1900.] L. de Niceville — Butterflies of the Kanctra District. 191 



Mr. Bell has furnished me with the following detailed information 

 on the subject of lyca?nid butterflies and ants : — 



1. Neopithecops zalmora, Butler. The larva but not the pupa is 

 sometimes attended by ants, generally by a species of Pheidole. 



2. Cyaniris puspa, Horsneld. The larva is always attended by 

 small ants of the genus Oremastogaster, but will live comfortably without 

 them ; the pupa is not generally attended. 



3. Lyc&nesthes emolus, Godavt. The larva?, which are gregarious, 

 are always attended by the common and large fierce red ant, CEcophylla 

 smaragdina, Fabricius. 



4. Jamides bochus, Cramer. The larvae are sometimes attended 

 by ants of the genus Cremastogaster. 



5. Lampides celeno, Cramer. Sometimes attended by ants. 



6. Euchrysops pandava, Horsneld. Larva attended by ants 

 generally. 



7. Gastalius ananda, de Niceville. Larva and pupa always 

 strongly attended by ants of the genus Cremastogaster, and will not 

 live well without them. 



8. Polyommatns boeticus, Linnoeus. Larva sometimes attended 

 by ants of the genus Cremastogaster. 



9. Stirendra quercetorum, Moore. The imago may often be seen 

 settled on branches of trees and bushes swarming with ants of the 

 genus Cremastogaster, and being caressed by them ; the larva is attended 

 by the same ants. 



10. Thaduha multicaudata, Moore. The larva? and pupa? are 

 gregarious, and are sometimes attended by ants of the genus Cremasto- 

 gaster, and by CEcophylla smaragdina, Fabricius. 



11. Arrhopala centauries, Fabricius. Both larva and pupa are 

 always attended by CEcophylla smaragdina, Fabricius. 



12. Arrhopala amantes, Hewitson. Both larva and pupa are 

 always attended by CEcophylla smaragdina, Fabricius. 



13. Arrhopala canaraica, Moore. Larva and pupa always attended 

 by CEcophylla smaragdina, Fabricius, or by a small blackish ant. 



14. Arrhopala bazalus, Hewitson. Larva and pupa always 

 attended by ants of the genus Cremastogaster. 



15. Curetis thetis, Drury. Mr. Bell has found hundreds of the 

 larva? of this species, but not one was attended by ants. No doubt the 

 long " bottle-brush " extrusible processes with which the larva is 

 furnished are used to drive away ants as well as ichneumons. 



16. Zesius chrysomalkis, Hiibner. The larva is always attended 

 by CEcophylla smaragdina, Fabricius, and will not live well . without 

 them. 



