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Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter’s Haperiments on 
mimetic of a Scoliid. It strengthens the supposition 
that the mimicry was real enough to make M. 
suspicious. ) 
Obs. 144. Sp. 42.—Coreid, Anoplocnemis curvipes : 
while M. was eating a favourite Cyrtacanthacris 
grasshopper with a piece in each hand, I put down one . 
of these black malodorous bugs. M. was very amusing, 
as he was afraid it would get away and yet did not 
want to relinquish what he was actually eating. At 
last, at its third attempt to fly away (I had frustrated 
previous efforts) M. dropped the remains of his grass- 
hopper to seize the bug, which, as before, was eaten with 
great eagerness. 
(Note.—The fact that M. dropped a piece of his 
favourite food to secure this bug shows what he thought 
of it.) 
Obs. 145. Sp. 24.—Tenebrionid, a_ species of 
Physophrynus: the beetle was put on the ground, 
but M. only just looked at it. Eventually, bemg in 
playful mood, he threw it about and rolled over with 
it, but would not taste it. 
Obs. 146., Sp. 74.—Curculionid: a very large. 
ground-weevil, in general appearance remarkably 
resembling 24, dull grey-black, and of slow habit. 
After close inspection M. tried to bite it, but it was so 
hard that at first he could make no impression on it. 
He at length “cracked” it, and broke off the elytra 
and dorsal plate of the abdomen, exposing bright 
yellow viscera. He seemed rather surprised at this, 
but ate them, with much tasting. 
Obs. 147. Sp. 75.—Lamiid, probably Phantasis 
zanzibarica Gerst.: a very remarkable, rotund, bulky, 
grey-black Longicorn beetle, having a strong general 
resemblance to 74 (and, in less degree, to 24) save for 
the antennae, which were short for a beetle of this 
family. It was found walking slowly across a road, 
within a few yards of 74. It had lost the power of 
stridulating possessed by the family as a whole. The 
shallow longitudinal grooves of the elytra are set 
with fine bristles. I put it down before M., who 
merely looked at it, without any desire to eat it. At 
last he touched it, and apparently not liking the 
bristly feel of it, rubbed it on the ground and left it. 
(Note——These last two species, though not apose- 
