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the Asiatic Society of Bengal, under the name of guttulafa. Mr. 

 de Niceville records this, or a closely allied race^ as tending larvae 

 of the following Lycanidce, viz. : — 1 Chilades laius (Cramer), 2 

 Oatochrysops cnejus (Fab), 3 Tarucus theophrastus (Fab.), 4 

 Polyommatub bceticus (Lin.), 



2. C. maculatus (Fab.), race: — Taylori, (Forel in MS.). 

 Bombay. 



Coonoor, Madras R. W. Daly. 



Kondmals, Orissa Jas. Taylor (type). 



I found a few specimens of this species, on the side of the high 

 road, at the back of Treacher's shop, close to the Universitj 

 Gardens, in Bombay. 



5. C. maculatus (Fab.) race : — mitis (Smith.) 

 Poena Districts. 



Kanara ,.E. H, Aitken. 



Coonoor, Madras R. W. Daly. 



Mt. Abu, Rajputana F. Gleadow. 



Kondmals, Orissa ..Jas. Taylor. 



Myingyan, Burma E. Y. Watson. 



Trincomalee, Ceylon Major Yerbury. 



Not a rare species, but on the Bombay side, the next seems to 

 be the common form. In forwarding specimens from Ceylon, 

 Major Yerbury wrote : "In great numbers on the ' bher ' trees below 

 Fort Fi-ederick (17-1-91 to 17-2-91). It is apparently in attendance 

 " on a species of homopteron.* I searched round the bher trees 

 " for a nest, but could find none. In addition to attending on the 

 " homoptera as above, I have seen this ant in attendance on a 

 "coccus on a bher tree and another coccus on a jungle creeper. 

 "On 17-1-91 I found on a bher tree a lycaenid pupa from which 

 *^ 8palgis epius 6 emerged ; there was a single ant in attendance 

 " on it. Since then I have found three lycsenid larvae feeding on the 

 " bher berries, but only on one occasion saw an ant in attendance. 

 " This species of ant is therefore pastoral and attends on several 

 " insects of diverse genera." Mr. de Niceville found it attending 

 " the lycaenid larva of Lampides (elianus 



* The insect referred to is identical with, or very closely related to, Leptocentrus 

 taurus mentioned above. 



