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Aphide is there shown firmly held between the fore-legs of the 
Lycaenid as if the ‘ milking ’ operation was not particularly 
voluntary on the part of the Aphide. My Dyak, on the other 
hand, was quite positive that the fore-legs were not used for 
this purpose at all in the instance he witnessed ; and that the 
Homopteron was quite free. With one sweep of the net he 
captured the two Lycaenids and one of the Homoptera, the 
other escaping. I inquired if he saw any other Homoptera 
on the branch, but he replied not, remarking though that 
there were plenty of ‘ sSmut ’ (ants) on it, though they did 
not seem to disturb the butterflies. The note by Col. H. J. W. 
Barrow, R.A.M.C., quoted by Col. Bingham (Z. c.) similarly 
remarks on this point. He says : ‘ Its legs (A. horsjielcli) are 
immensely long, and I discovered why. It settles over a mass 
of Aphides, and then tickles them with its proboscis, just as 
ants do with their antennae, and seems to feed on their 
exudations. . . . But it would settle calmly over largish ants, 
and did not mind one or two actually standing up and examin¬ 
ing its legs to see who was there. The ants did not attack it 
in any way.’ 
“The branch on which these two specimens of A. nivalis 
were taken was some four to five feet from the ground in old 
jungle. In conclusion I may say that I know my Dyak well, 
and am quite sure of the accuracy of his statements. Col. 
Bingham remarks at the end of his note {1. c.) ; ‘ So far as I 
know this is the first recorded instance of butterflies being in 
attendance on Aphides as ants often are.’ And this i-einai'k 
led me to think that perhaps another record of it might not be 
without interest to entomologists.” 
A Further Note on a Lycaenid in attendance on an 
Homopteron. —“My first note dated January 3rd, 1910, was 
entitled ‘ A Lycaenid in attendance on an Aphide.’ * Mr. Druce 
very kindly communicated this note for me to the Entomo¬ 
logical Society on Feb. 2nd, at which meeting it was pointed 
out by Mr. Druce and other entomologists, that the ‘ Aphide ’ 
exhibited was not an Hemipteron but an Homopteron; and 
in view of the fact that no instance is apparently known of a 
* Subsequently altered to “A Lycaenid in attendance on an Homo¬ 
pteron.” [H.H.D.] 
