the Relative Edibility of Insects. 51 
— The qualifications for this class are that the insect 
undergoes repeated tasting, smelling, pulling 
about; may be pulled to pieces and examined 
and only eaten partially, or the whole may be 
put into the mouth and pulled out again. These 
insects are only eaten extremely doubtfully, or 
because of hunger. 
—— In this class are put insects which are only tasted, 
and eaten with great reluctance only under 
pressure of great hunger. 
—-—— These insects are never even tasted, and may be 
completely ignored. 
O This sign is used to surround any of the other signs, 
thus, @ or ©. It implies that, on one occasion 
at least, the monkey has rubbed and pawed the 
insect on the ground as previously described in 
the introduction, and has subsequently dealt 
with it as indicated by the sign enclosed in the 
circle. 
It will be noticed that if an insect escapes tasting 
it must be either highly edible, or highly dis- 
tasteful ! 
ORTHOPTERA. 
Sp- | Ops. No. Name. Colour. Ridi- Remarks. 
Forficulidae. ; . 
201 421 Forficula senegalensis Sery.| © S) | Abundant, medium-sized, 
brown and yellow. 
208 | 439, 550 | Anisolabis infelix Burr. (0) © Large, apterous, black. 
General remarks on the FoRFICULIDAE. 
M. showed extreme dislike of, and I think fear of, these 
earwigs. I could detect no odour and concluded that the 
appearance of the forceps acted as deterrent. If earwigs 
were liked they would be a very easily obtained food, for 
they are usually abundant when present. 7 
Blattidae. 
79 161 ? C ++ | There is doubt as to 
whether this was a 
Blattid. 
126 285 ? i) ———| A light yellow male. 
227 470 ? CG |———| A light brown male. 
230 | 475 ? 0 © | Alight brown female. 
232 477 Prob. a Pseudoderopeltis sp. CG |——-—}|A black female. 
266 549 ? O —— | A large, black female. 
270 565 Larva Oo ———) Small, yellow-brown. 
