354 Mr. C. O. Pain terse Five Years’ Observations 
found associated with the larvae of Lycaenesthes sp. 
2 alberta Beth.-Baker by W. A. Lamborn. Trans. Ent. 
Soc., 1913, p. 476.] 
Feb, 26, 1916.—Hewitsonia larvae are not to be found 
now. However, we’ve had the first tornado of the year 
and the rains are about to resume, 
Government Farm, Agege. 
Dec. 15, 1916.—I am almost positive that, on a tree 
nearby -that bears a large Cremastogaster carton nest, a 
few larvae (young ones) crawling thereon are those of 
the Hpitola I found in Shagamu last tour [honorius], which 
mimics, I think, Planema epaea. Ill try to farm out the 
rubber business till one or two mature. They are mixed 
with Hewitsonia ones and possibly an Iridopsis. I will 
send you some frass for microscopic examination as soon 
as I can. But what a pity that I get so little time in 
high forest districts, for it’s there that the carton nests 
abound, and I’m positive that I could do a lot to clear 
up a number of very interesting life-histories. I will do 
what I can here, but the whole place has been cleared 
to make cocoa farms, and nests are few and far between. 
Moor Plantation. 
Feb, 22, 1917.—I have been long in following up my last 
letter for two reasons, first because I did not have any 
luck at all with the Epitola honorius at Agege. . . . I got 
one larva to pupate and lost it, the ant Monomorium being 
responsible. I had watched daily several larvae that 
were coming on nicely, but they always disappeared and 
I failed absolutely to find the pupae. [I’m not sure that 
they succeeded in pupating. I saw several new broods, 
but either they went too high up the tree or they were 
destroyed by some enemy. 
I did find one enemy which I am sending by to-day’s 
mail. I saw it actually attack a medium-sized larva 
and killit. To do so—it is a Reduvud bug [Sphedanolestes 
sp., with the note “ Agege, Dec. 17, 1916. Reduviid 
preying on Lycaenid larva’’|—it had to dodge about 
among the ants, but it managed that all right. I hope to 
get back to Agege in the wet season and may remain 
there a month, when I hope to do something. 
I think the tree on which the larvae are found is the 
same kind as the one (in the Gambari district, about 
