August 1947 The Queensland Naturalist 
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schrudcri is very local in its habits and is found on just 
the same food-plants year after year. I have found the 
two species each on small brigalow suckers within ten 
feet of each other, but eacdt type remained on its own 
particular bush with its own particular amt. 
From the foregoing notes 1 think it will be generally 
agreed that these two types must be specifically distinct, 
although an examination of the imagines only would lead 
one to think that 1 am splitting hairs. Surely two insects 
— apnarently outwardly identical in t lie imago — so different 
in the larval and pupal stages — must be specifically 
distinct. 
From now (December) until about the end of March, 
the butterflies of this genus ( Ialmenus ) should be obtain- 
able in numbers in their particular districts. If there 
are any members who have had any experience of either or 
both of the butterflies in the field — particularly any notes 
as to the distribution of lalmemiz schrader i t t, of which 
we know nothing — any information would be most 
welcome. 
THE LIFE HISTORY OF THE CUPID BLUE 
(Euchrysops cnejus cnidus Waterhouse and Lvell) 
By W. D. DICK 
Egg : Pearly white, mandarin-shaped, deeply dented 
on top with a small hole-like depression in the centre 
of dent. The sides of egg are encrusted with spikes 
running in ordered rows diagonally across the egg. 
They (the eggs) are laid singly on the bases of flower 
buds. 
Larva: Very young larva: Head, blackish brown: 
body, bluish green, back shaped into a sharp ridge, the 
top of each segment has two whitish points and in 
between them a deep red brown mark making it like a 
broken line along the length of the back; a tuft of short 
stiff hairs on each point; hairs along sides and on front 
and back ends, also short hairs on the underneath on the 
fleshy grippers. 
Next instar: Head, blackish brown, shiny; body, 
dark green, back ridge coloured the same as above 
description, the tufts of hair more pronounced, small 
