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VI. Notes on two Lipteninae collected by C. O. Farquharson. 
By Prof. HK. B. Poutron, F.R.S. 
a. THe Mimetic PATTERN oF TERATONEURA. 
At the time when the first specimen (p. 339) was received, 
the only example that I knew of in any collection was the 
male type of zsabellae Dudgeon, in the British Museum. The 
arrival of the female made possible the full consideration of 
the probable bionomic significance of the pattern. The 
upper surface is clearly mimetic of the male Planema 
epaea Cram., which is the primary model of several other 
species. The female Teratoneura—having somewhat 
smaller, less reddish, paler orange markings, with com- 
paratively dyslegnic borders—is a better mimic than the 
male. In addition to the mimicry of the male epaea, 
this Lycaenid appears also to exhibit secondary resem- 
blance to certain other species of Lipteninae—to the 
female of Telipna acraea Westw., the male of Mimacraea 
fulvaria Auriv., both male and female MW. dubitata H. H. 
Druce, and more distantly to the male of M. apicalis 
Sm. and Kirb., with a pale subapical bar to the fore-wing. 
Farquharson wrote on Feb. 28, 1917, concerning the 
mimicry of Teratoneura: “‘ Although the upper-surface 
colours are rather Acraeine-like, I have not observed any 
Acraeines near the tree nor any of those whose flight is 
anything like as rapid as that of the Lycaenid. When 
at rest the wings are folded and the lower wings take up 
rather a curious position so that their tips project above 
the line of the anterior pair. The poise is on the whole 
rather Skipper-like.” 
Although it is usual for models and mimies to frequent 
the same type of country and to be found flying together, 
examples of forest species mimicking those of more open 
country are well known. The flight of a mimicking 
species is commonly more rapid than that of its model. 
b. THE SYNONYMY OF CITRINOPHILA TENERA KIRBY. 
THE PATTERNS OF THE SEXES DIFFER AS DO THOSE OF 
THE Mopet, TerrAs. J. ROBER’S RECENT CRITICISMS. 
As there is a fine series of 31 males and 14 females 
of this form at Oxford, nearly all captured at Oni by 
Mr. W. A. Lamborn, it seemed advisable to take this 
opportunity of clearing up the synonymy. By the kind- 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1921.—PARTS III, Iv. (JAN. 22) 
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