60 Dr. G. D. H. Carpenter’s Experiments on 
Ee | Obs. No. | Name. Colour. bility. Remarks. 
Carabidae. 
15 22 Anthia striatopunctata A |——-—) This powerful beetle so 
Guér. frightened M. that he 
ran away from it. 
25 35 Polyhirma sp., not in Br. A = | Not a formidable species, 
Mus. but M. showed extreme 
dislike. 
45 65 =| Polyhirmacalliaudi Casteln.. A  |———) Medium-sized, dull black, 
with white marks. 
274 572 Probably same as 40. A @® Eaten I think to get rid 
of an unpleasant neigh- 
bour, 
$5 176 Scarites superciliosus Kl. A —-—-—) Flat, polished black, with 
powerful jaws. 
269 561 Scarites sp. A ——-— Like 85. Both probably 
subterranean, 
117 | 254, 415, | Harpalus or genus near. (0) @ Small, dark, retiring 
479 species. M. ate it on 
| one occasion when 
hungry, but showed it 
was distasteful by rub- 
bing his hands on the 
ground afterwards. 
168 354 Piezia sp., not in Br. Mus. A |——-—) Black, with dull white 
markings. 
abrir 363 Tefflus sp. A © lA very large and formid- 
able black species. 
235 484 Eccoptoptera  cupricollis; AA | @® |M. apparently at first 
Chaud. mistook this for a Mu- 
tilla which it much re- 
sembles. This mimetic 
beetle seems to have 
lost the characteristic 
Carabid odour which 
perhaps explains why 
M. ate it without sign 
of dislike. 
89 180 Like 117. o + | M. was very hungry for 
insects, as he had had 
none for several days. 
149 | 324 ? A + | Medium-sized, delicate, 
dull black, with brown 
pubescent markings on 
elytra. 
166 352 ? A © Medium-sized, _ polished 
| black. 
229 | 474, 552 ? | © | Small, black, found under 
stones. 
100 212 Larva. © Thin and agile, polished 
black, but not formid- 
able in appearance. 
| 
General remarks on the CARABIDAE. 
This family of ground-beetles is very likely to be met 
with by monkeys when turning over dead leaves, sticks, 
stones, etc.; the species have a characteristic habit of 
ejecting from the tip of the abdomen a very ill-smelling 
or even acrid fluid, which in one case (Obs. 22) produced 
an unpleasant burning sensation on myself. In certain 
species (e.g. our English “bombardier”’) the fluid is so 
volatile that it produces a little puff of smoke with an 
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