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VIUI. On the Larvae and Pupae of Lepidoptera, chiefly 
Lycaenidae, collected by C. O. Farquharson, W. A. 
Lamborn, and the Rev. Canon K. St. A. Rogers. 
By Harry Extrincuam, M.A., D.Sc. 
Puates XII, XIII. Text Figures 4, 5. 
THE accompanying figures of larvae and pupae have been 
drawn from examples in the Hope Department at Oxford. 
The acquisition of Farquharson’s specimens provided an 
opportunity of reviewing the whole of the material at our 
disposal, including the valuable contributions received 
from Mr. Lamborn and the Rev. Canon K. St. A. Rogers. 
It must be understood that as regards the pupae, in nearly 
every case the cuticle only has been available, the imago 
having emerged. The drawings are thus in the nature 
of restorations, and slight errors of shape may have occurred 
in those which were in a less perfect condition. The 
original colours have not been preserved and it is only 
possible to refer to the markings as light or dark, except 
in a few cases where they are described in the collector’s 
letters. 
a. LIPTENINAE. 
Aslauga lamborni Bethune-Baker. Plate XII, figs. 4, 5. 
Pupa. (Fig.5.) Asmall much-contracted pupa attached 
by posterior extremity to a leaf, with the ventral surface 
in contact with the support. Chiefly remarkable for the 
presence on the pupa of chitinous growths of very remark- 
able formation. Such growths in one form or another 
are found on many Lycaenid larvae and pupae. They are 
of the same nature as the interlocking plates forming the 
armour of the larva of Huliphyra mirifica described by me, 
Trans. Ent. Soc. 1913, p. 509. As they are so marked a 
feature in Lycaenidae, and their structure is in many cases 
so elaborate, I propose the name chitinanth, a word kindly 
given me by Prof. Gilbert Murray to whom Prof. Poulton 
referred the matter. The meaning is of course “ chitin 
flower ’’ and is singularly appropriate. In the present 
species comparatively few remain on the pupa, but from an 
examination of the larval skin, it would appear that the 
larva itself is entirely covered with them. 
One of the structures highly magnified is shown at Fig. 4. 
Length of pupa 8 mm. Lamborn, Oni. A 2 emerged 3.2.12. 
TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1921.—PaRTS Ill, IV. (JAN. ’22) 
