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thorax and abdomen! However, by persistent efforts 
he at last bit the head off and ate the beetle very 
slowly and with no evidence of pleasure. Later, he 
ate a banana and (Obs. 71. Sp.—) two small Acridians, 
and then I offered— 
Obs. 72. Sp. 48.—Chrysomelid, probably Lygaria 
sp., not in British Museum: a pink and black, medium- 
sized beetle like a ladybird, one of two found in copula. 
M. looked at it for some time and then cautiously ate 
it without apparent enjoyment. 
Obs. 73. Sp. 49.—Lampyrid, Luciola sp., not in 
British Museum : a firefly about the size of the English 
3 glow-worm, dull grey, with yellow thorax. This was 
smelt and most definitely refused. 
Series O. Jan. 1.—At 9 a.m. I took M. out hunting on a 
lead— 
Obs. 74. Sp. 50.—Coccinellid, Alesia striata F. : 
a common, small, rose-pink ladybird, with three black 
longitudinal stripes, found on tops of long grass. I 
offered this to M. and rather to my surprise he ate it. 
Obs. 75. Sp.——He then found and ate a Cyrta- 
canthacris grasshopper. 
Obs. 76. Sp.——While eating this he saw a mantis 
egg-capsule, and took that. 
Obs. 77. Sp. 42.—Coreid: soon after, he saw a 
black bug (Anoplocnemis curvipes) and attempted to 
catch it, but it flew away. 
Obs. 78. Sp. 14.—Halticid: I found one of these 
Polyclada beetles, but could not induce M. to take it. 
Series P. Jan. 1.—In the evening, after M. had had a 
good feed of bananas and at least one Cyrtacanthacris 
grasshopper in the afternoon, I again took him out 
hunting. In this series, each different bush visited 
is indicated by a letter. 
Obs. 79. Sp.——A. M. ate a 3 Cyrtacanthacris 
and another smaller Acridian. 
Obs. 80, Sp.——B. Ate two Cyrtacanthacris in 
quick succession. 
Obs. 81. Sp——C. Investigated an empty 
spider’s “‘ nest.” 
Obs. 82. Sp.——D. Ate a mantis egg-capsule. 
Obs. 83. Sp. 51.—E. Coccinellid: a large, bright 
pink and yellow ladybird with black pattern was 
eaten. I then let M. loose. He ate some leaves of a 
