Feb., 1942 
The Queensland Naturalist 
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them from Southport to the Tweed wherever the right 
species of mangrove is growing. 
Hypochrysops apelles Fabricius. 
In comparison with epicurus, the larvae of this species 
are easily reared ; but they feed on different mangroves 
and are attended by a different ant. The mangroves 
belong to the family Rhizophoraceae. We have found 
larvae on three species — Rhizopliora mucronata, Bruguiera 
Rheedii and Ceriops Candolleana. The ant in attendance 
is Crematogaster laeviceps. 
Hypochrysops delicia delicia Hewitson. 
In addition to Acacia Cunninghamii , larvae are often 
to be found on A. aulacocarpa . The ant in attendance is 
Crematogaster fusca, similar in appearance to laeviceps 
but larger. 
Hypochrysops ignita chrysonotus Grose-Smith. 
Near Brisbane Mr. L. Franzen has found larvae of 
this species on Exocarpus latifolia. Although he kindly 
showed us the places at Burleigh where he had caught the 
butterfly, it was many months before we were able to locate 
the larvae. So far most larvae have been found on 
Eucalyptus spp., usually small saplings of Blue Gum or 
Ironbark. A few larvae have been found on four other 
food-plants also — Alphitonia excelsa , Cupaniopsis anacar- 
dioicles, Elaeocarpus obovatus and Acacia aulacocarpa . 
The ant in attendance in every instance has been 
Iridomyrnex nitidus. 
Hypochrysops protogenes miskini Waterhouse. 
We are again indebted to Mr. L. Franzen who, two 
years ago, showed us where he had taken this species. 
However, it is only recently that we have succeeded in 
learning anything of the life-history, which we are still 
investigating. 
The food-plant is Smilax australis, a common and 
widespread creeper or climber. The ant in attendance is 
Iridomyrmex gilberti , a species that seems to be confined 
to rain-forest. It is likely, therefore, that miskini itself is 
a species confined to rain-forest areas. 
Eggs are laid singly or in clusters of three to five on 
the under-sides of the leaves, on the leaf-stalks and on the 
stems of the food-plant; they are sometimes also laid on 
twigs and branches of trees over which the smilax is 
climbing. 
Small larvae flat, green, with a dorsal band of which 
some segments are dark brown and others whitish, and 
