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Spermatophyta. 

 Caryophyllace,e. 



Alsine media (seeds). 



Rejected: 



coleoptera. 

 Carabid.-e. 



Various Harpini were refused, but later Harpalus penn- 

 sylvanicus was eaten. 



COCCTNELLID^E. 



Adalia bipunctata (red, black, and yellow), 1. 

 Hippodamia sp., 2. 



SCARAB^EIDiE. 



Allorhina nitida (green and yellow). 



Lachnosterna sp. 

 Chrysomelid^e. 



Diabrotica 12-punctata (yellow and black), several. 



Lema trilineata (yellow and black). 

 Meloid.e. 



Epicauta sp. 

 Lepidoptera. 

 Arctiid.e. 



Leucarctia acroea, ad. (white, yellow, and black). 

 Hymenoptera. 

 formicid.e. 



Black ant, probably Camponotus. 

 Spermatophyta. 

 Chenopodiace.e. 



Chenopodium sp. 



PoLYGONACEuE. 



Polygonum sp. 



Accepted and Rejected: 



coleoptera. 

 Carabid^e. 



Agonoderus pallipes (pale yellow and black), ate 2, refused 



others, but next day ate 15 in three minutes. 

 Chiasmus sp., A 1 R 1. 



SCARAB.EID.E. 



Dyscinetus trachypygus (black), A 1 R 1. 

 Trox sp., A 1 R 2. * 

 Spermatophyta. 



AmARANTHACEjE. 



Amaratithus sp. Refused at first, finally starved into 

 eating it. 

 Cichoriace.e. 



Taraxacum taraxacum. The opened fruiting head was' 

 accepted at the only trial, the closed involucres were 

 at first refused; several days afterwards 3 were eaten. 



