; Pupae of Lepidoptera, chiefly Lycaenidae. 481 
the ground-colour is deep ochreous with the markings 
in brown. In life they are described by the Rev. Canon 
K, St. Aubyn Rogers as fairly bright green, the variable 
dark markings having paler centres. A single pupa was 
purplish brown. There are three examples, all attached to 
Loranthus leaves. Two were taken by Canon Rogers and 
bear the label “ Kongwa, Tanganyika Territory, 1917,” 
and one by Lamborn labelled “ Tanga, 1917.” Length 
15 mm. . 
Argiolaus maesa Hew. Plate XIII, fig. 17. 
This pupa bears a remarkable resemblance to a gall, 
and is attached to a leaf by a sucker-like expansion of the 
terminal segment. The remaining abdominal segments 
are rounded and swollen and bear two very conspicuous 
black depressions in the dorsal line, suggesting the openings 
from which the gall insects have emerged. Judging from 
the faded colour of the pupa case the posterior part is green, 
matching the support. The cuticle is devoid of hairs, 
but is finely punctulated and bears a few slight projections. 
The gall-like appearance in life must be extraordinarily 
close, for Lamborn described in a letter from Moor Plan- 
tation, September 30, 1913, how he had shown, first a 
Liptenine pupa and then one of A. measa on its leaf, to 
Farquharson, who made out the first but examined the 
second ‘‘in a casual way, remarking, ‘A beautiful gall! 
Something has evidently come out of it.’”’ The two dor- 
sal marks had also previously suggested to Lamborn that 
some insect had emerged. The pupa of maesa was then 
taken to another scientific friend who said, ‘‘‘ A gall, isn’t 
it?’ his manner suggesting that he rather wondered at 
being shown such an ordinary thing.” Length 13 mm. 
From the example figured an ichneumon emerged 26.12.13. 
Lamborn, Moor Plantation. 
Epamera laon Hew. Plate XIII, fig. 15. 
Pupa. The abdominal segments are much rounded, 
resembling the previous species. The thoracic portion is 
ridged and angulated and the whole cuticle is punctulated 
and bears numerous ridges and prominences. It is especi- 
ally to be noted that the pupa in its natural position is 
placed with its long axis nearly at right angles to the stem 
to which it is attached, as in the case of Hpamera farqu- 
harsoni. Farquharson describes the larva of this species - 
