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of the striking conspicuousness of the Lipteninae when fol- 

 lowing their characteristic habit of feeding — probably always 

 on the secretions of Honioptera — in an exposed position on 

 twigs, etc. Professor Poulton had suggested that the Lipte- 

 ninae were a specially protected group in Trans. Ent. Soc, 

 1902, p. 500. 



Amauris egialea stroking the brands of the hind wings 

 with its anal tufts. — Professor Poulton exhibited a male 



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 Am. egialea, Cram., recently received from Mr. \Y. A. Lain born. 

 The <; paper " enclosing the specimen bore the following note: — 



"8 a.m. Half mile [from Oni clearing]; Jan. 30, 1912. 

 Observed flying up and down. It then settled on upper 

 surface of leaf and started to pass its brushes to and fro over 

 its scent-patches, exactly as Amauris niacins did. Wings 

 were rather over-flexed." 



The latter statement was illustrated by a diagrammatic 

 section which showed that the hind or outer margins of both 

 wings were in contact with the surface of the leaf and thus 

 below the level of the body. The observation was a most 

 interesting confirmation of the conclusions to be inferred 

 from Mr. Lamborn's earlier account of the behaviour of 

 Am. niacins, L (Proc. Ent, Soc., 1911, pp. xlvi, xlvii). Together 

 with Mr Lamborn's specimen, was exhibited a male of Am. 

 egialea in which the brands of both bind wings had been 

 entirely eaten out by ants, and a male of Am. niacins in 

 which the right brand had been partially eaten. The injury 

 ma probably inflicted on the dead specimens by house ants. 

 The egialea had been previously exhibited to the .Society 

 (Proceedings, 1907, p. x), but in view of this recent observa- 

 tion it was thoughl well to -how it again. 



These observations on the relationship between the anal 

 brushes of male Danainae and the brands on their hind wings, 

 were confirmatory of Fritz Mailer's remarkable inference, 

 published in the year 1877 (" Butterfly-hunting in many 

 Lands." G. B. Longstaff, 1912, p. 019). 



Dr. F. A. DlXBY said that among Professor Poulton's series 

 of exhibits, that illustrating Dr. Lamborn's valuable observa- 

 tion on Amauris eyialea, confirming as it did a previous obser- 



