ate Mr, 0: ier, Se Five Years’ Observations 
larvae are nol ant-attended in that particular instance at 
any rate. They have tubercles, seldom extruded, but I 
really cannot make up my mind about the gland. I have 
never seen any evidence of secretion, but I have thought 
IT detected the “ lips” of a gland. It may be rudimentary. 
[ll put up a few of the commonest species in spirit for 
sectioning. In the common, onisciform, ant-attended 
Lycaenids that I have met, there is no chance of missing 
the gland. The drop of secretion is always to be seen. The 
Argiolaus larvae also “ spit,” when handled, a drop of liquid 
which is at first clear but quickly turns green. It is 
probably acrid, but I haven’t summoned up courage to try. 
Jan. 26, 1918.—I have posted for this mail two small 
boxes, chiefly devoted to the Loranthus series of Lycaenids. 
Six different species are sent, with a larva of four of the 
species. 
The A series [ 7’. mon] is not very common. I have only 
three imagines, one of which only I have sent this mail (so 
that I may have another try in case the submarines get 
them). It is a beautiful form as you will see. 
B[A. paneperata] is perhaps the commonest one, is, in fact, 
till the Loranthus flowers are mature and open, when the 
D [E£. zasis] series is predominant and common. The B 
larvae are green—a sort of mistletoe-leaf green. The D 
series have yellow or red larvae, and may be red when 
young and later yellow to match the predominant colour 
of the flower. 
The C series [F. farquharsoni| is the type with the wonder- 
fully cryptic larva. I cannot describe the colours, but 
imagine a blend of greens with tiny points of brown or red, 
such as you can find, say, on a tuft of Peltigera or Cladonia 
lichen. I have sent only one pupa-case, not in a typical 
situation. Ill send you these later, for I'll have to glue 
them to a small box to be effective. 
F [A. iulus| came from the Cremastogaster-tree (not the 
Funtunia-Loranthus, though the parasite is the same in 
both cases)—Alstonia, the same species as the Teratoneura- 
tree, but a different specimen. But I once bred it before 
from the Funtunia-Loranthus. The larva is very like the 
B [paneperata] type. 
The G series is my “ gall affinis”’ [A. alcobiades], and is 
from the Alstonia-Loranthus. I haven’t sent a “ gall” 
[A. maesa], though I had a fine one that got damaged. I 
have a lot to send yet, but am to distribute them over a 
few mails, 
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