended the larvae in captivity 
were certainly Pheidole rotundata, var. The following 
butterflies were bred during 1912 :— 
No. 643, a female specimen, was reared from a larva 
found on Jan. 31, 1912, in forest 4 mile E., and 3 C. akwa- 
pimensis v. poultont were in attendance on it. The larva 
was then transferred to another plant in Oni Clearing near 
my house, and, on Feb. 4, six P. rotundata, var., were 
removed from it. 
Pupation, Feb. 5; emergence, about 9 a.m., Feb. 12. 
No. 675, a male specimen, was bred from a larva found 
in Oni Clearing on Feb. 14,1912: 3 P. rotundata, var., were 
in attendance. 
Pupation, Feb. 16; emergence, Feb. 25. 
A third larva, which died Jan. 16, was found Jan. 12 
in Oni Clearing with a single Camponotus maculatus, F., 
subsp. ?, in attendance. This ant 1s in my experience an 
unusual attendant of H. philippus. 
15. Argiolaus alcibsades, Kirby. 
The associated ant was a race of Cremastogaster buchnerv. 
No. 805. A letter dated June 10, 1912, states that 
the pupa of this 2 Lycaenid was found June 2, in the 
forest 14 miles E., on a leaf of Culcasia scandens, Beauv. 
(Aroideae), a plant of ivy-like habit, climbing up a Kola 
tree on which was a huge nest of black ants which were 
scattered everywhere on the plants. The ants were 
undoubtedly a race of Cremastogaster buchnert. 
Emergence, June 6. 
16. Argiolaus julus, Hew. 
The associated ant was a race of Cremastogaster buchnert. 
