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butterfly in connection with an ITomopteron, members of the 
Society were inclined—naturally enough—to doubt the ac¬ 
curacy of a single observation made by a native. However, 
further evidence has since been afforded by the same native 
observer which to my mind can leave no doubt as to the 
accuracy of his observation. 
“On December 31st, 1909, he brought in his first cajffuresof 
2 A. nivalis with one Homopteron (the other having escaped). 
About January 20th, 1910, he again brought in this species 
of Allotinus together with an Homopteron, telling me that 
he had watched them together for a long time, and that he 
was convinced that the Lycaenid in no way held the Homo¬ 
pteron. I was particularly anxious to get at the truth on this 
point in view of Col. Bingham’s picture which shows an 
Aphide apparently being held by the Lycaenid. On February 
2nd, 1910, he again brought in an Allotinus sp. nr. nivalis 
which he had found in similar attendance on the same* 
species of Homopteron (which insect he also brought in). 
As before, he tells me that he -watched them for some time to 
see if there was any restraint on the Homopteron, but he was 
quite sure it was free. 
“ In I’eply to a suggestion that the insect he caught may not 
have been the same as that which he saw in connection with 
the Lycaenid, he was most emphatic on the point, and con¬ 
sidering that he has brought in the same species on three 
separate occasions, I cannot but feel that there is no doubt 
on this score. 
“ About February 10th he brought me an example of 
Allotinus horsfieldi which he had taken in attendance on a 
‘ Heteropterous larva h ’ (I would ask some entomologist to 
verify (1) this title for me from the material sent). 
“The point about this last observation is that he reports 
having noticed large numbers of this insect on the tree, in 
company with many ants which latter appeared to be bother¬ 
ing the Lycaenid, although he stuck to his work in spite of 
the ants, until the collector’s net removed him. In the 
* I say same species of Homopteron, for they appear to me to be the 
§ame under a lens, and from memory I should say the same as that sent 
to Mr. Druce in January last for exhibition. 
