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Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter’s Experiments on 
Mutillid was tested, and M. being very young had 
very possibly not seen one before. After he had been 
stung he refused a smaller species.) 
Obs. 16. Sp. 10.—Lyeid, Lycus constrictus Fahr., 3: 
orange colour, with black-tipped elytra; the beetle 
having typically aposematic habits. I offered it 
crawling on the tip of my finger, but after a passing 
glance M. took no more notice. However, I induced 
him to pick it up, but he at once dropped it again. 
Obs.17. Sp.—.—A small procryptic brown Acridian 
was then eaten with eagerness. 
Obs. 18. Sp. 11.—Cetoniud, Glycyphana_ balteata 
Deg.: this beetle of medium size, found on a flowering 
tree, might be considered to be “ Lycoid” in colour- 
ing; head and thorax black, elytra orange with a 
triangular black patch anteriorly. M. picked it up, 
smelt it, looked carefully at it, pulled it about a 
little, rubbed it on the ground and then took no 
more notice of it. 
Obs. 19. Sp. 12.—KEumolpid, Pseudocolaspis sp. : 
a small, inconspicuous, dull bronze, pubescent Phyto- 
phagous beetle. It was taken, nibbled and dropped. 
Obs. 20. Sp. 18.—Tenebrionid, Macropoda trans- 
versalis Kolbe: a coal-black but not polished, rotund, 
long-legged, very active beetle which runs about over 
the ground and freely exposes itself. M. was not 
inclined to take it at first, but with a little encourage- 
ment ate it slowly and doubtfully. 
Obs. 21. Sp. 14.—Halticid, Polyclada sp.: not in 
British Museum, Phytophagous. <A beetle with orange 
head and thorax and black elytra; exposes itself 
freely on herbage. M. picked it up and smelt it, 
dropped it and picked it up again, pulled it to pieces 
and ate it with much tasting and doubt. 
(Note-—Under natural conditions it may, I think, 
be taken for granted that an insect once purposely 
dropped would not be retrieved.) 
Obs. 22. Sp. 15.—Carabid, Anthia striatopunctata 
Guér.: a large, active, common, black carnivorous 
beetle with elytra bordered with white. A powerful 
species furnished with large mandibles, and of a type 
which can eject a strongly irritating fluid. I put it 
on the ground near M., whose behaviour was most 
amusing. He rubbed his hands on the ground and 
