310 Mr. G. A. K. Marsliull on 



Gave her one male lialali and two male 

 caldarcna. They were all caught in suc- 

 cession, but she only ate a very small 

 piece out of each. At times she seemed 

 very frightened of them, and in running 

 away she twice fell upon her back, Avhen 

 she had some difficulty in righting herself 

 owing to weakness. 

 Marcli 20. Put in three male raldarcna, one of which 

 was caught and the whole of one fore- 

 wing and part of the thorax eaten. 



„ 21. Remaining two buttertlies untouched. 

 Mantis had by now eaten off the ends 

 of all her tarsi except the anterior and 

 intermediate on one side. 



„ 22. In the afternoon I fuund the Mantis' dead 

 on her back. 



X. Second Experiment with Mantis, Salisbury. 



1808. 

 March 19. Cauglit a large green female Mantis of same 

 species as previous one \Sphodroiaaiitis 

 lincola, Burm.], and gave her one Junonia 

 cehrne and three Tcrlcis scncgalcnsis, all 

 of which she ate. She also ate the 

 following : — 



„ 20. One 1\ scncgalensis, one T. hrigiita, one 

 Belenois scverina. 



„ 21. One J. cebrenc, one Catochnjsops osiris. 



„ 22. Two ALvna amazoula, without showing any 

 signs of distaste. 



,, 28. One Spimlasis naicdcnsis, two J. cchrcnc. 



,, 24. One T. scnegalensis, two Myrina Jiccdida. 



„ 25. The Mantis e-scaped from the box this 

 morning, and I did not find her till 

 5.30 p.m., when she was busy ovipositing 

 on the side of a book. She had then 

 laid about a third of her eggs, and did 

 not stop laying till 8.30 p.m. 

 „ 2C. Mantis ate one Fdrosmodcs ideria, and two 

 IIcs'iKria spio. She seemed very hungry, 

 following the buttertlies about instead of 

 waiting for them to come within striking 

 distance. 



