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and the following males from the plain bear this date : 

 1 M. agathina, 3 P. pigea, 1 G. epaphia, 2 P. phoebe — rather a 

 curious coincidence that the numbers of each species should 

 have been the same on the two days. Prof. Poulton had 

 written to Dr. Carpenter and hoped to receive examples of 

 all the species which congregated at mud, showing their 

 relative numbers ; but in the meantime it was already evident 

 that the males of several species in this Pierine association 

 have the habit. 



With regard to the Lycaenid mimic Phylaria cyara the 

 evidence was stronger. Dr. Carpenter had definitely stated 

 that the species drinks with the Pierines at Kakindu, although 

 it was not specially recorded of the four specimens from this 

 locality exhibited to the meeting. But the same naturalist 

 had noted that 2 out of 5 examples, from 6 miles N.E. of 

 Jinja, were captured, December 3, 1910, at a damp spot 

 by the roadside. Furthermore, Mr. W. A. Lamborn had 

 made the following notes concerning 17 specimens of the 

 allied western species Phylaria stactalla, Karsch, which 

 possesses a similar Pierine pattern on the under surface. 



June 29, 1910. 2 (^, " on path | mile from Oni : When one 

 settled the other settled also a few inches off, and then, 

 gradually sidling up, caused the first to take to flight. This 

 was repeated each time the latter settled, the other walking 

 sideways." 



July 24, 1910. 2 ^, on mud, forest, 1 mile E. of Oni, 70 

 miles E. of Lagos. 



August 3, 1910. 1 (S, on sandy soil, forest, h mile E. of 

 Oni. 



August 26, 1910. 1 $, in clearing, Oni. 



August 28, 1910. 1 (J, on mud, forest, ^ mile E. of Oni. 



September 10, 1910. 1 $, on flower, forest, h mile E. of 

 Oni. 



September 17, 1910. 1 o, on sheep's excrement, native 

 village, IJ miles from Oni. 



September 19, 1910. 2 o', on lagoon shore nmd, near Oni 

 clearing. 



September 24, 1910. 1 <S, on mud, forest, 1 mile E. of 

 Oni. 



