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Obtusipalpis saltusalis, Schaus, were exhibited with the 
Oboronias and the flower-head. 
4 and 5.—Lycaenesthes larydas, Cram., f. kersteni, Gerst.., 
and L. sylvanus, Drury. 
Bred examples of these two species were also shown. 
Mr. Lamborn had recorded, Oct. 16th, 1911, of ten larvae 
of Jarydas—of which only a single specimen survived and 
produced, on Oct. 10th, the exhibited imago—that they had 
been ‘carefully attended by ants.” Of the two sylvanus, 
emerging Oct. 11th and 12th, he had written in the same 
letter, ‘“‘these larvae also were attended by ants: in fact, 
the presence of a considerable number of ants attracted my 
attention to them.” 
Prof. Poutron said that he had written to Mr. Lamborn, 
asking him to send specimens of the actual ants in attendance 
on each species of Lycaenid larva, as their determination 
would add immensely to the value of these most interesting 
observations. 
THE Foop or THE CARNIVOROUS LYCAENID LARVA, SPALGIS 
LeMOLEA, H. H. Druce (S-sievata, HoLtitAnp).—Prof. Pounton 
exhibited specimens and gave an account of observations sent 
by Mr. Lamborn, which threw further light on the letter 
written Jan. 1891, by the Rev. A. C. Good, Ph.D., from 
West Africa—a letter from which Dr. W. J. Holland had 
inferred that the larvae of SS. lemolea are aphidivorous 
(‘‘ Psyche,” vol. vi, 1892, p. 201). The following extracts 
from Mr. Lamborn’s letters, together with an investigation 
of his material, indicate that their food consists of Coccidae. 
“ Sept. 17th, 1911. 
‘‘T have now found another kind of Lycaenid larva, perhaps 
Spalgis lemolea, consorting with aphides or tiny Coccidae.” 
“ Sept. 9th. 
** My newest Lycaenid larvae were found on Sunday after- 
noon, Sept. 17th, associated on the under side of leaves with 
other insects which I believe to be Coccids, I must write of 
