374 Mr. C. O. Parderson'e Five Years’ Observations 
it. I have sent an extra lot of the B series [A. paneperala] 
of the Loranthus Lycaenids, of which so many came out 
that I got the numbers mixed so I have not the cases. My 
stock of tins was too limited to give them all extra boxes. 
However, I send them really to see how the sex propor- 
tion will turn out. The B species is, I think, the com- 
monest of all, then the D [Epamera iasis|. The “ gall,” 
A. maesa, and alcibiades are not uncommon either. They 
are, of course, if one doesn’t know where to find their 
larvae, practically all wncommon. 
The larvae are all quite distinct, and yet there is-a general 
similarity of shape and in “ poise,” also of the pupae. The 
pupae of C [#. farquharsoni| and of the unique specimen H 
|Z. laon] are really very similar, as are their larvae, although 
widely different in colour. Their shape is not so very 
different from the “ gall” larva, but is very different from 
either A—Tanuetheira timon (a nice name and appropriate), 
or B—Argiolaus paneperata. A and B larvae are very 
similar, but differ a little anteriorly in A larvae having an 
extra pair of little prominences. Both are of the same dull 
eae colour. 
D [E. iasis| rather differs, though its shape (larval) is to 
my mind strongly reminiscent of B. Its colour varies 
from yellow-orange to red (the red of a Bryant and May 
non-safety match). Its pupa, though differing in colour, 
yet to me recalls B, especially, and B’s pupa again is just 
like a small aleibiades. The larvae of alcibiades are like 
very large B larvae. As I have said above, to my thinking 
the larvae of C, E and maesa form a natural group. I can 
assure you that I could not mistake the larva of any one 
of them for that of any other. The pupae are also distinct. 
The only two that I might confuse as pupae would be C 
and E. ’ The “ decorated ” pupa F is extremely reminiscent 
of B, and, by the way, its larva, which I didn’t get this time 
but got once before, is to my recollection very like that of 
B and at the moment I cannot recall how to distinguish 
them. The affinities of the series to me then may be 
represented thus :— 
B [A. paneperata] 
+ F [A. tulus] 
G [A. alcibiades] 
D [E£. zasis] 
E [7. temon] 
Group I - especially A, B and F. 
