270 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on 



Loranthus feeders, and all feed either at dusk or at night 

 all are attended by ants of various species, some apparently 

 by different species in different neighbourhoods, whilst Mr. 

 Dodd informs me that 0. zosinc ($ genoveva) is attended by 

 two species of Camponotus and also by the small black ant. 

 He adds also that both it, orates, Hew., and havitsoni, 

 Waterhouse, emit sounds when in the pupa state and when 

 accompanied by ants ; if however the ants are taken away 

 the pupae remain silent— whilst if a pupa be found 

 unattended by ants, it is an almost certain indication that 

 it is dead ; the sound is described as a distinct ticking, 

 occasionally accompanied by a soft humming. The pupae, 

 of which I have several before me, are of the usual Lycsenid 

 shape, and are found under stones or under loose bark, 

 fastened at the anal extremity and supported by a girdle 

 of silk around the middle, and generally assimilating in 

 colour with their surroundings. 



The species of the parasitic genus Loranthus, on which 

 the larvse feed, generally grow high up on the tallest trees, 

 and as a consequence the perfect insect Hies high and is a 

 strong flier ; this fact possibly accounts for the scarcity of 

 the group in collections generally. The species are 

 probably on the increase, as Mr. Waterhouse informs me 

 that he now breeds ianthis in a spot over which during his 

 younger days he collected for years, and of which he knew 

 every inch of the ground, and during this time he never 

 saw a single specimen of this genus ; this is however what 

 might be expected, for it appears quite certain that the 

 larvae and pupse are protected by the ants, in which case 

 they would be immune from a certain class of enemies, and 

 we might therefore look for the various species to increase 

 in numbers. 



The various species form themselves into two obvious 

 sections, the females of which have a pale spot in the 

 primaries, or are without that spot ; and in like manner 

 they fall into sub-sections also; the whole being closely 

 verified by the form of the genitalia of the males, descrip- 

 tions of which I append in the form of a table, though in 

 a few species that have been lent me I am unable to do 

 this. 



The tegumen of the whole of the Lycxnidie is furnished 

 with a pair of hooks at the lower extremities of the lateral 

 lobes, these I have designated by the term " Falces " 

 (falx, a reaping-hook). 



